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Mets give strange gift to Jones, play vs. Braves tonight

Back in April, Craig Carton and some other people thought it would be a terrible idea for the Mets to honor Chipper Jones at Citi Field during the legendary third baseman’s last major league season. Well, today, the supposed apocalyptic … Continue reading

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Johan falls apart in 9-3 Mets loss to Braves

“That really got out of hand fast.” That’s the only way to described last night’s Mets loss, which saw the home team fall behind 9-0 after just two innings of Johan Santana pitching. In the first, Santana got hurt by … Continue reading

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Mets vs. Padres lineups and stuff

The Mets face an old friend today in Jason Marquis. In his travels throughout the National League, Marquis has started 18 games (plus seven relief appearances) against the Mets and pitched 110 total innings. His 4.58 ERA and 1.51 WHIP … Continue reading

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Mets win wild one in San Francisco, back at it tonight

Last night the Mets won a crazy game in which they fell behind the San Francisco Giants 4-2, came back to take a 6-4 lead in the eighth, blew that 6-4 lead in the ninth, and finally won 8-7 in … Continue reading

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This time starter blows lead, Mets lose to Pirates 5-4

After getting out of Toronto with just one win in three games versus the Blue Jays, the Mets return to National League play this week, starting with three games against the Pirates. Last night’s series opener got off to a … Continue reading

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Mets complete the sweep, deflate Philly 10-6

I was too consumed by hockey to watch a minute of it, but the Mets won a baseball game last night 10-6 over Philadelphia. It was New York’s third straight win over the Phillies and their first sweep in that … Continue reading

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Mets get good pitching this weekend, also a pair of wins

Friday night’s bullpen collapse and 5-4 loss to Arizona couldn’t have been very good for Mets morale, but over the course of the next two days, the scraptastic New York club picked itself up and earned a pair of victories. … Continue reading

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Jed Lowrie RBI single spells doom for Mets in Houston

It seems almost too fitting that guys with first names like Jed and Bud would be heroes for the Houston Astros, but that’s what happened last night at Minute Maid Park. Houston shortstop Jed Lowrie hit a single up the … Continue reading

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