Despite 4 homers, Mets barely hold off Nationals
newsday.com 9/18/2008 — WASHINGTON - There was no clubhouse meeting yesterday
afternoon for the reeling Mets. No self-help seminars or therapy sessions, either. By the end of the night, however, something that resembled a prayer group had formed in the visitors' clubhouse ...
Mets Best Watched on Codeine
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 9/18/2008 — To address my lingering virus that developed in the wake of the day-night doubleheader against Philly, I was prescribed some cough syrup Wednesday. Some very good cough syrup. It's got some very good stuff in it. It makes you quite drowsy which is the ...
Johan Santan pitches 7 innings and Mets bats come alive
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com 9/19/2008 — 2 games in a row the Mets have smacked around the Nationals pitching and tonight the Mets were able to hold the Nationals to only 2 runs. Johan picks up his 14th win. On to Atlanta
“Tragic” Number Update
farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com 9/19/2008 — As of 6PM today, the Nationals have the #3 overall selection in the 2009 draft
Team
W
L
PCT
‘GB’
G to go
Tragic #
Seattle
57
95
0.375
-
10
11
San Diego
58
95
0.379
[...]
Johan Santana, Mets staying alive, beat Nationals 7-2
nydailynews.com 9/19/2008 — Johan Santana took a shutout into the seventh inning, got plenty of support including Brian Schneider's first multihomer game in 5 1/2 years, and the Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 Thursday night.
Mets vs. Nationals - Recap - September 18, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 9/19/2008 — Santana, Schneider power Mets past Nationals WASHINGTON -- Jerry Manuel was kidding, of course, when he declared that Johan Santana needed to go nine innings Thursday, even if it took 170 pitches. Still, Manuel was well aware he couldn't expect much ...
Mets' ride to redemption starts with Jose Reyes -
newsday.com 9/19/2008 — WASHINGTON Ten days from now, the Mets will either have redeemed themselves from the failure of last season, or disgraced themselves again. There is no middle ground here, no moral victories, no "nice try" award for finishing second. In assessing ...
Dominant Santana helps Mets keep up —
Major League Baseball News 9/19/2008
The Mets maintained their standing in the National League East, one half game behind the first-place Phillies and increased their lead over the runner-up Brewers in the Wild Card race to 1 1/2 games by beating the Nationals on Thursday night. Their ...
Mets 7, Nats 2: Thanks Cubs —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 9/19/2008
Johan Santana proved to be the $137.5 million investment the Mets hoped. He held the Nationals scoreless into the seventh and the Mets opened a 1½-game wild-card lead over the Brewers with a 7-2 win over the Nationals on Thursday night. The Mets ...
