“Little” guys Tejada, Cedeno and Torres making “big” contributions

Although small in stature, Ruben Tejada (5-11, 187), Ronny Cedeno (6-0, 190) and Andres Torres (5-9, 198) have all been making some big contributions of late and have played a key part in the Mets winning five out of their last nine games (after the team dropped 12 out of their last 13). These diminutive, [...]

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Chris Young’s future, Jason Bay’s OBI%, Bobby Parnell’s 9th inning success

On Thursday, Chris Young rebounded from a poor performance in his previous start with a fine outing, as he hurled 7 IP, allowed 1 ER and earned a game score of 69, his highest mark in 11 starts this year.  Young has come back from a shoulder injury to be a stabilizing influence in the [...]

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Defense Must Be A Priority For Mets’ Off-Season

When I was a small child, the Mets were contenders every year. From age four through age eleven – with the slight blip of 1974 – the Mets were always in the hunt for the division, almost guaranteed to finish over .500. Everyone knew why: pitching, of course. Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Jon Matlack [...]

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Have you noticed how well Jon Rauch has been pitching lately?

I know what you might be thinking with the title of this post: “Yeah, but it’s too little, too late.” You would be correct and in full disclosure, I think the signing of Jon Rauch was a mistake. However, give credit where credit is due, as we should applaud Rauch for helping the stopping of [...]

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Exclusive: Domingo Tapia being groomed for closer role

I just came back from an eerie, parking garage meeting with my sources and they inform me that Domingo Tapia, Starter for the Savannah Sand Gnats, is being groomed for a role as the future Mets closer.  Take this news for what it is worth, as we’ve certainly heard the same thing about Parnell, Mejia [...]

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Mets should give Ike Davis the take sign

Since his 3-HR game, Ike Davis is 0-13 with nine strikeouts. It seems like every at-bat features a lefty pitcher with a wicked breaking ball that Davis flails at helplessly. They say that one of the definitions of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while anticipating different results. Davis swinging at [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: Mets Cola

KIRIN METS COLA I'm in Japan currently, 6,000 miles from my collection, so I don't have any cards to share this week. However, I did come across this copyright-skirting bottle of cola in the local convenience store. The selling point for this soda is not only its zero calories, but also the claim that it [...]

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