Jenrry Mejia and Chris Young: Drawing nearer to returning

Jenrry Mejia and Chris Young both went out for their second games with Port St. Lucie as they recover from their respective injuries.  The best news of all… is of course that both pitched their games without injury and are progressing towards helping the Mets big-league club with admirable haste.  The thing to keep in [...]

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Citi Field to host the 2013 All-Star game

After much talk, many rumors and speculation, the 2013 All-Star game will officially be at Citi Field.  Alongside Mr. Met, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Commissioner Bud Selig, Jeff and Fred Wilpon, made the announcement  at New York’s City Hall that the Summer Classic will be held in Queens. The last All-Star game that the Mets held [...]

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Should Josh Thole be Dillon Gee’s personal catcher?

One night after Miguel Batista made the Brewers look impotent, the same team knocked around Dillon Gee pretty good, as they notched 7 ER in 5.1 IP against the interjection (h/t Doug Parker). In his last two starts, Gee has allowed 11 ER in 11 IP. For the season Gee has a 5.65 ERA in [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 1970 Tom Seaver box

1970 TOPPS TOM SEAVER CELLO BOX The dominant pack configuration for Topps baseball cards throughout the '50s and '60s was the 5-cent wax pack: five cards and a stick of gum for your hard-earned nickel. Topps also offered less-common 1-cent wax packs through until the mid '60s-- these change-makers gave you gum and one card [...]

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