Mets Acquire Ayala

Here's the afternoon lineup as the Mets go for a perfect 7-0 trip: A. Reyes, 2b Evans, lf Wright, 3b Beltran, cf Delgado, 1b Tatis, rf Easley, ss Castro, c Maine, rhp Jose Reyes has been giving a day off, Wright got one yesterday.... Eddie Kunz has been optioned to Triple-A New Orleans to clear room for Luis Ayala.

The Mets have three players currently on rehab assignment, once a player has completed the required disabled list days ( 15/60 days) and is cleared by the medical staff to resume baseball activities, the team is required to re-instate that player 20 days from his first rehab game ( 30 days pitchers).Of the three players Luis Castillo is the closest to returning but he's also...

The Mets second best pitching prospect is trying to dispel the label of reliever. Robert Parnell has been projected as a top reliever but the pitching prospect has been starting since selected by the Mets in 2005. His first year wasn't very note worthy in 2006 but in 2007 he started 29 games going 8-8 with a 4.19 ERA between FSL and Binghamton. This year he started 24 games for...

As indicated in many reports, Most of them said that Billy Wagner will join the team on Monday. In the Denver Post it's a different story: Billy Wagner felt discomfort in his pitching elbow after throwing a simulated game Saturday and the New York Mets' closer won't come off the disabled list Monday as expected. Wagner, sidelined with a strained left forearm, threw...

Church Factor: The seemingly endless Ryan Church Ryan Church saga took a positive turn yesterday when he made his first game appearance of any kind in nearly six weeks. Serving as the designated hitter, Church went 1-for-3 with an RBI single against the Cardinals' Gulf Coast League affiliate in Florida. He will play DH again today if he shows no symptoms of the post...

The Mets announced that Billy Wagner had a house call from doctor Struan Coleman on Sunday, with the conclusion that he has elbow stiffness. The closer, after a day off Monday, will have a more intensive examination Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery. sr_adspace_id = 3734407; sr_adspace_width = 300; sr_adspace_height = 250; sr_adspace_type = "graphic"...

Ryan Church made his first start in the outfield Monday night for the New Orleans Zephyrs. He went 0-for-2, a strike out in the second and fly out in the fifth.

Two straight Monday afternoon games against the Mets.Two deficits.Two game winning hits by Steve Pearce.---Pearce has been very unimpressive since his callup, but this makes two weeks in a row that he did in the Mets in the Pirates' final at-bat.-Paul Maholm was shaky early and gave up a run in the first (shocking, I know), but limited the damage and allowed just one more run...

The Triple MachineJose Reyes has 60 Triples over his last 4 yrs....Since 1950, the only player with 60 or more triples in a 4 yr span was Lance Johnson. Who has 61 from 1993-1996 (Including 21 w/ Mets in 1996)Most Seasons with 12 triples or more since 1940 are:1)Lance Johnson - 6 (91-96)2)Stan Musial - 6 (43-49)Missed 1945 due to military service.3)Juan Samuel - 4 (84-87)The Running...

The year was 1988. Bill Cosby's sweaters hypnotized us into buying Jell-O Pudding Pops. The nation was swept up in the controversy of the day: Which one of the Golden Girls was Axl Rose singing about in "Sweet Child o' Mine" (Of course it turned out to be Bea Arthur)? And the movie Cocktail inspired a generation of children to quit playing Go Fish, drop out of elementary school and...

The Nationals have assembled a team that lacks a power hitter to build a lineup around and an ace to work off of in the rotation. They have several young, unproven pitchers in the rotation who could be affected long term by their continued struggles all season. By bringing in a second tier pitcher like Jon Garland to lead this rotation would take a lot of pressure off pitchers Jason...

What a familiar site, Phillies jersey #5 rounding the bases as a Mets pitcher puts his head down. If you look up Mets killer you will find Pat Burrell as the first example. It's been said that his last contract was specifically based on his production against the Mets. Approximately 20% of his HRs and RBIs have come against the Mets. Burrell is a free agent at the end of...

Mets (66-56) at Pirates (55-67)7:05--PNC Park, PittsburghPedro Martinez (3-3, 5.37) vs. Zach Duke (4-10, 5.10)[Preview]---------Skyblast THIRD Strike tonight (Phil Vassar). Maybe we can actually win one of them.-And no, Pedro Alvarez is not going to play tonight. Everyone is absolutely ecstatic at the signing, though--as they should be (check any Pirates blog on the sidebar). It...

Zach Duke was destroyed.-The Pirate offense was weak, again. Andy LaRoche hit a solo shot and a mini-rally emerged in the ninth, but the Bucs just got 3 of the 6 they needed.-There really isn't much more to say. 13 games under .500 now. Things are bright for the future, but they aren't very bright at the moment.-Tom Gorzelanny dominated down at Indianapolis, taking a no hitter...

They held off a strong comeback from the Royals all week long to hold on to the top spot in the poll. So here they are in all their nation-spanning glory, from Montreal to Washington D.C., and right in to your computer. It's the Expos/Nationals!!