The Mets really could have used another run Saturday. They crossed the plate once in nine innings. Unless their pitchers were crafting a shutout, that wasn’t going to be enough to win their game against the Blue Jays. Collectively, their pitchers held as much fort as they could, giving up only two runs to a […]
 
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 5 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Al Leiter, Celebrations, Frustration, Gary Cohen, Howard Johnson, Howie Rose, Jay Horwitz, Mets Hall of Fame, One-Run Defeats, Team History Pete Alonso just swung by to remind us that not every Met ending that oughta be happy winds up that way, nor do even the most promising of post-1986 Mets teams always play baseball like it oughta be. Or maybe Pete Alonso just swung — again. Last we saw him, he couldn’t help himself. It was […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1997 Mets, Brandon Nimmo, Carlos Carrasco, Catchers, Chasen Shreve, Colin Holderman, Coping, Curried Chicken, Didn’t Have It, Francisco Lindor, Goodfellas, Injures, J.B. Smoove, James McCann, Jerry DiPoto, Mariners, More Like It, One-Run Defeats, Patrick Mazeika, Paul Sewald, Pete Alonso, Starling Marte, Triples, Tylor Megill If you choose to watch the Mets generate yet another one-run loss, you could do worse than to take it in from up on Carbonation Ridge. That’s the Citi Field section sponsored by a major soft drink concern. When the sponsor pays me to identify it by brand name, I’ll give them a plug. The Mets […] 13 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Black Jerseys, Citi Field, One-Run Defeats, Sausages, Taijuan Walker Amid the myriad personnel moves the Mets have made this year, it’s easy to overlook the contributions of three players in particular. Dale Late has put his stamp on the starting rotation; Buck Short has become a presence in the middle of the order; and before being relegated to part-time duty, Mo Mentum looked to […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Commemoration, Lack of Momentum, One-Run Defeats My old pal Dan almost apologized upon offering me use of his tickets for Thursday night. If I couldn’t make it, he said not to worry. “There are still other games to endure.” This is how Mets fans talk to one another in Augusts like these. There’ve been a few. There was one 41 Augusts ago, […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1980 Mets, August, Carlos Carrasco, Endurance, Javy Baez, Mark Bomback, One-Run Defeats, Pete Alonso, Schvitzing, Video Review |
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