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Indians Top Mets As Game Called After 7 Innings
Published 3/22/2008 by Matt Loede at Indians Confidential
GAME CALLED AFTER 7.0 innings due to rain.   Cleveland Indians (10-12) 5, New York Mets (16-7) 2 March 22, 2008 ...

Grapefruit League Tour Stop 4: Mets at Indians
Published 3/23/2008 by Jordi at The Serious Tip
... As for the Mets offensively, there was not much to talk about. Carlos Beltran hit a home run in the top of the 6th off recycled journeyman Scott Elarton and obscure has-been Fernando Tatis drove home a run in the top of the seventh. Fernando Tatis. Seriously. ...

Sox Crush Yomiuri 9-2
Published 3/23/2008 by Fenway West at Fenway West
Wakefield loves pitching indoors and the Tokyo Dome was no exception. Wake pitched 5 2/3 innings only giving up 1 earned run while striking out 3. He had no control issues; only walking one batter. Cash did well catching the knuckler and went 1-3 at the plate. Drew powered the Sox with a grand slam, his second HR in 2 games. (not bad for a guy who only hit 11 last season) Moss went 2-2 with 2 RBI's and Lowrie had a homer. Sox won the game 9-2. ...

Sox Crush Yomiuri 9-2
Published 3/23/2008 by Fenway West at Fenway West
Wakefield loves pitching indoors and the Tokyo Dome was no exception. Wake pitched 5 2/3 innings only giving up 1 earned run while striking out 3. He had no control issues; only walking one batter. Cash did well catching the knuckler and went 1-3 at the plate. Drew powered the Sox with a grand slam, his second HR in 2 games. (not bad for a guy who only hit 11 last season) Moss went 2-2 with 2 RBI's and Lowrie had a homer. Sox won the game 9-2. ...

Sox Crush Yomiuri 9-2
Published 3/23/2008 by Fenway West at Fenway West
Wakefield loves pitching indoors and the Tokyo Dome was no exception. Wake pitched 5 2/3 innings only giving up 1 earned run while striking out 3. He had no control issues; only walking one batter. Cash did well catching the knuckler and went 1-3 at the plate. Drew powered the Sox with a grand slam, his second HR in 2 games. (not bad for a guy who only hit 11 last season) Moss went 2-2 with 2 RBI's and Lowrie had a homer. Sox won the game 9-2. ...

Sox Crush Yomiuri 9-2
Published 3/23/2008 by Fenway West at Fenway West
Wakefield loves pitching indoors and the Tokyo Dome was no exception. Wake pitched 5 2/3 innings only giving up 1 earned run while striking out 3. He had no control issues; only walking one batter. Cash did well catching the knuckler and went 1-3 at the plate. Drew powered the Sox with a grand slam, his second HR in 2 games. (not bad for a guy who only hit 11 last season) Moss went 2-2 with 2 RBI's and Lowrie had a homer. Sox won the game 9-2. ...

Sox Crush Yomiuri 9-2
Published 3/23/2008 by Fenway West at Fenway West
Wakefield loves pitching indoors and the Tokyo Dome was no exception. Wake pitched 5 2/3 innings only giving up 1 earned run while striking out 3. He had no control issues; only walking one batter. Cash did well catching the knuckler and went 1-3 at the plate. Drew powered the Sox with a grand slam, his second HR in 2 games. (not bad for a guy who only hit 11 last season) Moss went 2-2 with 2 RBI's and Lowrie had a homer. Sox won the game 9-2. ...

Sox Crush Yomiuri 9-2
Published 3/23/2008 by Fenway West at Fenway West
Wakefield loves pitching indoors and the Tokyo Dome was no exception. Wake pitched 5 2/3 innings only giving up 1 earned run while striking out 3. He had no control issues; only walking one batter. Cash did well catching the knuckler and went 1-3 at the plate. Drew powered the Sox with a grand slam, his second HR in 2 games. (not bad for a guy who only hit 11 last season) Moss went 2-2 with 2 RBI's and Lowrie had a homer. Sox won the game 9-2. ...

