Mets off to solid start vs. crosstown rivals

Posted 20 hours ago at MattTracy.com - Mets and Giants news

In the first game of an abbreviated series that included a rain-out on Friday Night, the Mets stormed into Yankee Stadium and took game one, 7-4, as their ace continued his dominance of the Yankees and pitched 7 and 2/3 innings. Johan…

Game Preview: Mets @ Yankees

Posted 20 hours ago at Mets Merized Online - Get Metsmerized - New York Mets

The ESPN National Sunday Night baseball game goes to the Subway Series tonight as the Mets try to take the two game set. They go up against a tough opponent tonight as they attempt to wrestle with Wang. Wang has had an excellent season so far. He has…

The Sunday Links

Posted 34 hours ago at The LoHud Yankees Blog

The Mets needed a win and they beat the Yankees. Brian Heyman has the story. Hank Steinbrenner was watching but isn’t worried about the Yankees. Perhaps he should be worried about Andy Pettitte. Billy Wagner wants more work. This notebook…

Shea and Yankee Stadium Farewell From Star-Ledger

Posted 28 hours ago at Loge 13

Today’s Star-Ledger has a great poster tribute to New York’s two terminal ballparks. Here’s the intro: When the turnstiles fall still at the end of this season, two gray ladies will end their tenure as homes for the Mets and…

Mets defeat Yanks 7-4

Posted 28 hours ago at COPPOLA SISTERS

Led by seven plus innings from Santana, and homers from Wright and Reyes, the Mets took the first of two from the last place Yanks. Santana gave up three homers to Jeter, Giambi, & Abreu, but that was all. The Mets bats came alive yesterday…

postGame: Mets 7 Yankees 4

Posted 38 hours ago at MetsBlog.com

The Mets (21–19) defeated the Yankees (20–23) by the score of 7 to 4 in the Bronx yesterday. For a boxscore, stats, etc, check out SNY’s Recap Page . Johan Santana looked great, minus the three times he allowed a solo home run. It’s amazing

For One Day It’s Better, Sorta

Posted 31 hours ago at Archie Bunker’s Army

Well I dunno about the rest of the Mets world but even in victory yesterday, the kind of rousing victory that can snap tailspins, this game almost seemed more like a win by default than the Mets really seizing control. Willie survived the first game…

Mets Whip The Mop, and the Yankees

Posted 34 hours ago at The Mighty Quinn Media Machine

The Mets whacked the Yankees today in the Bronx this afternoon, a 7-4 come from behind win for the Mets. And the Yankee villain was one Kyle (Mop Up Man) Farnsworth, who gave up two home runs in the seventh to seal the Mets victory before a sold out…

Bombers Belt 3 HRs, but it’s Not Enough

Posted 34 hours ago at Green Pinstripes

At least they scored more than two runs. Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi (he must have been wearing that golden thong ) and Bobby Abreu went deep, but Andy Pettitte and Kyle Farnsworth had two rough innings and Johan Santana settled in after a rocky…

Throw more junk

Posted 36 hours ago at The ‘Ropolitans

As I attempted to track the Mets game via text to Google and texts from a Yankee fan, I was glad to see the Mets take the lead and hold it. I’m down in Gettysburg, and we were visiting the battlefields when the game was getting close and tight at the…

Trades from the Past - Bob Ojeda

Posted 35 hours ago at Mike’s Mets

Continuing this series of posts on the best trades the Mets ever made, if Bernard Gilkey was the only hitter to have a career year after being traded to the Mets, then Bob Ojeda was clearly the first, last, and only pitcher to similarly have a career…

May 17th vs. The Mets

Posted 39 hours ago at WasWatching.com

Another loss for the record. And, yes, it came to the Mets. But, you know what was most distressing about this one for me today? It was a beautiful day for a baseball game. The weather was just perfect . And, the YES broadcast offered some…

Hands Down: Back On Track Edition

Posted 38 hours ago at Take the 7 Train

For about two and a half innings this afternoon, things looked rather bleak for the Mets. Johan Santana had given up a two-run home run to Derek Jeter in the first inning, and the offense seemed to have settled into its usual pattern against a…

Pitching Derails Subway Series Opener

Posted 38 hours ago at My Pinstripes

If you were told before today’s game that Johan Santana (5-2) would allow 3 home runs, you’d probably feel pretty positive about the Yankees chances, especially with a veteran, Andy Pettitte , on the mound. But it was the Mets taking advantage of a…

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