Extra painful

The New York Mets (50-48) dropped a 3-2 decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine on a 13th inning walk off home run by James Loney off Oliver Perez (0-4, 6.15).  It was the Mets 12th walk-off loss of the season. They are now 20-32 on the road and 2-8 on the road trip. The [...]

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Mets bounce back in L.A.

Behind a wonderful performance by Johan Santana, the New York Mets (50-47) bounced back to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1, in the second game of a four-game series at Chavez Ravine. The Mets improved to an ugly 20-31 on the road and 2-7 on the road trip. The Atlanta Braves lost a 7-6 decision [...]

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Mets Rewind: July 24

Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1967: New York Mets traded Hawk Taylor to the California Angels for Don Wallace. 1978: Pete Rose singles twice during the Reds' 5-3 win over the Mets, extending his hitting streak to thirty-seven games to tie the modern Major League record held by Tommy [...]

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