Sox Crush Yomiuri 9-2
Published 3/23/2008 by Fenway West at Fenway West
Wakefield loves pitching indoors and the Tokyo Dome was no exception. Wake pitched 5 2/3 innings only giving up 1 earned run while striking out 3. He had no control issues; only walking one batter. Cash did well catching the knuckler and went 1-3 at the plate. Drew powered the Sox with a grand slam, his second HR in 2 games. (not bad for a guy who only hit 11 last season) Moss went 2-2 with 2 RBI's and Lowrie had a homer. Sox won the game 9-2. ...

Rich Harden is Back
Published 3/26/2008 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
But will he stay healthy? The oft-injured A's right-hander dominated the Red Sox over 6 innings in the A's 5-1 win in Japan this morning. Harden struck out 9 and limited the Sox to 3 hits. Manny Ramirez belted a solo home run for the Sox only run. And of course Manny stood there for 20 minutes admiring it. We continue to wonder why no one puts Manny on his ass for this classlessness. Jon Lester struggled with his control in 4 innings of work, allowing 4 runs. Emil Brown blasted a 3-run homer off of him in his 2nd game as a member of the A's. Chris Denorfia ...

Can't get any better than this
Published 4/9/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
Sentimental performances. A rebuilding of bridges burnt long ago. And an epic performance from those playing the game, to boot. That's what yesterday added up to for the Red Sox, with everyone from Steven Tyler of Aerosmith to long under-appreciated Bill Buckner in attendance as Daisuke Matsuzaka stifled the Detroit Tigers for 6-plus innings during a 5-0 shutout at Fenway Park ...

Let me Pitch to Manny
Published 4/13/2008 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
It was words to that effect that doomed the Yankees yesterday. Clinging to a 2-1 lead over the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the 6th, Joe Girardi went out to the mound speak with Mike Mussina (1-2). The Red Sox had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs and Manny Ramirez at the plate. Ramirez had already homered in the 4th inning, but with 1st Base open and Kevin Youkilis on deck, Mussina chose to pitch to Ramirez. It was a big mistake. Ramirez's 2-run double to right-center put the Red Sox ahead for good and they want on to a 4-3 win in Fenway Park. But ...

Sunday Bloody Sunday
Published 4/14/2008 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
Already knowing you have to get up before you know it to go to work on Monday makes Sunday night's sports viewing rather tense. How many times have you gone to bed angry after watching Sunday night football? Or had your hockey team lose in overtime and then your baseball team lose to their hated rivals. It was not a good Sunday night. Phil Hughes (0-2) had his second straight poor outing as the Yankees lost their second straight game to the Red Sox, 8-5. The Yankees continued to fail in the clutch, and once again there were some questionable decisions by Joe Girardi. Hughes threw 65 pitches in last ...

Sometimes Win is spelled U-g-l-y
Published 4/17/2008 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
As good as Chien-Ming Wang was in 2-hitting the Red Sox in Fenway Park last Friday, that's how bad he was last night. The Wanger was handed 3-1 and 7-3 leads, but couldn't hold either. As a matter of fact he stood to be the losing pitcher when the Red Sox went ahead 9-7, but the Yankees bullpen outpitched their New England brethren and the Yankees escaped with a 15-9 victory. The Yankees had built those early leads with the help of some long balls in the 1st inning. Bobby Abreu smacked a 2-run homer, his second, and Alex ...

Milestone Tracker- 5/19/2008
Published 5/20/2008 by Paul M. Fiore (noreply@blogger.com) at Yankees Tonight
Well, I'm finally back with this again has baseball is in full swing. The last time I did Milestone Tracker ; 'Barroid' Bonds "passed" Hank Aaron's all-time Home Run record. This year, he is still a free agent. Ken Griffey, Jr. is getting closer to the 600 Home Run mark and Jim Thome passed 500 late last season (if I remember correctly). Now since this is a new season we will start fresh but we need to add two hitters that are close to milestones to start. Reds CF Ken Griffey, Jr. and Red Sox LF/DH Manny Ramirez - I put these two in the same category because they are both close to home run milestones (and were on my last Milestone Tracker list) ...

