Mets manager Jerry Manuel's voice was soft and steady. His words were strong.Manuel was New York's bench coach in September 2007, so he knows full well what this team went through then, and he was not pleased Monday night by a 7-2 loss to the Washington Nationals that cut the Mets' NL East lead to a half-game over idle Philadelphia.
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"We come in and need a game and don't play well," Manuel said. "That can happen, but it shouldn't happen at this time of the year."
Fast Facts
• The Mets have now lost three of their last four games, falling to 7-5 in September.
• New York's 3-4-5 hitters went a combined 0-for-11 while Washington's were 5-for-10 with six runs and three RBIs.
• Nats starter John Lannan, who allowed eight hits in three innings in his last start vs. the Mets, gave up just one hit in seven innings.
Everywhere Manuel looked, he saw bad news, and it added up to his team's third loss in its past four games, eating into what was a 3 1/2-game cushion over the Phillies as recently as Wednesday. New York has 13 games left, Philadelphia has 12.
Source ESPN.com
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September 16, 2008 7:30 AM
As long as the Cubbies hold on I'm fine... Next Year is this Year!
(of course the wife is cheering hard for the Phils)
September 16, 2008 8:20 AM
It's College Football Season. How about some stuff for Saturdays in the Fall?
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