Phils and Mets are tied for 1st place with a 3 game set to start tonight. Joe Blanton makes his Phillies debut against Johan Santana. Phils Phans are hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. Wednesday sees Brett Myers making his return from the minors to face John Maine. Thursday matinee   more...
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Mets' shortstop Jose Reyes came through with a clutch three run home run off reliever Ryan Madson in Wednesday's game against the Phillies. It was a beautiful hit and probably the most important hit of the season for Reyes. Despite a very shaky outing by Phillies' starter Brett Myers, which   more...
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Tonight starts the biggest series of the year for both the Phillies and the Mets, as they face off in Flushing for a pivotal three game set. They come in to tonight's game tied for first place in the National League East with matching records of 53-46. The Mets are riding a hot streak of 8-2 in   more...
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Come join us for a LIVE GAME THREAD as Brett Myers and John Maine clash at Shea Stadium on Wednesday night!
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Oft-injured Pedro Martinez is up to his old tricks again, forcing the New York Mets to make changes to their upcoming rotation. The 36-year old pitcher received a cortisone injection in his right hip to help with the pain in his groin. The good news is his shoulder pain wasn't anything to worry   more...
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After a head-clearing, soul-searching, location-finding, fastball-reviving demotion to the minor leagues, right-hander Brett Myers rejoins the starting rotation against the rival Mets tonight at Shea Stadium. For New York, John Maine, who's also struggled lately, tries to reverse the momentum swing   more...
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Braden Looper missed on the decision yesterday versus the Royals, and tonight, as the Cardinals start a four-game set with the New York Mets, Kyle Lohse will have a shot at becoming the first ten-game winner on the staff. But he may have to go deep to accomplish double-digit victories, as the   more...
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The Cards had a big first night back at Busch Stadium, starting off a four-game series with the Mets, Lohse taking another shot at win number 10, Chris Duncan still hacking away for a homer, and the nerve-racking comeback appearance for Mark Mulder.
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John Maine was forced to leave the game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning due to an injury to his non-pitching arm.
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Oliver Perez, who is coming off his best performance of the year, a seven inning, three hit performance against the Yankees, is now slated to pitch Wednesday or Thursday against the Cardinals out of the bullpen.
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Bob Raissman has quotes from Fred Wilpon where he admits to screwing up the Willie Randolph firing.From Raissman: Fred Wilpon said he learned something from firing Willie Randolph. And it is this: The next time he fires a manager he'll do it in the light of day, when reporters are not sleeping.   more...
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The GNUru's list of the most surprising starting pitchers in fantasy baseball!!While it's still too early to read to much into the early season stats, many unheralded players are off to impressive starts. If you drafted, picked up, or traded for some of the following players, your fantasy team is   more...
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Rival- equal: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues". Be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race". The contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for   more...
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-John Maine may have a dead arm.-I wonder if he'll get paid minimum wage? Luis Castillo has apparently been tabbed as Jose Reyes' babysitter.
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New York MetsJohan Santana, Pedro Martinez, Oliver Perez, John Maine, Orlando Hernandez, Mike PelfreyWhen you have Santana at the top, you automatically have a great pitching staff. He is the ace of the major leagues and is looking at a huge season, not only because he moves to the National League,   more...
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