Mets 3 Padres 2 Though the game was tight from beginning to end, it somehow “felt” like the Mets would win the game. Maybe it’s the way the Mets conduct themselves, or the way the batters kept Padres’ starter Woody Williams on the ropes all night, that exuded confidence. It seemed like every inning the … Read more
A number of Mets fans are upset with Omar Minaya’s inability to acquire Barry Zito or Jason Schmidt at the trade deadline. Those fans’ feelings are understandable; after all, they’re used to seeing the crosstown Yankees make bonehead, short-sighted deals to bring in big names and otherwise mortgage their future. Those fans also have very … Read more
Mets 8 Phillies 1 John Maine pitched another six scoreless innings before giving way to the 100-pitch count; he’s now at 23 consecutive innings without allowing a run (still not even halfway to Don Drysdale’s 58 1/3, but impressive nonetheless). For the second day in a row, a Phillies starting pitcher threw a ball to … Read more
Mets 4 Phillies 3 The Mets were damn lucky to squeak out this win. Jon Lieber stymied the Mets bats over eight innings, and would have won the game had he not botched an easy throw to first base that Ryan Howard was too lazy to bend down and dig out of the dirt. The … Read more
Phillies 5 Mets 3 Chase Utley 0 At least the Mets were able to end the Chase. In a game where El Duque turned in a better-than-Trax performance, it looked as though the Mets might come away with a victory. However, their inability to conquer the Phillies’ bullpen was their ultimate downfall. Orlando Hernandez hurt … Read more
Marlins 4 Mets 1 Mr. Willie makes my blood boil. Willie Randolph is a moronic, despicable robot who has no understanding of the human body, pitching talent, nor pitching management. Sure, the bunkheads of the world will say Aaron Heilman blew the game, but there is no way a sane person can blame the game … Read more
Now that it’s a few days removed from the frenzy of the July 31 trade deadline, it’s much easier to take a step back and absorb what happened. As we all know, there was the possibility of either Jason Schmidt or Roy Oswalt coming to the Mets in return for a package that most likely … Read more
Mets 6 Marlins 5 Yikes! It looked like deja vu all over again, as Yogi says … Billy Wagner came startlingly close to blowing a second game in as many days, but luckily the combination of Hanley Ramirez’s inability to bunt, and Marlins manager Joe Girardi’s stubborn refusal to recognize the obvious, Wagner was able … Read more
