Jordany Valdespin’s isolated OBP, trusting Parnell, OBI% leaders

Jordany Valdespin had a strong Spring Training performance, where he posted a .361 on-base percentage. This came after a Winter League season in which he had 21 BB compared to 22 Ks. It had many people claiming that he was a young player who was figuring things out. On top of that, Valdespin got off [...]

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John Buck and Matt Harvey are potential Mets All-Stars

The 2013 MLB All-Star game will be hosted by the Mets this season at Citi Field on July 16th, which is exciting in itself, but the potential of having multiple Mets representing the organization in the game could make it a memorable day for the franchise. The Mets have eight players on the ballot for [...]

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Matt Harvey’s Starts Are The High Point Of Every Week For The 2013 Mets

For those of us who hung with last night’s (4/24) game vs. the Dodgers – and your intrepid columnist was barely one of those – there were numerous rewards. Working backwards, there was Jordany Valdespin’s walkoff grand slam, of course. There was the grit – Oh! That Word! – on display in the eighth and [...]

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Game Chatter: Jeremy Hefner vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu (4/25/13)

Brian Joura [April 25, 2013 - 12:13 pm]: Start 4/25 Chatter 360fan_750 [April 25, 2013 - 12:31 pm]: How about the passive-aggressive body language from John Buck delivering the pie in the face to Jordany?? 360fan_750 [April 25, 2013 - 12:32 pm]: John Buck's comments afterwards showed that he recognized how hard it was, too. [...]

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Can Jordany Valdespin’s walk-off grand slam lead to better things?

Talk about a pick-me up! After an uninspiring first-game effort against the Dodgers on Tuesday and then failing to do much in Matt Harvey’s so-so start(at least by Harvey standards) to begin Wednesday night’s affair, the Mets appeared on the verge of dropping their second straight game to the Dodgers. The Mets were listless offensively [...]

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Game Chatter: Matt Harvey vs. Ted Lilly (4/24/13)

Brian Joura [April 24, 2013 - 6:16 pm]: Start 4/24 Chatter Chris F [April 24, 2013 - 6:44 pm]: Test Joe V. [April 24, 2013 - 7:01 pm]: test 360fan_718 [April 24, 2013 - 7:01 pm]: break break, break for a radio check Chris F [April 24, 2013 - 7:02 pm]: All star balloting is [...]

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Old man Scott Atchison getting the job done for the Mets

Scott Atchison looks out of place on a 21st Century team. He looks old. I mean no disrespect when I say that – yet he looks much older than his actual age of 37. He looks more like a guy you would see gracing a baseball card from the 1950s or 1960s. He has a [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: Mystery Met Episode 3

OK, the first two episodes of Mystery Met were the equivalent of trivia spring training. I was just working on my proverbial fastball, and breaking off the occasional metaphorical curve. But I'm loose and limber now, and ready to go a full nine... So here's the windup, and the pitch: Name the one-time Met pictured [...]

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Game Chatter: Jonathon Niese vs. Clayton Kershaw (4/23/13)

Brian Joura [April 23, 2013 - 5:07 pm]: Start 4/23 chatter Name [April 23, 2013 - 5:35 pm]: Battle of the lefties Name [April 23, 2013 - 5:43 pm]: Niese gets the tough draw again. It's a raw misty day in NYC today. At least it's in the 40s and not 30s Name [April 23, [...]

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