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Mets Game 81: Loss to Phillies

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Joe Janish

Phillies 2 Mets 0 Sweepstakes are great, especially if you win. Sweeps week is cool. The book series “Sweep” is supposedly entertaining, particularly if you’re into witches. Hiring a chimney sweeper is a fine idea. Getting swept in Philadelphia, however, … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 80: Loss to Phillies

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Joe Janish

Phillies 4 Mets 1 So much for taking over first place this weekend. Fernando Nieve was decent, if unspectacular, allowing 3 earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. But, he allowed six hits and walked another six, so every … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 79: Loss to Phillies

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Joe Janish

Phillies 7 Mets 2 The Phillies racked up seven runs in the first three innings against Livan Hernandez, and never looked back. Hernandez was mercifully excused from his duties with no outs and the bases loaded in the fourth inning, … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: Mets vs. Phillies

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Joe Janish

The phireworks will be on the phield in Philadelphia this weekend, as the second-place Mets take on the phirst-place Phillies in a series that could be a turning point in the season for both teams. In case you hadn’t noticed, … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 58: Loss to Phillies

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Joe Janish

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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Raul Ibanez Can’t Read !

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Joe Janish

But he sure can hit. A big hullabaloo focused on Raul Ibanez’ caustic response to the suggestion that he’s on PEDs has permeated all sports media today. I resisted for hours, then finally chose to investigate the whole story. In … Continue reading →

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Keith: Latin Players Reason for Willie Randolph’s Firing

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Joe Janish

In case you missed it, Keith Hernandez was a guest on the Leonard Lopate Show yesterday afternoon, talking baseball and promoting a book he wrote with Matt Silverman called Shea Good Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 56: Win Over Phillies

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Joe Janish

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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