The Mets continue their home stand by taking on the Marlins for a three-game set starting tonight. They beat the last-place Padres two out of three by a whisker (moving up to two games behind the Phils), and a 1-5 road trip preceded that. It's time for them to get on a roll, and get that winning   more...
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The Mets put sore-shouldered John Maine on the 15-day disabled list yesterday and are preparing to replace him in the rotation with highly regarded minor-leaguer Jon Niese, according to a person familiar with the club's thinking.The Mets will maneuver their rotation so that they don't need a fifth   more...
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The Mets have acquired reliever Luis Ayala from the Washington Nationals in exchange for minor league middle infielder Anderson Hernandez.Hernandez, best known during his cup of coffee in the majors for being Jose Reyes's best buddy, was hitting just .188 this season in Triple-A New Orleans, and   more...
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Mets will face Zach Duke Tonight, He is 2-0 against the Mets in four starts...posting a 2.39 ERA. GGSWLSVCGSHOIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIPBAA Last game vs. NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 5 3 2 1 3 4.50 1.50 .286 Career vs. NYM 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 26.1 26 9 7 2 4 18 2.39 1.14 .245 Home (this year) 12 12 4 6   more...
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Luis Castillo will be activated for Saturday's game, Jerry Manuel announced.Manuel said the demotion will be a painful decision, because everyone - including Argenis Reyes - is performing well. Manuel said even a pitcher could be demoted to make room.
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In Jerry Manuel's nearly seven years as a big-league manager, no player had ever come to him and begged out of the starting lineup. Until yesterday. Manuel said Luis Castillo, in a surprising move that actually could benefit the Mets, asked to stay on the disabled list just hours before he was   more...
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With the shaky performance of everybody down in the bullpen, and now with Wagner's injury, Minaya really needed to deal for an arm, but he obviously felt the price was too high. Now Eddie Kunz is going to be thrown into the fire. The 22-year-old made his debut yesterday, and threw a scoreless   more...
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I think Jerry Manuel's best gift that he brought to the team was his ability to manipulate a situation. Now most hear the term manipulate and have a negative connotation, but all it means to me is that he has the talent to get the most from those around him. It's actually a compliment to the man   more...
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Flat. Dead fish. No oomph. Nada. Zip. Zilch.This team looks dead. It has no spark, no fight. What we saw nearly three weeks ago, the 10 game winning streak, feels like it happened months ago. Such an abrupt fall from grace. After battling back strong, getting within a few games and finally taking   more...
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In a stunning but easy to decipher turnaround, Castillo will not only return Saturday but will get his second base job back.Castillo has been on the disabled list since July 3 with a strained left hip flexor. The Mets have been prospering with the tandem of rookie Argenis Reyes and Damion Easley at   more...
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Luis Castillo is not going to be activated today. He volunteered to wait a few days. Argenis Reyes will start at second base.Here's the Castillo-less lineup:1)Reyes, SS2)A. Reyes, 2B3)Wright, 3B4)Delgado, 1B5)Beltran, CF6)Murphy, LF7)Church, RF8)Schneider, C9)Maine, RHPWhat   more...
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Johna Santana has his worst start in blue and orange, lasting a mere four innings and allowing five runs to score before getting chased. The Mets didn't seem to care. The bullpen faltered, for the first time in 22 innings. The Mets didn't seem to care. Billy Wagner blew the save in the All Star   more...
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How great does it feel to sweep a team? I know all my Mets friends have been saying all season "Well the team really needs to put together a five or six game win streak before I start to believe."Ya gotta believe.
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It's the bottom of the tenth inning on Sunday. The Mets are up by two, bringing in their closer Billy Wagner. Two pitches in, both Jerry Manuel and trainer Rey Ramirez begin trotting out to the mound to check on Wagner, for an injury they think he has.Billy shrugs them off, and flashes a smile as   more...
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Don't look now, but it sounds as if the Phillies are acting like the fun police again. When asked about Tuesday's inspired comeback win over the Mets, which involved erasing a 7-0 deficit, Jimmy Rollins made yet another reference to his rival's post-homer handshakes and dance moves.The Mets have   more...
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