The Red Sox avoided a sweep by beating the Mets 12-5 Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. Tim Wakefield (6-2) got the win, the first time he’s beaten the Mets since 10/4/92. Let the conspiracy theories begin: Joe West was the third base umpire in both Wakefield victories. The Sox got half of their runs on… [Read more…]
Shea Stadium, Attendance: 14,274 Sunday, October 4, 1992, (null) Time of Game: 1:58 Pirates 2 96-66 Won 1 1st Jim Leyland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2… [Read more…]
Mets Notes: The Mets (23-19) overcame a one-run, ninth-inning deficit for a 3-2 win on Saturday. The victory, though, appeared to be in doubt as Omir Santos’ drive off closer Jonathan Papelbon hit the top of the Green Monster and was ruled a double, preventing Gary Sheffield from scoring the tying run. The Mets, who… [Read more…]
Per Fox Sports, BOSTON (AP) – New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez is back with the club and feeling better after being hospitalized for back spasms. The team’s prize offseason acquisition was in New York’s clubhouse on Sunday in Boston before the Mets‘ game against the Red Sox. He said “his legs locked up” after… [Read more…]
Obviously and deservedly Omir Santos‘ 9th inning 2-run homer garnered most of the attention following last night’s dramatic come-from-behind Met win, but here’s a tiny salute to the defense. The Mets played errorless ball and Ramon Martinez, David Wright and Luis Castillo made numerous excellent fielding plays and proper mental decisions to keep their team… [Read more…]
May 24, 2009
by gravediggerhebner
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