After avoiding a sweep at the hands of the Atlanta Braves last night, the New York Mets continue their 10 game road trip vs. the Chicago Cubs this afternoon at Wrigley Field. R.A. Dickey will start game 1 of the weekend series for the Mets and will face off against Randy Wells. After another brilliant [...]
8-2-10 Z-Cap: Mets Avoid Sweep
After giving up 22 runs in the first 3 games of the series the Mets needed a strong performance from their ace, Johan Santana, if they were to avoid a sweep in Atlanta. The good news is that’s exactly what they got, the bad news is that they only got 5 innings of it. As [...]
Santana Exits Early With Strained Pectoral Muscle
Update- 9:38 p.m. Kevin Burkhardt of SNY reports that Johan Santana left the game due to a strained pectoral muscle. Andy Martino of the New York Daily News says that Santana is listed as day-to-day: Original Post- 8:45 p.m. After pitching 5 innings of 1 run ball against the Atlanta Braves tonight Johan Santana was [...]
Mets Need to Open Door For Parnell To Close
In a year of malcontent and disappointment, where fans are left searching for hope in yet another lost season, the talent and potential of the team’s youth provides promise. This promise is perhaps best exemplified by right handed reliever Bobby Parnell, who is doing all he can to show that he will be part [...]
9-1-10 Z-Cap: Atlanta 4 Mets 1
The Atlanta Braves defeated the life-less New York Mets by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday night to take the first 3 games of this 4 game series. Tommy Hanson, who was winless in his last 10 starts, picked up his 9th win of the season as he stymied the anemic NY offense. Hanson allowed [...]
9-1-10 Pre-Game: Mets @ Atlanta 7:10
The Jeff Francoeur-less Mets will try to avoid losing 3 straight to the Braves tonight in Atlanta as Mike Pelfrey squares off against Tommy Hanson. For the Mets, Pelfrey has been fantastic over his past 3 starts going 2-1 with a 1.57 ERA. Tommy Hanson, on the other hand, has seen things go in the [...]
Joaquin Arias Was Once a Top Prospect
Sure, it may have been several years ago, but Joaquin Arias was once a top prospect in the Texas Rangers organization and may turn out to be more than just a utility infielder for the Mets in 2010 and 2011. With 20-year-old Ruben Tejada proving to be overwhelmed at the plate and Luis Castillo proving [...]
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I'm kind of disappointed the heckling story fizzled. I had a good headline - "Jet Boo" #mets2 minutes ago from TweetDeck
hey, I call the people I'm writing about before running with a story RT @Deadspin Right on, guy from a New York tabloid.13 minutes ago from web
A mind-boggling Jeter stat from Sandwich Awards: Since 8/15 he's hitting .157, with more K's (12) than hits (11) http://es.pn/cAy5Q818 minutes ago from web
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