August 30, 2009
New York Mets (59-71 Road: 24-40) at Chicago Cubs (65-62 Home: 38-24) 2:20pm
Nelson Figueroa (1-3 5.40) vs. Carlos Zambrano (7-3 3.80)
TV: WPIX
What to watch: The Mets are trying to avoid the sweep today before they have a road off-day and then head to Colorado. Figueroa is making his fourth start of the season and pitched [...]
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August 29, 2009
New York Mets (59-70 Road: 24-39) at Chicago Cubs (64-62 Home: 37-24) 4:10pm
Bobby Parnell (3-6 5.08) vs. Ryan Dempster (7-7 4.07)
TV: FOX
What to watch: The Cubs are 2-4 in the last 6 games that Dempster started. Dempster certainly isn’t living up to the 4-year/$52 million contract he signed before this season. His career year last [...]
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August 28, 2009
New York Mets (58-70 Road: 24-38) at Chicago Cubs (63-62 Home: 36-24) 2:20pm
Pat Misch (0-1 4.09) vs. Ted Lilly (9-8 3.40)
TV: SNY
What to watch: The Mets are in Chicago for a 3-game weekend series. The Cubs have lost five of their last seven games and so have the Mets. Lilly is 2-4 since June 14 [...]
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August 28, 2009
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Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal previews this weekend’s Mets-Cubs series at Wrigley. It’s funny that they introduce that piece as a preview of the “great” match-up’s on Fox this weekend. I’d hardly call this series “great”. I think that I’d use the adjective “weak”. Both teams are in the tank and [...]
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August 23, 2009
Philadelphia Phillies (70-50 Road: 38-21) at New York Mets (57-66 Home: 34-30) 1:10pm
Pedro Martinez (1-0 4.50) vs. Oliver Perez (3-3 6.06)
TV: WPIX
What to watch: Pedro returns! It’s kind of sad to see a formerly-great pitcher hanging onto his career by a thread, but Pedro is back. You can bet that he’ll be highly motivated today [...]
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August 22, 2009
Philadelphia Phillies (69-50 Road: 37-21) at New York Mets (57-65 Home: 34-29) 7:10pm
J.A. Happ (9-2 2.66) vs. Tim Redding (1-4 6.53)
TV: SNY
What to watch: Redding is making his first start back in the rotation since the Mets released Livan Hernandez. Redding was the obvious choice for the rotation because he’s been rocked in his last two [...]
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August 18, 2009
Atlanta Braves (62-56 Road: 30-29) at New York Mets (55-63 Home: 32-27) 7:10pm
Derek Lowe (12-7 4.08) vs. Oliver Perez (2-3 5.97)
TV: SNY
What to watch: The Braves come to town hot, winning seven of their last nine games. Lowe has won his last five decisions and hasn’t lost a game since July 5. You already know [...]
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August 17, 2009
San Francisco Giants (63-54 Road: 24-34) at New York Mets (55-62 Home: 32-26) 7:10pm
Joe Martinez (2-1 6.00) vs. Livan Hernandez (7-7 5.28)
TV: SNY
What to watch: The Giants are trying to split the four game series with a win today. Martinez got hit pretty hard in a 9-1 loss to the Dodgers in his last start giving [...]
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