For those of you who missed the first half of the season, you got the gist of things if you tuned in last night’s victory over the Phillies. David Wright, who delivered the game-winner in the ninth along with hitting a homer, said as much when he indicated the Mets worked every at-bat and utilized every out. No waste for these Mets. “It seems like all year we’ve had that never-say-die attitude,...
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Wow, still on a big-high from last night. I woke up happy and ready to take on the day this morning. The hell with breakfast, I’m brimming with plenty of energy. We’ve always called the Mets-Phillies match-ups a big rivalry, but let’s face it, it’s tough to call the last five years anything more than a Slaughterhouse 5 for the Mets. Last night however, that was huge. Now...
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Buffalo 9, Syracuse 8 By Sean Kenny After a wild start, Buffalo and Syracuse matched zeroes from the seventh inning until the top of the 14th, but Buffalo proved they had the endurance to win this 14 inning marathon. Dylan Owen received the start today, and as with every pitcher who pitched until the seventh didn’t perform very well. Owen gave up six runs (four earned) on four hits while...
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The Mets win a big series against the Phillies, two games to one. Pounding the Phils on Monday night, and winning a very thrilling game on Thursday night was great to see. A few words about Thursday night’s game. It featured two of the game’s best pitchers R.A. Dickey and Cole Hamels. Neither guy looked sharp, but both lasted seven innings. The Mets pulled off a great comeback in the...
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Atlanta Braves (43-39) The Braves and Phillies play the first game of a three-game set and the fourth of 18 contests between the two clubs this season. OF Jason Heyward and C Brian McCann each clubbed two-run homers off Matt Garza last night’. The two, two-run round-trippers marked the first time in 10 years that the Braves had more than one homer with runners on base in the opening frame. The...
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