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Nick Johnson drove in four runs and the Florida Marlins beat the listless New York Mets 13-4 on Thursday night to gain ground on the NL East-leading Phillies.
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Via Baseball Musings
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September 11, 2009
MLB Fanhouse puts the star label on Marlins leftfielder Chris Coghlan:
In fact, Coghlan has been asked to do two things this year he had never done before. Besides moving from second base to left, Coghlan has become a leadoff hitter.
And while that might seem like piling on, asking a youngster to learn two new jobs [...]
Via The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
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September 10, 2009
You want the Mets to acknowledge their history? Then we should have had Keith Hernandez and Darryl Strawberry go at it on picture day. Not like they haven't done it before, right? It's the 20th anniversary, for heaven's sake! They could have worn big oversized boxing gloves or something, or they could have played Wii Resort or something.Instead, we live in a kinder, gentler...
Via Mets Fever
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September 10, 2009
I admit it, in 2007 when the Mets signed Moises Alou to a one year deal worth 7.5MM with an option for the next year I supported the move. At what power hitting corner outfielders were costing the move made sense and even if he was an injury risk at 40 y/o, the team had Milledge, Martinez and Gomez to cut their teeth in the majors when he went down. Even though he only appeared in...
Via Sports Pickle
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September 09, 2009
After back-to-back Septembers that saw them choke away huge leads in the division, the New York Mets are growing confident that this September will be different. "I am proud to see how this team...Hear More »
Via Miami Herald
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September 11, 2009
Last week, Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla was questioning teammate Hanley Ramirez's desire to win. Needless to say, Ramirez responded and has put his club back into the mix for a postseason spot.
Via Miami Herald
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September 12, 2009
With three weeks left in the season, the Marlins are more focused on catching the division-leading Phillies instead of the wild card-leading Rockies. Why? They've got six games left against the Phillies, and none against the Rockies.
Via Faith and Fear
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September 10, 2009
We're way out of the race. We're about to be officially eliminated. We're going to finish with a losing record. We're depressed. We're dispirited. We're done.
Yet Nate the profane Pirates fan could not possibly be moved by our plight.
I don't know jack about Nate except for what he posted in this space in response to a Faith and Fear rant on the...
Via Beerleaguer
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September 11, 2009
Cole Hamels toes the slab when the Phillies open a four-game set with Nelson Figueroa and the Mets. First pitch is 7:05, weather permitting.
Via Sports Page Atlanta
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September 10, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - A streaker who disrupted a New York Mets game by jumping onto Citi Field naked except for a stuffed monkey tied around his waist has been banned from the ballpark for a year.
Via New York Mets ? New York Post
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September 12, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- The Mets are serious about treating Carlos Beltran and his bruised right knee with kid gloves. That was obvious last night, when manager Jerry Manuel sat the All-Star center fielder because day-long rains slickened the outfield at C...
Via Bleacher Report
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September 09, 2009
It was the bottom of the seventh inning, the Mets were down 4-2, and a fresh off the DL Carlos Beltran came up to bat with two outs and the bases loaded.
The stage was set...
A single would have tied the game, an extra base hit may have given the Mets the lead, and a grand slam would have sent Mets fans into the kind of frenzy they haven’t felt in a long, long time.
Brian Sanches...
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