Oliver Perez is quickly becoming the new Luis Castillo. Last year, Mets fans and journalists routinely ridiculed Mets GM, Omar Minaya, for giving Castillo a lucrative four year deal that was worth $25 million.
This season Minaya is drawing similar criticism for the three year, $36 million deal that he gave to Perez. It’s hard to [...]
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August 15, 2009
I believe next year the Mets are going to need at least a platoon partner for Omir Santos.Brian Schneider's contract is up at the end of the season and I can't see them bringing him back on the decline of his career.Santos has done a solid job this year but I'm not ready to make him the starter and just bring in a journeyman back-up.From everything I've read, Josh...
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August 13, 2009
INT AAA: Buffalo 4/9/3, Rochester 9/14/0
ss Wilson Valdez 3 for 4, run, .250
2b Andy Green 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .245
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, .188
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, run, RBI, .251
cf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .250
dh Jason Dubois 0 for 3, 2 Ks, [...]
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August 15, 2009
Actual pictutes of Mets heros of the past on the wall ? Video boards installed for the fans to better follow the action? Championships duly noted with banners on the wall for all to see? Are these the New York Mets we’re talking about? Amazingly, yes.
I can’t wait to check out the new and improved Mets-centirc $iti Field. I’m still puzzeled by those throwback unis...
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August 15, 2009
Oliver Perez is quickly becoming the new Luis Castillo. Last year, Mets fans and journalists routinely ridiculed Mets GM Omar Minaya for giving Castillo a lucrative four-year deal worth $25 million.
This season, Minaya is drawing similar criticism for the three-year, $36 million deal that he gave to Perez. It’s hard to back Minaya up on this signing as Perez has been pretty...
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August 15, 2009
Carlos Beltran declared himself ready to take the next step in his recovery from a right knee injury after the Mets center fielder completed outfield drills for a second straight day.
Via Tom Seaver Fan Club
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August 16, 2009
The New York Mets(54-62) rallied from a late 4-1 deficit only to lose on a 10th inning home run by San Francisco Giants(63-53) C Bengie Molina, but the game was overshadowed by an awful injury to the NY franchise, 3B David Wright. Wright was hit in the middle of the helmet by a 94 MPH [...]
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August 16, 2009
Kansas City at Detroit: Detroit goes for the sweep of the lowly Royals on Sunday. The Tigers have outscored the Royals 11-1 in the first two games of this series.San Francisco at New York Mets: Jonathan Sanchez and Mike Pelfrey allowed a combined nine runs in their most recent starts. The Giants need to get the Jonathan Sanchez who threw a no-hitter on July 10. The NL Wild Card race...
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August 14, 2009
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August 16, 2009
New York Mets third baseman David Wright was taken from Citi Field in an ambulance after being hit squarely in the helmet by a 94-mph fastball from Giants starter Matt Cain.
Via CBSSports.com
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August 14, 2009
Bobby Parnell pitched six crisp innings in his second major league start and the New York Mets opened an important homestand with a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
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August 14, 2009
Readers of the site know about some of the spirited debate going on here regarding statistical analysis. I questioned our good friends at Amazin Avenue, who tend to look at the game from a very numbers centric perspective. The best example is the Jeff Francoeur/Ryan Church trade, which continuously is analyzed by comparing numbers such [...]
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August 14, 2009
Bobby Parnell pitched six crisp innings in his second major league start and the New York Mets opened an important homestand with a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
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