Month: July 2008

With the news that Manny Ramirez is unhappy in Boston (ho-hum, what else is new?), we’d expect to hear at least some speculation regarding the Mets’ interest in the sour star. But nothing — not a whisper. Strange, isn’t it? After all, Manny has been unhappy in Boston every year for the past, oh, six … Read more

Mets 9 Cardinals 1 Jerry Manuel said he needed Johan Santana to pitch deep into the game. Johan did one better — he finished it. Santana allowed just one run on six hits in nine innings — a complete game, I think they call it. He walked one and struck out five, throwing an extremely … Read more

Cardinals 10 Mets 8 Aaron Heilman did not lose this game. Albert Pujols did not win this game. This game was decided by Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa. LaRussa’s starting pitcher went only four innings, yet when the 14th inning came around, the Redbirds had not only a fresh pitcher in the game, but another reliever … Read more

With Pedro Martinez out of the country after the passing of his father, the Mets have replaced him on the roster and in the rotation with Brandon Knight. Naturally, everyone is wondering who IS this “Knight” and is he arriving on a white horse? In shining armor? Truth is, he’s not that kind of Knight, … Read more

Mets 7 Cardinals 1 Mike Pelfrey did it again, with seven the lucky number. Big Pelf won his seventh straight decision, pitching seven spectacular innings in which he allowed one run on seven hits, striking out 5 and walking none. As usual, Pelfrey was given plenty of offensive support. The Mets scored one in the … Read more

As speculated, Xavier Nady returned to New York. However, not to the team we hoped. The Yankees have just obtained Nady and Damaso Marte from the Pirates in return for Ross Ohlendorf, Jose Tabata, George Kontos, and Phil Coke Dan McCutchen and Jeff Karstens. What does that mean to the Mets? Number one, it ends … Read more