Category Archives: Mets 2009 Games

Mets Game 61: Loss to Yankees

Yankees 15 Mets 0 Johan Santana: awful. A.J. Burnett: spectacular. Yankees: hungry. Mets: apparently well-fed. Johan Santana did not have his best stuff; in fact, he had his worst stuff. He allowed nine earned runs in three innings in the … Continue reading

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Mets Game 60: Win Over Yankees

Mets 6 Yankees 2 There’s no better way to put a catastrophe in the rearview mirror, than to win handily the very next day. The Mets picked up their second baseman and beat the Yankees easily in one of the … Continue reading

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Mets Game 59: Loss to Yankees

Yankees 9 Mets 8 Just pack it in, Mets fans. The score went back and forth all night, and in the end it was a combination of poor fundamentals / bad baseball vs. all-out hustle that was the difference. After … Continue reading

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Mets Game 58: Loss to Phillies

Phillies 6 Mets 3 Based on the starting pitching matchup, we thought for sure this game would be a high-scoring, barn-burner. Instead, Tim Redding and Jamie Moyer produced the best-pitched outings of the series. Redding lived up to his billing … Continue reading

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Mets Game 57: Loss to Phillies

Phillies 5 Mets 4 Per the script, the Mets jumped out to a 4-1 lead early. Unfortunately, they didn’t finish with the same exuberance. It’s not a common occasion to chase Cole Hamels from the game after five innings, 11 … Continue reading

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Mets Game 56: Win Over Phillies

Mets 6 Phillies 5 Johan Santana tried to give this game away three times, took it back once (with his bat!), and in the end wound up a winner. Fresh off the harsh criticism of Larry Jones, who termed the … Continue reading

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Mets Game 55: Win Over Nationals

Mets 7 Nationals 0 The Mets scored five runs before Livan Hernandez threw a pitch, and Livan coasted through the next 7 innings, shutting out the Nats and allowing only four hits and an uncharacteristic four walks en route to … Continue reading

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Mets Game 54: Loss to Nationals

Mets 7 Nationals 1 Nothing to do here but chalk it up to a bad day. From his very first pitch, John Maine was absolutely pasted by the Nats hitters — even the outs were hit hard. He struggled mightily … Continue reading

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