losing Stories - SB Nation
Oh My Crap: Phillies 8, Mets 7
Anybody who *didn't* see this coming when the Mets were up 7-0 is a liar. Big winners: Aaron Heilman, +42.8% WPA, Damion Easley, +17.3% WPA Big losers: Scott Schoeneweis, -35.7% WP...
Blasted Scrappiness: Astros 6, Mets 4
Really? Brad Ausmus? Really? Darin Erstad? Really. Big winners: Carlos Beltran, +29.1% WPA, Luis Ayala, +14.3% WPA Big losers: Pedro Feliciano, -40.8% WPA, Aaron Heilman, -15.7% WPA Teh a...
Sinking The Maine: Astros 8, Mets 3
Just a brutal game all-around. John Maine had arguably the worst start of any Met this season, allowing eight runs on ten hits in 5.2 innings for a woeful game score of 19. Duaner Sanchez "relieve...
Not-So-Dirty Sanchez: Pirates 5, Mets 2
You can't win them all, and four-game sweeps are especially tough, but when you take the first three against an awful team like the Pirates, it's a little disappointing not to come away with the l...
It's Not Worth Losing If You Can't Lose Big
I promised myself I wouldn't write another column belaboring the fact that the Mets' bullpen has completely fallen apart. I'll try to keep things brief, because I don't want to reiterate what we alrea...
Blow It Up: Pirates 7, Mets 5
Heilman, Show, Smith, Feliciano, oh my! I haven't seen anything like this, possibly ever. For 80% of the bullpen to implode on a daily basis, for a team that is actually pretty talented and a coll...
Unswept: Marlins 8, Mets 2
Ugh. I don't even want to think about this game. Not much good to say about this one, as the Mets were mostly shut down (again) by Josh Johnson, and Mike Pelfrey was roughed up by the Marlins for ...
One Step Back: Padres 4, Mets 2
And we're back to the wretched, intolerable Mets games of yestermonth. Sloppy defense, anemic offense, practically nothing to get excited about. The pitching wasn't terrible. Pedro Martinez got of...
Rock Bottom: Astros 4, Mets 0
Wow. Nothing good to say, really. Eddie Kunz pitched a scoreless inning in his big league debut, so that was nice. The Mets' offense actually did a solid job of getting on base and and a downright...
Leaky Ship: Astros 7, Mets 3
I was at one of those weird Friday night weddings and the reception hall in the hotel had zero cellular service and no WiFi within range. So what's a guy to do? Well, if that guy is me he sneaks o...
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