Milestone Tracker- 6/11/08
Published 6/11/2008 by Paul M. Fiore (noreply@blogger.com) at Yankees Tonight
Since I want to be careful how I want to post the Milestone Tracker, I've decided to post it every month and not every two weeks. Anyways, I would like to be another fan to congratulate Reds CF Ken Griffey, Jr. for joining the 600 Home Run club on June 9th vs. the Marlins. Red Sox LF Manny Ramirez joined the 500 Home Run club earlier in the month vs. the Orioles. Now on to more Milestones that we could track (Note: Any fan that wants to send me a Milestone of a player on their team or any team, just e-mail me at pmfcaliber2003@yahoo.com and I'll be sure to put him up next month). I would like to mention that St. Louis Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols ...

Mets Go Home On Winning Note, Top Rockies 3-1
Published 6/22/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
Game Highlights Mets did what they needed to do and took the rubber game of the series 3-1 today at Colorado. They continue to look nothing like the team that was floundering the last time they were on the west coast.  Mike Pelfrey pitched 5 2-3 shutout innings to pick up his fourth win. He allowed only three hits but walked five and it was his second straight win. Pelfrey hasn't lost a game since May 26th against Florida. Every time he takes the mound he is looking more and more like the first round pick we expected. Carlos Beltran delivered the big blow in this game, a 2-run homer in the third to put the Mets up 3-0. It was the 11th homer ...

Like Night and Day
Published 6/28/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
It was an up and down day and night of baseball in the Bronx and Flushing yesterday as the Yankees and Mets played a two stadium, non-doubleheader. After getting humiliated 15-6 at home, the Yankees proved that payback is a bitch, clobbering Pedro Martinez at Shea Stadium en route to a 9-0 win and their first victory against the Mets this season. The day didn't start out to promising as Carlos Delgado set a Mets record with 9 RBI. He homered twice, including a grand slam as starter Dan Giese and relievers ...

Yankees Outlast Mets and Rain
Published 6/29/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
Yesterday's Yankees-Mets contest was delayed at the start and in the middle of the 6th inning by rain, but there was no stopping Andy Pettitte as he pitched the Yankees to a 3-2 win at Shea Stadium. A 57-minute stoppage didn't prevent Pettitte from returning in the bottom of the 6th, and though he gave up a solo home run to David Wright, he finished the inning and picked up his 9th win of the season. A low scoring game was expected with Pettitte and Mets ace Johan Santana on the mound and that's exactly what the fans got. The Mets ...

Perez Leaves Yankees Left Out
Published 6/30/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
Oliver Perez has always had the ability to be a successful pitcher in the major leagues. But whether it be his head, his arm, his heart, who knows what else, he has always had trouble keeping it together. Sandy Koufax one minute, Steve Trout the next. But not when Perez pitches against the Yankees. He dominated them once again yesterday at Shea Stadium as the Mets salvaged the finale of the three games played at home. In an attempt to offset the left-handed throwing Perez, Joe Girardi stacked the lineup ...

Mets Play Careless Baseball, Lose 7-1
Published 7/1/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
Game Highlights: Mets only scored on an unearned run thanks to a Rick Ankiel error. John Maine was pulled allowing 5 runs in 4 innings of work. Maine did not look confident out on the mound, he seemed like he didn't have control of his pitches. He walk two in the first which set up the inning for the Cardinals. The first inning seemed to be the cause of the the deflated play from the Mets. Mets played terrible defense with 3 errors, including one by John Maine and by Luis Castillo.The Box Score: ...

Tony Armas Pitches Well; Mets Win 7-4
Published 7/2/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
Game Highlights: The game didn't start off well for the Mets as they were taken out of a scoring opportunity after Endy Chavez was caught in a rundown. Tony Armas didn't start off well either, but man did he buckle down. Armas allowed two runs in the first inning, and then allowed two runs in the remaining five innings. The Mets needed a spot starter, and Armas was it. The offense was alive throughout the game, and were finally lucky too. Ramon Castro had a big night driving in three runs. Many believed Schneider would get the start, but Castro delivered. David Wright had a good night going 3-for-4 with a solo ...

