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Brahiam Maldonado, who had 2 homers in the game on the 16th, had two more tonight, his 13th and 14th of the season. Over his six last games, Maldonado is hitting .409 (9 for 22) with a 2b, 5 HR and 15 RBI.
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Via Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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August 20, 2009
The New York Mets would apparently love to unload closer Billy Wagner(notes), according to ESPN. The team has reportedly put him on waivers just before he is set to return from a long stay on the disabled list. And he is apparently ready to waive his no-trade clause.
Anybody who takes Wagner will have to shell our about $2.7 million for the rest of this season in addition to...
Via Mets Fever
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August 20, 2009
Fresh off his three run relief outing, Tim Redding will take Livan Hernandez's place in the rotation. I completed this post today about the alternatives for the rotation, to be honest I'd rather see Redding released and a guy like Pat Misch get a chance.In other pitching news Oliver Perez had his side session and deemed himself fine for his next start, so really Livan'...
Via Mets Fever
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August 20, 2009
There are all kinds of rumors swirling around Gary Sheffield, one thing is for certain, Sheffield was a late scratch from the line-up due to what Jerry Manuel called an emotional and physical break. According to rumors Sheffield requested an extension and when Omar denied the extension, he threaten to walk out on the team. When cooler heads prevailed, Sheffield was on the bench and...
Via Mets Fever
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August 20, 2009
The Mets may need to fill rotation spots for a number of reasons; ineffectiveness, injuries and rest for certain starters ( Johan/Pelfrey).Two of the pitchers who would sit at the top of the depth chart both started today for Buffalo in a doubleheader. Pat Misch started the first game but for unknown reasons only went four innings ( 67 pitches) in which he allowed one run on three...
Via Mets Merized Online
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August 19, 2009
Jayson Stark of ESPN is reporting the following,
According to a major league source, the Mets placed Wagner on trade waivers Wednesday. That means those waivers would expire at 1 p.m. EDT Friday, hours before Wagner is scheduled to be activated and make his long-awaited return from Tommy John Surgery.
It’s unlikely Wagner would be claimed, since [...]
Via Rising Apple
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August 19, 2009
So long Alex Cora. Welcome back to the Mets graveyard, AKA, the ever-expanding DL. And I know everyone is excited to also welcome back the venerable Wilson Valdez.
The big story though coming out of Flushing, which of course is not baseball related, is Ryan Church’s return to Citi Field. Stemming from the scary concussion David [...]
Via The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
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August 19, 2009
I hope for Alexi Panos' sake that she's not still doing "Beer Money" when she's 45 years old.But if she is, she'll have that ace question in the hole where she'll ask the contestant du jour to name as many players who got a hit during the inning where they set a club record with ten. She could even tell them that the year was 2009. And the guesses will...
Via NY Daily News
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August 19, 2009
After 11 months away from the Mets and Billy Wagner said returning felt a lot like getting traded in the middle of the season. It was a prescient comment considering that during Wednesday's game, the Mets put him on waivers.
Via NJ.com
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August 19, 2009
William Perlman/The Star-LedgerOliver Perez said if he feels good after a bullpen session Thursday, he'll start as scheduled Sunday. NEW YORK -- A few quick Mets injury updates from Citi Field, where Bobby Parnell will start against the Braves on...
Via Miami Herald
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August 20, 2009
Billy Wagner's perfect return to the mound came at the expense of Livan Hernandez.
Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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August 20, 2009
Joel Sherman of the New York Post is reporting that Gary Sheffield and the Mets are at odds about his contract situation. Sherman cites "two sources" who say that Sheffield asked the team for a contract extension and was denied. The sources say he is now threatening to leave the team. The two parties are now in discussions, according to Sherman, and the release of the aging...
Via New York Mets ? New York Post
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August 21, 2009
Livan Hernandez will not be around to witness the completion of this mess. The Mets released the veteran right-hander yesterday -- just a week after manager Jerry Manuel gave him a second chance in the rotation. Hernandez was 7-8 with a 5.47...
Via Walkoff Walk
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August 19, 2009
New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon lost hundreds of millions of dollars when Bernie Madoff's super-awesome investment firm proved to be nothing more than a bundle of twenties stuffed in a shoebox underneath Bernie's twenty-four carat gold bed. But there was no way that Wilpon's empty pockets could possibly affect the Mets in a negative way, right? Via Metsblog presented...
Via Bleacher Report
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August 20, 2009
55-38.
Sounds pretty good right about now, doesn't it? No, it's not the Mets' record at the All-Star Break this season. But it certainly could have been if not for all the injuries.
It was the Mets' record in 2008 after they fired Willie Randolph on June 17 of that year and replaced him with Jerry Manuel. And keep in mind, that was with the terrible bullpen...
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