The Mets’ impossibly long odds of making the playoffs just got longer with the news that closer Francisco Rodriguez will miss the rest of the season with torn ligaments in his thumb. Monday night we got the answer to the…
Perspectives
Why the Mets came up short
by Brian Joura • • 1 Comment
Much has been made recently about how the Mets have not won a game this season when trailing in the ninth inning. But the Mets have never been particularly good in this department. Here are the team wins in this…
Minor Leagues
Mets Draft Update
by Brian Joura • • 1 Comment
Monday plans on being a busy day for the Mets. The deadline to sign draft picks is 11:59 pm and the club has yet to sign righthanded pitcher Matt Harvey, the seventh overall pick and a junior from North Carolina.…
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Is R.A. Dickey The Next Tim Wakefield?
by Mike Koehler • • 2 Comments
Little is more enigmatic in baseball than the knuckleball. The number of pitchers who ever threw this pitch is exceedingly short and few are active at the same time. The knuckleball is a pitch designed to have an erratic, unpredictable…
Perspectives
Barajas on comeback trail – now what?
by Brian Joura • • 2 Comments
On Thursday, Rod Barajas began his rehab assignment from a strained oblique in the Gulf Coast League (while hitting a three-run home run) and once he is fully healthy to return to the Mets the team will have a difficult…
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Phillies v Mets on injuries
by Brian Joura • • 3 Comments
Last August the Mets had 12 players on the disabled list at the same time. They were: Carlos Beltran, Alex Cora, Carlos Delgado, John Maine, Fernando Martinez, Ramon Martinez, Jonathon Niese, Fernando Nieve, J.J. Putz, Jose Reyes, Johan Santana, and…
Perspectives
Fight to the end
by Dan Stack • • 2 Comments
The Mets find themselves in a precarious situation. After a stellar pitching performance from Mike Pelfrey on Tuesday in which the Mets won 1-0 over the Colorado Rockies, they are again at .500 with a 56-56 record and eight and…
Mets Rewind
Rewind: August 11
by Other • • 0 Comments
Here’s what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1998: Mark McGwire homers off Bobby Jones in an 8-3 Mets win. The home run tops Hack Wilson’s 1930 National League record of 46 home runs hit before September…
Perspectives
Should Mets throw in the towel?
by Jim Keller • • 1 Comment
The New York Mets are taking some serious body blows. Could the towel be coming next? Only an outstanding effort by Johan Santana prevented the Mets from being swept by the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend. After failing to win the…
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Platooning Martinez a mistake
by Brian Joura • • 4 Comments
With no return date imminent for Jason Bay, the Mets decided to promote Fernando Martinez from Triple-A to help fill Bay’s spot in the lineup. The lefty-hitting Martinez, originally out of the lineup as the Phillies started southpaw Cole Hamels,…
Mets Rewind
Rewind: August 9
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Here’s what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1975: Davey Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers stole his 32nd consecutive base without being caught in a 2-0 victory over the New York Mets, breaking Max Carey’s 1922…