So close yet so far (literally)...
Published 7/3/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
Talk about heart breaking man. In another dissappointing loss the Mets showed some really good fight out there today but they just couldn’t get the help they needed from their pitching to win the game. It seemed as though Pedro picked up where he left off from his last start giving up 4 runs in the first inning. He did however settle down going 5 innings giving up 5 runs on 7 hits and striking out 4. Could've been better and hopefully it will be on his next start. The Mets bats were in full action and could’ve even done a little better but almost every starter except for Chavez and Martinez had a hit last night. Easley was on ...

Mets Deal The Cards An 11-1 Loss
Published 7/4/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
... 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .292   Tatis, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 ...

Mets Win 2 in a row , Back 3.5 games - Reach .500
Published 7/7/2008 by Dom DiFucci (noreply@blogger.com) at Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
July 6, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E ...

Mets Beat The Phillies 4-2 In A Marathon Thriller
Published 7/7/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
The Highlights I'm physically exhausted and emotionally drained, but I'm also happy to say the Mets gutted out a tough one and beat the Phillies 4-2 in an extra-innings, 7 hour and 45 minute marathon in a rain-soaked Citizens Bank Park. Oliver Perez was absolutely fantastic throwing seven scoreless innings and allowing just four hits while striking out six batters. It's his second straight solid outing and since ditching Rick Peterson he's looking sharp. Carlos Beltran put the Mets up on the board with a solo shot among his three hits. He drove in two runs and has his average up to a respectable .264. Jose Reyes had big day ...

The Mets Hang On And Edge Out The Phillies 10-9
Published 7/8/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
The Highlights Pedro Martinez started and pitched effectively into the sixth inning to earn the win and improve his record to 3-2. He pitched into the sixth inning and allowed five hits, three walks and two runs while notching six strikeouts. This was definitely a move in the right direction. The game started out as blowout, but it eventually turned into slugfest with the Mets hanging on for the 10-9 win. The Mets initially had a 10-1 lead, but the Phillies kept chipping away and battled back to almost win it in the ninth. The keyword being almost. It wasn't pretty, but it was a win... a well deserved win. The Mets bats exploded for 17 hits ...

Mike Pelfrey Slays The Giants As Mets Win 7-0
Published 7/9/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
... Delgado, 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .243 Tatis, LF 4 1 2 1 ...

Santana and Mets Cruise to a 5-0 Win!
Published 7/10/2008 by Dom DiFucci (noreply@blogger.com) at Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
Santana finally got his first win since June 1st. Mets winning streak goes to five.......... Castro hit a 3-run bomb and the Mets never looked back.... A.Reyes and Jose Reyes both had a RBI each... Box score: Mets 5, Giants 0 ...

Catch Me If You Can Leeeewiiiis!
Published 7/10/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
Two shutouts back to back! Did I just step into a tear in the space time continuum, cause I swear it’s 06! I’m happy to say that I have to correct myself with a post I put up earlier today. The Mets have now won 5 in a row and tied their biggest winning streak this season with a 5-0 win over the Giants tonight. I really do not want to sound cocky but this game looked fairly easy for the Mets pitchers and defensive play. Santana finally got a win after 6 previous starts and besides the minor 3 walks and 3 hits, cruised through the NOT SO Giant line up striking out 5. He left fairly early in the game due to a rain ...

Mets Get Some Tatis-Faction And Beat Giants To Complete Sweep
Published 7/10/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
... Beltran, CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .265 Tatis, RF-LF 5 1 3 4 ...

Mets Throw A One-Hit Shutout At The Rockies And Win 8th Straight 3-0
Published 7/12/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
... Beltran, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 Tatis, LF 4 0 1 1 ...

Mets Win Ninth Straight - Mike Pelfrey Shines In 7-0 Blowout
Published 7/14/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
... Delgado, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .248 Tatis, RF 4 1 1 0 ...

Marathon Man
Published 7/16/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
Steve Politi of the Star Ledger put it best, Yankee Stadium had the last laugh last night. The American League finally prevailed in 15 innings, 4-3. Michael Young's sac fly brought home Justin Morneau with the winning run at 1:37 a.m., some 4 hours and 50 minutes after play began. We were sacked out by the 11th inning, but would have continued to watch had the game started, at oh 8:00. But Fox Sports sucks. 23 pitchers were used in the game, including Brandon Webb, who had pitched Sunday and said he wouldn't be able to go last night. The NL ...

