Another Game Blown By The Bullpen
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. VÃctor Zambrano had another good start last night but the bullpen blew it for him. The guilty party this time was Aaron Heilman, who had a good streak of 13 scoreless innings spanning 11 appearances since moving into the bullpen in mid May. Heilman’s bad outing […]
Floyd Picks Up Minky
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. Cliff Floyd hit a 3 run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Mets a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The homer capped a wild game in which Marlon Anderson pinch hit an inside the ball park homer […]
A No-No?? No!
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. Denied again. Going into the 7th inning last night it looked like Pedro Martinez might do what no other Mets pitcher has ever done: throw a no hitter. But then Chris Burke came to bat and there went that. Pedro ended up having to settle with […]
Profiles From An Off Day
With the day off yesterday and nothing real in the news there’s really not much for me to write about. However, there are several good articles in the newspapers today about the boys from Shea so here’s a sampling: Mets’ Wright Has It All Except an Attitude – Lee Jenkins, NY Times Mets: Randolph feels […]
What Was Willie Thinking?
Click here for a recap of yesterday’s game 1. Click here for a recap of yesterday’s game 2. I didn’t get to see much of either of the games yesterday but what I did see disgusted me. Needless to say that the little I saw was in the 6-3 opening loss and not the 12-1 […]
Quote of the Day
He creates a lot of havoc. The more we can distract the pitcher, the better it is for us as hitters. – Mets left fielder Cliff Floyd on teammate Jose Reyes after the Mets shorstop stole 3 bases against the Arizona Diamondbacks last night.
Benson Shuts Down Reds
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. Alot of people in the media and the blogs are refering to last night’s Mets victory over Cincinnati at Shea as revenge for the Reds season opening sweep of the Amazins’. Forget revenge. These guys are professionals who try to win every time they go out […]
DÃaz Replaces Hot Floyd
Click here for a recap of yesterday’s game. Imagine yourself a major league manager. Your team is playing well, you have injured players returning to active duty and your team seems poised to turn the corner and make some noise. Today you will see your number 3 starter pitch his first game of the season […]
Say It Aint Seo, Jae!
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. Jae Seo pitched a great game last night (7 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 8 K) and then packed a bag for Norfolk. Seo and Royce Ring were sent down to make room on the roster for Kris Benson and Mike Cameron, both coming off the […]
Phillies Are Also Glavine’s Daddy
Click here for a recap of last night’s game. Tom Glavine got rocked again, this time at the hands of the Phillies. Pat Burrell continued his success against the Mets by belting a 3 run homer in the first. On the bright side, Cliff Floyd continued his hot hitting with a solo homer in the […]