Editor’s note: Drew Costello originally wrote this on Mets Fans Forever The Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by a score of 6-2 Monday night. Livan Hernandez got the win going seven strong innings giving up 2 runs on 5 hits. After a few shaky outings in a row, Hernandez was seemingly in control for the entire night. The only damage that was done came in the bottom of the fourth when...
Read MoreI don’t know whether to laugh or cry at the standings anymore. Four games out was cute. You want to give us a little something to be anxious about and keep us in the game – fine. Seven games out was worrisome. You want to test our loyalty and make us sweat – okay. But the fact that the Mets could be ten, count ’em, ten games behind the Phillies by the end of play tonight,...
Read MoreMost people won’t be paying attention to the Mets blogosphere anymore, and I can understand why. But that doesn’t mean the bloggers are going to stop blogging! The “Fan Confidence Rating” on Metsblog continues to amaze me by staying above 0%. Really. Because I’ve been reading a lot about giving it in and sadly, it does make sense. I don’t want this season to...
Read MoreBuffalo 3, Toledo 5 2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .287 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .308 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 4, 2b, .290 ss Javier Castillo 0 for 4, .270 dh Emil Brown 1 for 4, .258 1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, K, .118 3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, .233 rf Chip Ambres 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 2b, .238 c Rene Rivera 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, .252 Ken Takahashi 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 1.91 era, L (0-2),...
Read MoreI don’t know. To me, when I hear the word ‘rebuild’, I think of a team like the Washington Nationals or Pittsburgh Pirates, who have had little or no superstars in recent years, and whose only direction is up. Our New York Mets are far from the Nationals and Pirates, and far from the basement in their division. They are jam-packed with superstars (at least on paper), even...
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