Despite a solid performance from starter R.A. Dickey, the Mets lost the series opener 3-2 to the Washington Nationals tonight at Citi Field. Dickey tossed seven innings and gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks while striking out seven. At one point in the game, Dickey retired ten Nationals in a row. The knuckler recorded his 12th loss of the season, but also picks up his...
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Updated Post Mets shortstop Jose Reyes continues to lead the National League with a .332 batting average in a tight race with Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun who is batting .331. After nearly a half century, Jose Reyes is on the verge of doing what no New York Mets hitter has ever done before – win a batting title. Remarkably, Reyes has at least one hit in all 14 games since returning from...
Read MoreIf you scooted over to Mets.com after tonight’s 10-6 loss to the Cubs at Citi Field, you would have been greeted by this blaring urge to vote David Wright for Man of the Year. They say that timing is everything, and in this particular case the timing couldn’t have been worse after Wright had a terrible game at the plate, going 0-for-5, striking out twice and leaving seven runners on...
Read MoreJustin Turner did it again last night when he drove a clutch double to the center field wall that scored the winning run as the Mets beat the Cubs 5-4 in walk-off style. This was the second walk-off the season for Turner, who earlier won a game after he was hit by a pitch to force home the game winner for the Mets. “This one definitely felt better,” Turner said. “I enjoy being...
Read MoreHere is a video clip, courtesy of EvanSie1995, featuring the Mets 9-11 pre-game show before the game on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. It’s a great video that captures the feelings and sentiments of the families of some of those who died on September 11, and what the Mike Piazza home run meant to them when baseball returned to New York. https://youtu.be/PIJkTsBBTp0
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