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Mets Game 54: Loss to Pirates

Pirates 5 Mets 1 For seven innings, R.A. Dickey’s dancing dipsy-doodle devoured the Pittsburgh Pirates batters. If this were a high school game, Dickey would’ve finished with a shutout victory. Unfortunately, they play nine-inning contests in the Major Leagues.

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Mets Game 49: Loss to Cubs

Cubs 9 Mets 3 Like an overgrown 12-year-old on a little league team, Carlos Zambrano beat the Mets with his arm and his bat to take the rubber match in windy, wet, and chilly Chicago.

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Mets Game 39: Loss to Astros

Astros 7 Mets 3 A day after showing us why the Astros are a last-place team, the Mets showed us why they remain a last-place team.

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Mets Game 34: Loss to Dodgers

Dodgers 4 Mets 2 A weekend sweep wasn’t in the cards for the Mets, but at least they finished their homestand with an even 3-3 record. And yes, going .500 is something to be pleased about when you are in … Continue reading

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Who Will Pitch and Catch On Sunday?

Going by the regular order of the Mets’ 5-man starting rotation, it will be knuckleballer R.A. Dickey’s turn to take the mound for Sunday’s ballgame against the Dodgers. Generally speaking, Josh Thole has been R.A.’s unofficial personal catcher — so … Continue reading

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Mets Game 29: Loss to Giants

Giants 7 Mets 6 Another one-run game, another loss.

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Mets Game 24: Win Over Nationals

Mets 6 Nationals 3 After falling behind 3-2, the Mets fought back and went ahead in the top of the ninth with a bleeder, a blooper, a bunt, a sacrifice fly, and a bouncer — proving that “small ball” still … Continue reading

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Is R.A. Dickey the Mets Leader?

Last night’s postgame interview with R.A. Dickey reminded me of an old E.F. Hutton commercial, as people were hanging on his every word. Here’s what he had to say:

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