Braves vs. Mets - Recap - August 19, 2008

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Jerry's Bullpen Challenge
Published 8/20/2008 by Jason at Faith and Fear in Flushing
... I don't know who the hell's going to close. I don't know if our assemblage of random corner outfielders can keep doing it with mirrors. I don't know if we can hold off the Phillies. But games like this make you believe that maybe, just maybe, things might turn out all right. That maybe, just maybe, this team has come through doubt and dismay with both renewed confidence and a certain killer instinct. Or, if you prefer, that now they've got an edge. Baby.

The Missing Ingridient
Published 8/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Mets2Moon) at The Ballclub
... If that wasn't enough, the Mets then proceeded to pile it on. Rather than hitting into his requisite 6-4-3 DP, Easley instead singled home another 2 runs to put the game out of reach. Even Scott Schoeneweis couldn't blow this one, and with things being what they are, Scott Schoeneweis may very well have more opportunities to close out games over the next couple of months. Tonight, he succeeded in a non-save situation, closing out a steely 7-3 win with relative ease. ...

THT Daily:THT Daily: Closers in Peril
Published 8/20/2008 by Matthew Carruth at The Hardball Times
... and swelling in his injured elbow, so it sounds like the Mets' bullpen will remain a closer-by-committee mess for a while longer. Yesterday’s Results American League BOS 7 BAL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 4 LAA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 2 NYA 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 5 SEA 0 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 9 KC 4 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 13 OAK 2 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 11 TEX 3 (Recap and Boxscore) National League NYN 7 ATL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 5 WAS 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CHN 5 CIN 0 (Recap and ...