Nelson Figueroa pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings and boosted the offense with a two-run triple after Jonathon Niese got hurt, leading New York over the Cardinals 9-0.
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Via Mets Merized Online
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August 05, 2009
According to Adam Rubin of the Daily News, Jon Niese is out for the season.
Here is a statement from the Mets:
“Jonathon Niese has been admitted to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. An MRI this afternoon revealed a complete tear of the right upper hamstring tendon from the bone. He will undergo surgery for its [...]
Via NL East Chatter
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August 03, 2009
Nelson Figueroa (0-2) earned his recall from the minor leagues with some fine pitching performances for the AAA Buffalo Bisons.Á> Tonight did not resemble those in any way.Á> Figueroa lasted only 1 2/3 innings, giving up 6 runs, all earned, on 10 hits and 1 walk and that proved to be just too much for [...]
Via MSNBC
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August 05, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -Jonathon Niese wound up doing the splits while trying to cover first base, went to the mound to throw a practice pitch and collapsed in pain from a season-ending hamstring tear. Another game, another injury for the New York Mets.
Via NJ.com
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August 05, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- Jonathon Niese's season is over. The Mets pitcher will undergo surgery to repair a torn hamstring tendon and will miss the rest of the year after hurting himself in the Mets' 9-0 win over the Cardinals on...
Via NJ.com
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August 06, 2009
Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerJonathon Niese is out for the season after tearing his right hamstring tendon Wednesday. SAN DIEGO -- Of all the bad injury news the Mets have gotten lately, between new injuries and injury setbacks, the loss of...
Via NY Daily News
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August 05, 2009
With Jon Niese becoming yet another injury casualty - in scary fashion - for the Mets, Nelson Figueroa made up for an awful spot start earlier this week and tossed 4 1/3 scoreless frames Wednesday in a 9-0 rout of St. Louis at Citi Field.
Via SI.com
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August 05, 2009
NEW YORK(AP) After the Mets lost yet another player to injury, Nelson Figueroa gave them the type of fill-in outing they needed.
Via NJ.com
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August 05, 2009
NEW YORK - When Mets pitcher Jon Niese fell to the ground after a mid-inning warmup pitch Wednesday, it seemed the Mets hopes would tumble away along with him. Nope....
Via Archie Bunker's Army
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August 05, 2009
Well, you had to like the beginning; Niese looking sharp, David Wright hitting a first inning two-run homer.going down like he'd been shot by a sniperhot, cold and.....hot againOf course, an inning later, Wright commits an error at third and Niese hurts himself. He wouldn't be a proper Met if he didn't. That's the way these Mets roll, one debilitating injury after...
Via Miami Herald
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August 07, 2009
The New York Mets placed pitcher Jonathon Niese on the 60-day disabled list Thursday and brought back pitcher Elmer Dessens from Triple-A Buffalo.
Via New York Mets ? New York Post
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August 04, 2009
Any chance Mets GM Omar Minaya dialed the wrong number and actually called up Ed Figueroa for last night's start? Then again, the 60-year-old former Yankees pitcher might have given the Mets a better chance than Nelson Figueroa, who can shuffle...
Via NJ.com
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August 05, 2009
NEW YORK - When he saw Jon Niese sprawled out on the infield with an injured hamstring, fellow Mets pitcher Nelson Figueroa offered a quick prayer from the bullpen. Then he grabbed his glove and began to loosen up....
Via Archie Bunker's Army
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August 03, 2009
First of all, where is David Wright's beard?I know he's a kid, or looks like a kid and he's got a helium voice and doesn't always hit in the clutch but by crikey, when your team has pledged to grow beards until you reach .500 and you fall 5 games below .500 against one of the worst teams in the league, a team even worse than your own team, you expect a manchild like...
Via Faith and Fear
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August 03, 2009
"They battled."
It's a line that makes any Mets fan cringe and mutter, remembering a miscast Art Howe facing the chop-licking New York media after another loss. It was Art's kindly placeholder comment, his verbal shrug of the shoulders, his way of not saying, "What do you think I can do with this collection of once-weres and never-will-bes, palookas and...
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