From the Mets' official Twitter account: Happy (early) Birthday Wilmer Flores!! Flores, born on August 6, is on his way to New York!! — New York Mets (@Mets) August 6, 2013 Flores had been hitting .322/.358/.532/.890 with 15 home runs at AAA Las Vegas. According to Jorge Castillo of the Star Ledger, the corresponding 25-man [...]
Big news in Mets land was just announced on Twitter via Ken Rosenthal: Among players accepting 50-game suspensions: #Rangers’ Cruz, #Tigers’ Peralta, #Phlllies’ Bastardo, #Mets’ Valdespin, #Padres’ Cabrera. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 5, 2013 Up until right now, there had been no other indication that Jordany Valdespin was mentioned on the Biogenesis [...]
When the Mets traded Shawn Estes to the Cincinnati Reds for Pedro Feliciano, Elvin Andujar and two Players to be Named Later (Raul Gonzalez and Brady Clark) during the August of 2002, you’d have to have been crazy to think that that deal would impact Mets history (and their future) in the way that it [...]
David Wright, really the only hitter in the Mets lineup worth watching these days, was officially put on the disabled list yesterday with what was described as a Grade 2 hamstring strain. According to Mets manager Terry Collins, Wright is expected to miss three to five weeks. This is an unfortunate situation and one that [...]
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The trade deadline came and went, and it was uneventful for the Mets. There had been talk of moving a few pieces. Sandy Alderson even hinted at the possibility of acquiring an outfielder at the deadline a couple of weeks ago when he was on The Mike Francesa Show. However, as the trade deadline rolled [...]
My son, Alex, and I were at last night’s game. The Mets opened and closed the game with pairs of deuces (Two two-run homers). We’ve got some high-points (sizzlers) and low-points (fizzlers) to report: Sizzler: David Wright’s two-run home run in the first-inning was a nice shot. We were sitting about 20 feet from where [...]
“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.” Full Name: Travis E. d'Arnaud Born: 02/10/1989 Birthplace: Long Beach, CA Height: [...]
Jonathon Niese is set to throw in another rehab start on Tuesday in either in Brooklyn or Binghamton, and then if that all goes to plan, Niese will then most likely be activated off the DL and perhaps make a start in the Mets’ upcoming 11-game road trip. So, what does this mean to the [...]
On Friday, this was posted over at MetsBlog: A team executive recently told Mike Puma of the New York Post he would be surprised if Terry Collins is replaced following the 2013 season. “I think they are doing a good job of sprinting to the finish line,” the executive told Puma. Putting aside the lunacy [...]
Wait 'till next year. That is a phrase usually associated with the Brooklyn Dodgers of a certain era. An era when they were frequent National League champions, or constantly competing for the top spot in the NL at the very least as they were for the better part of their final 16 years in Brooklyn. [...]
In the first two games Matt Harvey started in 2013, John Buck went 3-for-8 with 2 HR and 6 RBIs. Harvey went 2-0 with 1 ER and 19 Ks in 14 IP. And a trend was born. Buck has been behind the plate for every Harvey start since. As a player with limited MLB experience, [...]