After losing to the Atlanta Braves 4-1, falling 7 1/2 games behind in the National League East and into fourth place, Johan Santana discussed his start and the state of the Mets ...
After a terrific June in which the team went 18-8, the Mets followed up with a brutal July, in which they posted a dismal 9-17 record. Everyone points to the 2-9 road trip that opened up the second half of the season but the bad play started before the break, when the Mets went 2-4 [...]
Johan Santana surrendered six runs in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday night. It was his worst first inning performance of his major league career. Santana spoke to the media following the game (video courtesy of ESPN-New York) ...
The New York Mets (51-50) dropped a 3-2, 13-inning decision to the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday night at Citi Field. The loss dropped the Mets to 11-21 in one-run games. Trailing 7-2, the Mets came screaming back, scoring one run in the sixth inning and four in the eighth inning to tie the game. Carlos Beltran [...]
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 [...]
Most New York Mets fans by now probably thought they would be dealing with another disastrous season: clubhouse turmoil, a new manager, and what many want – a new GM. But thanks to an overachieving starting rotation, great years from David Wright and unheralded Angel Pagan, and now with the imminent return of Carlos Beltran, [...]
The New York Mets (47-37), not strike that, Johan Santana beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 at Citi Field Tuesday night, pitching a three-hit complete game shutout. The Mets improve to 29-13 at home and trail the Atlanta Braves by three games in the National League East. The Braves beat the Phillies 6-3. Cincinnati Reds @ [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1969: The New York Mets drop their fourth consecutive game, a 7-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium. With the scored tied at two heading to the eighth inning, the Pirates hammered Mets reliever Tug McGraw. Matty Alou led off with a single. [...]
Johan Santana was not at his best Saturday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins. He surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings. Usually you can brush off a bad start by Santana, but today was different. Now every start will be put under the microscope as Santana is now in the [...]
Johan Santana will face his former for the first time since being traded in December 2007. He spoke to the media Friday about today's start ... ###
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1989: The Mets' defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Philadelphia, tying the major-league record set by the Indians in 1945. New York pitchers retire the Phillies on 13 strikeouts, 12 fly outs, and two ground balls to first [...]
Johan Santana discusses the missed bunt play which led to Mark Teixeira's grand slam in the Mets loss to the Yankees on Sunday ...