I just wanted to take a moment and personally thank Jerry Manuel on behalf of every Phillies fan out there for taking Johan Santana out of last night's game. Santana was cruising along last night in complete control of the game. Through eight innings (105 pitches) he had given up eight hits but   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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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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Jack Curry of the New York Times presents a very sobering statistic this morning: The ERA of five members of the bullpen since the All Star Break... Scott Schoeneweis, 5.14. Duaner Sanchez, 5.40. Pedro Feliciano, 8.10. Joe Smith, 9.53. Aaron Heilman, 11.32.Wow. 11.32?! And he's still   more...
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There are two sides to every coin. On one hand, I leave Johan Santana out there for the 9th inning to work his magic. That's why he's getting the big bucks. On the flip-side, I can see why you don't want to run your "ace" out there and run up his pitch count, especially with Pedro Martinez   more...
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Jon Niese's first start with AAA New Orleans: 7 IP, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 7 strike outs, 96 pitches, 65 for strikes.Now that is quality. Depending on how Pedro Martinez does against the Astros on Friday and beyond and how Carlos Muniz or Joe Smith fares in the bullpen over the next few   more...
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The Mets won a marathon game, with Angel Pagan delivering with a single up the middle in the bottom of the 12th inning over the Phillies Thursday night by a score of 4-3.
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Mets reliever Joe Smith told the Wrigley Field Bleachers that they "ain't shit" the other day.
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Being a fanatical baseball fan, I have no idea how I have never heard of Candy Cummings (that's not exactly an easily forgotten name like Joe Smith). Born William Arthur Cummings, Candy claims to have been the first person to ever pitch a curveball in a game back in 1867, and for this he's in the   more...
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I can honestly say, this is something I've been waiting to happen for years. Jerry Manuel has finally assigned defined roles to the bullpen.
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The language is rated R, so be careful blasting this around children.Joe Smith got heckled in the outfield in Chicago, and did not enjoy it. He yelled back.
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