USS Maine Sinks, Mets Streak Snapped At Ten
Published 7/19/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
You didn't think they were going to roar into October with a 71 game winning streak, did you?? I didn't think so... The Mets lost for the first time in over two weeks, and their longest winning streak in 17 years has finally come to an end. It was a nice ride! Cincy beat the Mets 5-2 tonight in game that was over in 2 1/2 hours. John Maine took the loss and went 4.2 innings and gave up 5 runs on 5 hits and 5 walks, and he had 5 whiffs. Usually, four of a kind wins every time! John Maine never made it out of the fifth inning again and I'm starting to get a little concerned about him. I looked up his stats after the game and I found this disturbing trend ...

Mets Lose 8-6; Lose First Place
Published 7/23/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
I'm absolutely speechless. I really can't do a recap for this game. The Box NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Reyes, J, ...

How Sweet It Is!
Published 7/24/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
The Mets bullpen came stomping back tonight to bring the team back into first place.   The Mets missed some opportunities to really blow this game open but they were able to hold onto a 3 run lead unlike yesterday and really stick it to the Phils tonight. It's great to say we are in first again! I have to admit when I saw Feliciano warming up, it felt like I got the wind knocked out of me.   The ...

Great Pitching Joba Fires up Yankees
Published 7/26/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
The Yankees won the first game of the big three game series at Fenway Park, 1-0, tonight behind outstanding pitching by Joba Chamberlain and a huge five out save by Mariano Rivera. The Yankees couldn't get more than one clutch hit off of Red Sox starter Josh Beckett, but the Red Sox couldn't do much of anything in 7 innings against Chamberlain. Chamberlain cruised, with the help of a Melky Cabrera diving catch and a Robinson Cano started double play, through the first 3 innings, before running into a two ...

Mets Deal The Cards A 7-2 Loss, Pelfrey Was Impressive!
Published 7/26/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
The Mets crushed the Cardinals by the score of 7-2 at Shea Stadium tonight in the first game of the weekend series. They are now nine games over .500 and coupled with the Phillies loss tonight, the Mets now have a full two game lead in first place. Mike Pelfrey started and was impressive once again, limiting the Cardinals to just one run. He continues to ooze with confidence and his command was a marvel to watch tonight. Whenever he was in trouble, he turned up the heat and worked out of it like a savvy veteran. His ERA now stands at 3.67. Yo Pelf... outstanding job dude! David Wright and Jose Reyes had big hits, with Wright putting the ...

Yankees Make Red Sox Knuckle Under
Published 7/27/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
The Yankees had practically everything go their way on Saturday as they pounded the Red Sox bullpen to clinch the 3-game series with a 10-3 win. Andy Pettitte gave his teammates a big lift, allowing 1 earned run over 6 innings, shaking off a two run 1st inning for his 12th win of the season. Robinson Cano continued his post All-Star break tear with 3 hits including a home run. And there was retribution. While both teams downplayed it, Craig Hansen hit Alex Rodriguez with a 98-mph fastball into his upper right arm in retaliation for Joba Chamberlain's ...

Yanks Get Spanked on the Back End
Published 7/28/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
Sidney Ponson reinforced the Yankees need for a back end of the rotation starter when he got his ass kicked by the Boston Red Sox last night. You could see this one coming. The Yankees had taken the first two games of the three game set and Sunday's night game was delayed one hour by rain. By the 4th inning, the game's conclusion was already determined. The final tally was 9-2. The loss snapped the Yankees 8-game winning streak, and increased the Red Sox Wild Card lead to 2 games. The Yankees didn't lose any ground to 1st place Tampa Bay, ...

