Mets 7 Giants 3 Sweep! Behind the bat of Fernando Tatis, the New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants to complete a three-game sweep at Shea. Tatis went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homerun, and 4 RBI in pulling his weight as the #5 batter. The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead in … Read more
Mets 5 Giants 0 Finally, Johan Santana won one for Jerry Manuel. Santana pitched five stellar innings before rain halted the game, allowing 3 hits, 3 walks, no runs, and striking out 5. He sliced through the San Francisco lineup like a hot knife through butter, never getting into major trouble. Ramon Castro provided all … Read more
Fresh off the heels of two highly impactful trades pulled off in the NL Central – the acquisition of C.C. Sabathia by the Brewers and Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin by the Cubs – Mets fans no doubt are thinking, “what kind of deal will Omar Minaya pull off?” Unfortunately, there is almost no way … Read more
With the halfway point past us, and the All-Star Break upcoming, now seems as good a time as any for yours truly to eat some humble pie. If you have been reading this blog for a while, you know I have some strong opinions. Unlike many other bloggers and pundits, I’m not afraid to stick … Read more
Mets 7 Giants 0 A splendidly satisfying win from every angle. If there was a negative, it was that Mike Pelfrey didn’t finish his shutout. “Big Pelf” was spectacular, spinning seven strong innings of scoreless ball. He allowed only three hits, walked none, and struck out five, expending 113 pitches in the process. From my … Read more
During the ninth inning of last night’s game against the Phillies, Carlos Beltran made a throw to third base in attempt to nail Eric Bruntlett going from first to third on a single by Pedro Feliz. The ball got away from third baseman David Wright, allowing Bruntlett to score and Feliz to take second base. … Read more
Mets 10 Phillies 9 Yikes! The Mets had a nice and easy, 10-1 lead as late after the top of the sixth, and we all figured it was a slam-dunk win. However, the fightin’ Phils never gave up (take note, Mets players), and scored eight runs in the last three innings to give every Mets … Read more
Before the Fourth of July weekend, I received a great email from loyal reader “isuzudude”: I have an interesting topic you may want to elaborate on in a post. Much was made here in New York on the benching of Jimmy Rollins back on June 5th when Charlie Manuel benched the reigning MVP for not … Read more
