The Mets received very bad news today after Billy Wagner's simulated inning, Billy's forearm is fine but his elbow is now sore. Wagner will not be coming off the DL on Monday and is heading back to NY to have the elbow examined. The Mets have been piecing together saves since Wags went on the DL   more...
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For those who say Jon Niese is reaching his max. innings for the year and should be shut down at the end of the Zephyrs season instead of starting his service time early, his last two outings would support that argument. For the second straight outing Niese has allowed four runs this time in six   more...
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Pedro Martinez came out pitching one his better games going 7 innings, giving up 8 hits, 1 run , 1 walk and striking out 4.Jose Reyes had a eventful night going 2 for 5 with a homer(13) and a triple(14)..He also had 2 RBI'sRamon Castro started tonight and hit as well going 2 for 3 with a homer and   more...
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Tired of seeing the Mets' pen blow leads? Me too. Here's a program for Jerry Manuel to get the team back on track.
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Who says bullpen injuries don't directly affect a team's starting rotation?With the uncertainty of Billy Wagner's sore forearm, and the unavailability of Aaron Heilman, the Mets needed to create a roster spot for a bullpen arm (rookie Eddie Kunz). Therefore, starter John Maine was placed on the   more...
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I think all of those who were screaming for Eddie Kunz to get his shot as a closer have been quieted tonight. Kunz was brought into the perfect situation to show what he has, the Pirates are a weak hitting team and the Mets were up by six runs. Even those die hard Kunz's fans who believed that   more...
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Here's the afternoon lineup as the Mets go for a perfect 7-0 trip:A. Reyes, 2b Evans, lfWright, 3bBeltran, cfDelgado, 1bTatis, rfEasley, ssCastro, cMaine, rhpJose Reyes has been giving a day off, Wright got one yesterday....Eddie Kunz has been optioned to Triple-A New Orleans   more...
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Here's the afternoon lineup as the Mets go for a perfect 7-0 trip:A. Reyes, 2b Evans, lfWright, 3bBeltran, cfDelgado, 1bTatis, rfEasley, ssCastro, cMaine, rhpJose Reyes has been giving a day off, Wright got one yesterday....Eddie Kunz has been optioned to Triple-A New Orleans   more...
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Billy Wagner's arm troubles could doom the Mets postseason chances. There are zero solid options in the bullpen behind Wagner, and the best fantasy option just might be an untested rookie.
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Billy Wagner's not one to make excuses when he blows a save, but he did let everyone know why he struggled last night. The Mets' closer revealed that he has a strain in his left forearm.Wagner originally hurt his forearm last Tuesday against the Marlins, but after a few days' rest he hoped the   more...
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David Wright finally got a hit last night. Two in fact. But in the field and on the basepath, he looks lost. Today's noon game would be the perfect opportunity to give him a breather, give him the chance to clear his head.Apparently, Jerry Manuel thinks the same way, but Wright talked him out of it.
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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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Today, every Mets fan in the greater blogosphere is writing something inflammatory about the team's disastrous bullpen. Fair enough a€" the failure warrants the attention.But, to be different, I'll be quoting, and then writing inflammatory comments about the Mets' disastrous bullpen.A Honestly,   more...
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Billy Wagner is scheduled to undergo an MRI today on his forearm, uh oh, and so the Mets need to scramble for a closer for this week and potentially for the remainder of the year. So who should the Mets turn to? Heilman? Nope. Sanchez? Nope. Feliciano? Nope. Than whom? Eddie Kunz of course.Kunz   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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