Posts Tagged ‘ Mets ’

Back to Reality and the Basement [podcast]

Philly SportsCast #241 – September 1, 2010 It’s nice to return from a week’s vacation to the Phillies playing well and hitting the ball like we know they can and (perhaps just as much fun) watching the Mets sink once again. Our hatred for all things Mets has not waned – it keeps us...
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Hanson, Braves handcuff the Mets

ATLANTA - Tommy Hanson finally got some run support and won for the first time in nearly two months, allowing just one hit in seven shutout innings to lead the Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets, 4-1, Wednesday night.
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Catching the Braves in 29 Games

The Braves have a three-game lead over the Phillies in the National League East. Both teams have 29 games to play. Who has the easiest road to the division title? Let's take a look (teams in bold have a...
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Braves cruise to victory over Mets

David Ross racked his brain, trying to recall if he'd ever hit a grand slam. "Some of the guys were asking me about that," the Braves catcher said. "I can't remember one in college, the minors - ever."
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Heyward powers Braves past Mets

ATLANTA - Jason Heyward is recovering his power stroke just in time for the Atlanta Braves' September push for the playoffs.
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Minor Leagues: Reading’s Cisco hurls a one-hit shutout win

READING - Reading's Mike Cisco hurled a one-hit shutout, striking out 10 batters, as the Phillies blanked the Binghamton Mets, 5-0, Thursday in an Eastern League contest.
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Mets fall to Astros with ‘pathetic’ effort

Houston's last nine wins have been come-from-behind victories. The Astros have rallied so often lately that they have come to expect a late comeback.
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MLBPA challenges Mets’ actions in K-Rod case

The players' union filed a grievance against the New York Mets and the commissioner's office on Wednesday, protesting how the team has handled Francisco Rodriguez since he was injured in a fight at Citi Field.
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Mets look into voiding K-Rod’s contract

Fallout for K-Rod just gets worse and worse No doubt Francisco Rodriguez already deeply regretted last week's scuffle with the grandfather of his children.
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Saturday’s Bus Trip and Tailgate for Mets-Phils game

On Saturday, Phillies Nation and a fleet of buses made the trek up the Jersey Turnpike to watch Doc operate on the New York Mets. Once again, he did not disappoint. The weather could not have been better, as we once again helped embarrass a fellow NL East rival (after witnessing a Ryan Zimmerman walk-off...
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Phillies-Mets Preview (SportingNews.com)

The last time the Philadelphia Phillies visited Citi Field, they were embarrassed in historic fashion.
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Rodriguez has torn thumb ligament, out for season

Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has a torn thumb ligament in his pitching hand sustained during a fight with his girlfriend's father at Citi Field and will need surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the season.
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K-Rod Back From Suspension, But Thumb Remains on Indefinite Leave

Updating the schadenfreude-laden story of Mets closer Fernando Rodriguez's fight with the father of his common law wife in the family room at Citi Field last week (yep, I really just typed that), K-Rod's season may be over as a...
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Mets closer Rodriguez has torn thumb ligament

Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has a torn thumb ligament in his pitching hand and will need surgery to repair the injury, which presumably was sustained when punching his girlfriend's father at Citi Field.
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Kendrick confounds Mets in 3-1 Phillies victory

NEW YORK - In many ways, Sunday's 3-1 Phillies win over the New York Mets might have been Kyle Kendrick's most impressive feat yet this season. Plenty suggested Kendrick was due for a long night.
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Kendrick, Phillies beat Mets 3-1 (AP)

Kyle Kendrick toyed with New York's sputtering offense into the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies ended the Mets' miserable week by beating them 3-1 on Sunday night. Jimmy Rollins stole two bases and Shane Victorino swiped another t...
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