Entries from Mike's Mets tagged with 'Billy Wagner'
Going Forward
There was a lot of hoopla over Jayson Stark's "break it all down and start over" prescription for fixing the Mets at ESPN.com last week. I don't think Stark got everything wrong, but the piece read very much like it...
Nostra Dennis. Mets Heretic
Billy Wagner's elbow has given the Mets pause to ponder their course for the rest of their stay at Shea, and their first season on the other side of the parking lot. Wagner is one of those rare Mets who's...
Applying the Tourniquet
Game 141: Phillies 3 - Mets 0 (Friday) Game 142: Phillies 6 - Mets 2 (Sunday Afternoon) Game 143: Mets 6 - Phillies 3 (Sunday Night) The difference between the 2008 Mets and their 2007 counterparts was in evidence Sunday...
An Uncomfortable Win
Game 112: Mets 6 - Padres 5 Billy Wagner's season has featured huge ups and downs, and the ninth inning has been a nervous time for Mets fans. Now that Billy is on the shelf for two weeks it has...
Winning Ugly Beats Losing Pretty Every Time
Game 89: Mets 10 - Phillies 9 When you score ten runs it's supposed to be a laugher. It turned out to be anything but that, but it was still a win. Pedro looked much more in command last night....
Wagner: Oops, I Did It Again
Game 65: Diamondbacks 5 - Mets 4 (10) I'm not looking to kick a guy when he's down, but it's getting hard to defend Billy Wagner against the charge that he wilts in big spots. He did it in the...
Road Woes Continue
Game 46: Rockies 6 - Mets 5 (13) Sorry to be so late with this. I had a large project going in the yard today, and it these games are getting hard to write about. As I sit here and...
Five in a Row
Game 16: Mets 4 - Phillies 2 The toughest part of this one was surviving the eighth inning and listening to Tim McCarver for almost 3-1/2 hours. Ollie Perez walked the shutout tightrope for 5-2/3 innings, and the bullpen did...
Mets Win One In Philly
Game 15: Mets 6 - Phillies 4 For seven innings this game was a masterpiece. It got a little messy in the eighth, but worked out well in the end. Santana was as sharp as we've seen him this season,...
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