Maine Leaves Game Early As Mets Lose To Marlins, 7-3
Published 7/29/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
Neither team really the game locked until the bottom of the ninth. The Mets capitalized on the mistakes of the Marlins and vice-versa. It seemed both teams capitalized on the opposition's mistakes. The offense wasn't really there for the Mets tonight, well not like the past few nights. Fernando Tatis continued his hot bat going 2-4 with a triple and 2 RBI's. All Met starters had a hit except Jose Reyes who went 0-for-5. Damion Easley had two hits. John Maine started and went a solid 4 innings before he was pulled when he experienced stiffness in his right shoulder. Maine was not happy when he was pulled from the game. ...

Perez Continues Sparkling July As Mets Win 4-1
Published 7/30/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
Background Dan Warthen must have done some voodoo or something. Or better yet just changed his mechanics, because Oliver Perez has been pitching like an ace since Rick Peterson was given the boot. Tonight, Perez was grooving through the Marlins lineup. He went six solid innings allowing only a run and five hits. He walked three, but struck out five. With tonight's game, he lowered his ERA to 4.02. Since July 6th, Oliver has given up five runs in 26.2 innings. That's a whopping 1.72 ERA. Perez has also struck out 36 batters in 26.2 innings, in July. Game Recap The offense backed up Perez tonight as the Mets began the game ...

Back To Second But Not For Long...
Published 7/31/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
I am going to keep this one brief since it was a loss and more importantly we have dropped to second place. It is only ½ a game so I am not that worried.   For those worried about where we stand, look who we were playing and look who the Phillies were playing and that says it all. The remainder of this season does not look that hard at all for the Mets with most of our games against lower ranked teams.   The Phillies on the other hand face a tougher schedule with games against the Cards, Dodgers, Marlins, Cubs and the Mets before ...

Who is Jason Bay?
Published 8/1/2008 by Red Sox Sonoma (noreply@blogger.com) at Fenway West
I have always had a warm spot in my baseball heart for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first game I ever went to was at the old Forbes Field. Doug Mientkiewicz is now with the Bucs. Quite coincidentally, I have voted for Jason Bay in the All Star Game balloting in the past two years. ...

New faces in new places
Published 8/1/2008 by Deaner (noreply@blogger.com) at Blue Collar Baseball
Tonight is an exciting night for baseball because three big names will be making their debuts for their new teams. Ken Griffey Jr. will join the White Sox in Kansas City to take on the Royals. Unfortunately, I no longer leave near K.C. or I would definitely be at this game. If there are any Royals fans out there who read BCB on a regular basis... if you go to the K tonight take some pictures of Junior for me and send them along. Griffey will wear #30 for the South Siders. Junior wore the number in honor of his dad for the majority of his time with the Reds. I don't know this for sure but I don't think that Junior has played in Kauffman ...

Manny batting 4th in the Dodger lineup 8/1/08....
Published 8/2/2008 by susan mullen (suedotsue@aol.com) at XM MLB Chat
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Kemp, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Blake, ...

Bullpen Gets Slammed, Mets Fall To Astros 7-3
Published 8/2/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
"Pedro was okay", that's what Jerry Manuel said right after the game. Martinez lasted five innings and left with the game tied at 3. All three runs scored on solo homeruns to Kaz Matsui, pitcher Brandon Backe, and Carlos Lee. Everyone thought the bullpen would have at least another new face after the trade deadline, but thing didn't work out that way. Jerry Manuel counted on Aaron Heilman to pitch two innings again for the third game in a row... big mistake... after loading the bases with nobody out, he grooved a "straight as an arrow" fast ball to pinch hitter Mark Loretta who quickly deposited it into the night for a grand slam. ...

Tatis Serves Hero As Mets Win A Close One 6-5
Published 8/6/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
Background After getting swept by the lonely Astros, the Mets looked to turn their luck around with a win against Chris Young and the Padres. Mike Pelfrey pitched much better than his previous start going 6.2 innings. He did allow nine hits, but controlled his pitches. Pelf walked one and struck out three. The only two runs he gave up were via home run (Gonzalez and Kouzmanoff). Pelfrey lowered his ERA to 3.85. Game Recap Game started off slow for both teams. Fernando Tatis gave the Mets the first hit in the 4th inning hitting a shot to left field to tie the game. The Padres took the lead in the 6th, ...

