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90 Minutes To Go Still No Trades: Mets Lineup V. DBacks - JUly 31, 2010

Like many out there, I have been watching the trade wires to see what the Mets are not going to get. As of now, still no trades other than yesterday's block buster deal that sent Mike Jacobs to the Blue Jays for a Player To Be Named Later. Thanks to Adam Rubin for today's losing lineup: 1. Reyes SS 2. Pagan RF 3. Wright 3B 4. Beltran CF 5. Davis 1B 6. Carter LF 7. Thole...
Via Long Island Met Fan  |  58 minutes ago
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Thankfully, Cubs Say No to Ollie

I know, the title seems insane, the Mets should take any chance they can to get rid of Oliver Perez, right?  I couldn’t have imagined a scenario where I wouldn’t have been happy to see him go.  I would literally applaud the front office for simply cutting him and eating the rest of the ~$16 [...]
Via MetsZilla  |  1 hour ago
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The Best Baseball Commercials, Part 6: Giants Closer Brian Wilson/B-Weezy

Even though none of these videos are actually commercials, they are just as entertaining thanks to the hilarious antics and personality of San Francisco Giants’ closer, Brian Wilson.  If you know nothing about the flame-throwing right-hander, there is a lot to take in.  Wilson dresses like a rock star, acts like a rock star, is [...]
Via The Golden Sombrero Baseball Blog  |  4 hours ago
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The real Mike Pelfrey

At the break, Mike Pelfrey was 10-4 and many thought he got a raw deal by not making the All-Star team. But the truth is that after a great April, Pelfrey is the same underachieving guy he has always been. The story line was how the former first-round draft pick had added a new pitch [...]
Via Mets360.com  |  4 hours ago
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Jerry Showed no Faith in Pelf

Given the July Mike Pelfrey has had some people will look at Jerry Manuel’s decision to remove his starter in the 6th inning of last night’s game in favor of Raul Valdes as one that is somewhat tough to criticize.  Certainly the guys in the SNY booth (Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling, and Gary Cohen) all [...]
Via MetsZilla  |  13 hours ago
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Valdes Annihilated, Mets Lose 9-6

In a game where David Wright hit two home runs and the Mets offense put up some run support, Raul Valdes was pitching volleyballs and the Diamondbacks tee’d off, winning the opening game of the series 9-6. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey was hit early on in the game, and hit hard. Mike’s final line of five runs allowed, four earned on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  15 hours ago
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New York Mets shopping left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez

Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated said the New York Mets tried shopping left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez today. This isn’t the first time the Mets have tried to move Perez. A couple of weeks ago, an American League source close to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com said the New York Mets tried to trade Perez, who is midway through a three-year, $36 million contract, to the Kansas...
Via PRO Rumors  |  20 hours ago
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Jason Bay Placed On DL, Reflecting On His Signing

The Mets officially placed outfielder Jason Bay on the disabled list on Friday. Bay continues to suffer with continued headaches, a week after he hit the outfield wall at Dodger Stadium while making a catch. Minor league outfielder Jesus Feliciano was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to take his place and will be available tonight against the D’Backs. Also, David Wright will...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  22 hours ago
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Mets trade Mike Jacobs for Player to be named Later

The Mets traded Mike Jacobs to the Blue Jays for a player to be named later. Jacobs who is 29 began the season as the Mets First baseman when Daniel Murphy got hurt, but after a slow start was demoted to AAA-Buffalo, paving way to Ike Davis who is AWESOME. Jacobs was hitting .260/.313/.478 for Buffalo with 23 doubles and 15 homers. It has been reported that Nick Evans has been promoted...
Via Mets Fever  |  23 hours ago
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Mets Trade Jacobs: Lineup V. DBacks - July 30, 2010

Tonight's Mets lineup V. Arizona: 1. Reyes-SS 2. Castillo-2B 3. Pagan-LF 4. Wright-3B 5. Beltran-CF 6. Davis-1B 7. Francoeur-RF 8. Blanco-C 9. Pelfrey-RHP Still no official word yet if Bay will be disabled, but it looks more and more like he will. In other news, the Mets have traded 1B Mike Jacobs (AAA Buffalo) to the Toronto Blue Jays for a Player To Be Named Later. Most...
Via Long Island Met Fan  |  1 day ago
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Mets Deal Mike Jacobs: Yaawwwnn

According to Andy McCullough on Twitter the Mets have dealt Mike Jacobs to the Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The first basemen had a poor showing for the Mets early in the year batting .208 in 24 at-bats before giving way to rookie Ike Davis.  Since then Jacobs has had a [...]
Via MetsZilla  |  1 day ago
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A Poetic look at the 2010 Mets

Oh, the new look, but old look 2010 Mets, Relying on old and aging unproductive vets. Jason Bay came to town for a boat load of cash, Now he’ll be DL’d as the result of an LA wall crash. 2 of the starting 5 of the rotation are gone, Maine and Perez have provided no fun. When KRod enters, late in the game, A tying or winning run will make him to blame. Jerry, oh Jerry...
Via CitiSlickers.com  |  1 day ago
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Mets Trade Focus Towards Relievers and Starting Pitching

The trade deadline is 48 hours away, and the Mets have now leaned towards trading for relief pitchers and starting pitching. But, the question is, can the Mets pull the trigger on a deal? As i reported the other day, the Red Sox asked the Mets for Rod Barajas, and in return the Mets would receive reliever Ramon Ramirez. Unfortunately, the Mets placed Barajas on the DL so that trade...
Via Rising Apple  |  1 day ago
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Mets fans are a bunch of chumps to the Wilpon’s.

Usually we lash out at Manager Jerry which my partner in crime has done earlier with the way he handles the Mets lineup. Or maybe we let Omar have it but this one is just for the owners of the Mets. This lashing is for the Wilpon’s I really cant believe that I am waking up today and watching the Phillies, YES the PHILLIES get Roy Oswalt as the good ole Mets do there usual NOTHING...
Via Long Island Met Fan  |  2 days ago
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Mets Could Make Deal To Salvage Ticket Sales, Not For Improvement’s Sake

The Mets are “deathly concerned” about their 2011 ticket sales according to one official writes Joel Sherman of the New York Post.  “They are deathly concerned about where their ticket sales base will go for 2011,” said an AL official who talks regularly to the Mets. “They already took a huge hit from last year to this year. If the place is vacant...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  3 days ago
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