Tag Archives: Johan Santana

Carson called up for Mets vs. Rockies tonight

Jeremy Hefner is having a baby! Well, his wife is at least, and the Mets will use the situation to temporarily bolster their bullpen. Robert Carson, the lefty from Mississippi, is the lucky Bison getting called up. The move makes … Continue reading

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Mets begin four-game series with Rockies tonight

So Cablevision and whomever owns WPIX got in a big dispute last week and Cablevision ended up pulling the plug on WPIX and replaced it with some “Style” network on channel 11. Bottom line is, I didn’t get to watch … 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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Braves vs. Mets and the return of the Johan

He’s baaaaaaack! After three weeks on the shelf with a sprained ankle, Johan Santana makes his triumphant return to the mound tonight against the Atlanta Braves. Did anyone realize that Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake spells his first name the way … Continue reading

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Mets to wear sweet 1989 throwbacks tonight in San Diego

19…19…1989 Check it out! It’s Metro gone retro. The Padres are holding a throwback party, and as their costumes, the Mets are wearing road jerseys from the 1989 season. Unfortunately, from 1988 through 1992, the Mets wore boring Yankees-style “New … Continue reading

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Mets Saturday morning: Santana to DL, Hefner up

After last night’s Johan Santana start that was not awesome (well, it was for the Dodgers, and particularly for Luis Cruz, who hit his first major league home run), Terry Collins discussed maybe skipping the lefty’s next start, because he … Continue reading

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Mets bats blow up again, complete sweep of Rays

It was great that the Mets were able to score 11 runs in a series opening win against the Rays on Monday, and Tuesday night’s nine runs that backed R.A. Dickey’s gem were more than enough. Yet, the Mets spoiled … Continue reading

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Santana, Mets try to keep good times rolling in Tampa

In just a few minutes, the Mets will face off against the Rays and try to win their third game in a row. Johan Santana is on the mound, and the relatively pitcher-friendly Tropicana Field should be a nice change … 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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Reds slam bullpen, defeat Mets 6-3

Ouch. This 6-3 Mets loss to Cincinnati hurt more than usual because it involved Terry Collins making a pretty dumb decision that immediately resulted in the Mets blowing a lead. In the bottom of the sixth, New York finally put … Continue reading

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