QR: Johan Dominates Pirates As Mets Win 6th Straight
Published 8/17/2008 by The Man (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospectus
How do you prevent the bullpen from blowing your win? Throw a complete game shutout. And that's exactly what Johan Santana did today as the Mets beat the Pirates for their sixth straight win. Santana allowed just 3 hits on the day while striking out 7 batters, lowering his season ERA to 2.75. Big day offensively from Brian Schneider, Who had a homerun and three RBI's on the day. ...

Bullpen Meltdown Prevents 7th Straight
Published 8/18/2008 by The Man (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospectus
Here we go again.. Just when we began to think that the bullpen had begun to turn it around, they blow another game. And this one wasn't just one person not getting the job done, this was a complete bullpen meltdown. From Brian Stokes to Joe Smith, not one person who was called upon could get an out. ...

Recap: Braves 3, Mets 7
Published 8/20/2008 by The Man (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospectus
Early on this game looked like similar to many other games the Mets had played this season.. They got on a mediocre pitcher early, but let him settle down and keep his team in the game long enough for the Mets bullpen to blow it. Well, not tonight. ...

Braves Get Pelferized
Published 8/21/2008 by The Man (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospectus
The. Best. Rotation. In. Baseball. Yeah, I said it, and you better believe it. Tonight, the Mets #5 starter, Mike Pelfrey, won his 12th game of the season in fashion with his first career complete game. NY ...

Yankees Knuckle Under the Pressure
Published 8/27/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
The way last night's Yankees-Red Sox game started out, it looked like whomever batted last would win the game. Only thing is, someone forgot to tell the Yankees. Lead by Alex Rodriguez, they failed in the clutch, Jason Giambi made a huge mental mistake, and Andy Pettitte picked the wrong night to have a miserable performance. The end result was a 7-3 Yankees loss that dropped them six games back of the Red Sox in the wildcard race. The top of the order did everything they could in setting the table for the big guns that followed, but they ...

We Sucked
Published 8/28/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
Those were Hank Steinbrenner's words last night as he left the Stadium. It says it all. August 27, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ...

The Giambino Saves the Day
Published 8/28/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
Jason Giambi has been the Giamnoshow in big spots for over a month, but today he single-handedly provided the Yankees offense in a must needed 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. The victory moved the Yankees back to within six games, which still sounds insurmountable, but is better than being eight games out, of Boston in the wildcard race. The Yankees trailed the Red Sox 2-0 with two outs in the seventh inning, when Cody Ransom doubled off Boston starter Jon Lester. Joe Girardi sent up ...

Recap: Mets 4, Brewers 2
Published 9/1/2008 by The Man (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospectus
The Mets were baffled by Ben Sheets over 5 innings, in what was a great pitchers duel between Sheets and Santana, but Sheets did not come out for the sixth because of a tight groin. The Mets then capitalized on the Brewers bullpen for the tone of 4 runs in 4 innings. The Most important being a Carlos Delgado go ahead 2-run homerun in the 8th inning off of Eric Gagne. ...

Mets Sweep Brewers
Published 9/3/2008 by The Man (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospectus
The Mets jumped out early, again, for the tone of 6 runs in the first thanks to a Delgado RBI, followed shortly by a Church grandslam, and capped off by a Brian Schneider solo shot. The Mets added insurance runs later in the game to preserve the win for Oliver Perez who went 6.2 innings and allowed just 2 ER. The bullpen, once game, did not allow a run. That's not 15.1 scoreless innings. Amazing. ...

Mets Drop Game One
Published 29 days ago by The Man (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospectus
That is what you would call an "ugly game"... The Mets didn't hit, they didn't pitch, and they sure as hell didn't field. What makes me scratch my head about this game is that the Mets were out of it early, yet Jerry managed to use Heilman, Feliciano, Show, and Sanchez, knowing that they had a second game tonight. I'm not sure what has to happen for Jerry to use Parnell and Reyes in a game. You'll never know if they can pitch in a big spot if you don't let them pitch. It's not like this was a 1 run game, they were down by 6.. This game doesn't deserve anymore thought.. Here's the boxscore ...