Hey all you Mets fans out in Cincinnati, OH. Planning on going to the weekend series at Great American Ball Park? If so, stop in at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum on September 26th at 1:00 PM for my book signing! The Voices of Baseball: The Game’s Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America’s Pastime Read about Santana’s no hitter, the only one in team history, from the...
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It was a disappointing outing for Bartolo Colon last night, who allowed three runs and five hits during 6.1 innings pitched. He was in complete control of the game early on, but it suddenly fell apart for him in the 7th inning. He yielded three singles to the final four batters he faced. Terry Collins turned to Addison Reed to finish the inning, but he ended up allowing all three runners to...
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Following the defection of John Olerud to the Seattle Mariners as a free agent following the 1999 season, the Mets found themselves casting about for a first baseman. To the surprise of many, Steve Phillips announced the signing of Todd Zeile to fill the position. Zeile had come to the majors as a catcher with the Cardinals and had subsequently been shifted to third where he had spent the bulk...
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Things could be worse… You could be the Houston Astros… Or the Washington Nationals. Like I tweeted out last night, I don’t care if we back in or if we bash down the front door, last night the Nationals lost and despite our listless play of late, the Mets magic number is down to five with ten games left to play. Last night was a crushing blow for the Nationals when Manny...
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Freddie Freeman once again crushed the Mets hopes with an excellent performance during last night’s loss to Atlanta. He delivered the key hit of the game with a three run shot against Jeurys Familia to break the game’s 3-3 tie in the 9th inning. Nobody was expecting Freeman to make such an impact because he started the game on the bench due to a sore wrist. However, it did not seem...
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The Mets (85-67) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (62-91) by a score of 6-3 tonight at Citi Field, and in the process dropped the series. Pitching: Bartolo Colon got the nod for the Mets, and started off the game very well, keeping his pitch count down and not letting up a hit until the fifth inning. Colon would pitch into the seventh inning, but after loading the bases, he was removed in...
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