Carlos Beltran's two out grand slam was an amazing moment in the second half of a season that's beginning to have many magical moments. The Mets offense was stymied all night and in the last inning were down to their last strike, not once but twice when Beltran cleared the bases. While it's   more...
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Oliver Perez only gave up 2 runs and 3 hits in 6 innings. He managed to walk 5 and struck out only 4..Marlins led all the way,  2-1 to till the top of the ninth............ Carlos Beltran was Tonight's Hero with a 2 out Grand Slam in the top of the ninth......He ended the night with all 5   more...
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With the New York Mets (75-60) trailing 2-1 in the ninth inning and two outs, Marlins closer Kevin Gregg gave up singles to Luis Castillo and David Wright, then hit Carlos Delgado with a pitch to load the bases and Carlos Beltran ripped a grand slam on the first pitch from Gregg.
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No, you didn't read the title wrong, nor am I going crazy. In fact, the reality of the title just struck me the other day as I was perusing a statistics page. See, here's the thing, lost in all the criticism Matt Kemp gets for his demeanor, or his attitude, or for striking out, or for losing fly   more...
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Today every Mets fan is waking up a little uneasy. Everyone who watched the game last night thought we were going to have a laugher but turned out being a slobber. The Mets are not in first place and today is the first day we have flashbacks of 2007.The Mets have their ace on the mound, Johan   more...
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you.
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This photo has nothing to do with this posting reallyIt was a big week for the Reds scouting department .Not only did they sign Yonder Alonso, they reeled in another draft pick that was almost a lock to not sign, Juan Carlos Sulbaran, and the huge Valenzuelen prospect Yorman Rodriguez.Yonder Alonso   more...
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On the day after the Mets found out  about Billy Wagner and his injured forearm, Johan Santana pitches a complete game shutout.The Mets got Home runs from Carlos Beltran and Brian Schneider to account for most of the scoring....David Wright and the Bullpen got a well deserved day off   more...
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Last Favre Post of the Week. I Promise.He Didn't Look Too ComfyPerhaps this was to be expected, I mean if you were the face of a franchise for 16 years and people kept on pummeling you with questions about your former team, would you look comfortable. And why wouldn't you feel awkward holding up a   more...
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A layer of snow on the ground in Denver, Colorado at the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Conference didn't stop 14 fantasy baseball experts from participating in a fiercely competitive 2008 fantasy baseball mock draft.The league starts C, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, MI, CI, OF, OF, OF, OF, OF, and nine   more...
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OPPOSING HITTERABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS Luis Castillo 44 16 3 1 0 2 5 3 .364 .429 .477 .906 Moises Alou 24 10 2 0 1 4 2 1 .417 .462 .625 1.087 Jose Reyes 16 7 3 0 1 2 1 2 .438 .471 .813 1.283 Carlos Beltran 13 8 2 0 1 2 0 1 .615 .615 1.000 1.615 Damion Easley 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .154   more...
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It's time to take the interim tag off of Jerry Manuel. The Mets are no lock to make the playoffs and could fizzle out the rest of the season, but Manuel has proven that's he's the man for the job. If they don't get into the post-season, it will be because of their leaky bullpen. It doesn't matter   more...
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There are a lot of uncertainties in the Phillies clubhouse these days. Will the starting rotation be able to have success in October? Will the offense stay consistent enough to hold off the Mets and surprising Marlins in the NL East? However, in the humble opinion of this writer, one of the most   more...
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Which fantasy studs dropped the ball last week? And which "sleepers" fell short of their hyped billing? Screaming Sports' Andrew Thibodeau runs down an eight-player list of fantasy bombs.
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The Mets may be considered the losers of the deadline but , the options were really not there and realistically Omar understands the team they have this year is not gonna get it done . If they were one big piece away then maybe you mortgage the future. This team has far to many question marks and   more...