Will Bobby Parnell ride knuckle-curve to the All-Star game?

”The knuckle-curve has changed Parnell’s career.” This is what Gary Cohen said during the at-bat Sunday by Dioner Navarro, right after Bobby Parnell followed a 95 mph inside fastball with a breaking ball at the knees on the outside corner. After going upstairs with the third pitch, Parnell completed the strikeout with another curve in [...]

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Something positive: David Wright

The Mets' 2013 season is going down in flames faster than even the most pessimistic fan could have predicted. Sure, the team was not expected to be playoff bound and eventually slot into fourth or fifth place in the National League East, but the fall has been fast and unrelenting. This writer, for one, expected [...]

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Rick Ankiel helps define replacement level

There’s probably nothing more depressing than being released by the worst team in baseball. However, Rick Ankiel, who was released by the Astros last Sunday and signed by the Mets on Monday, luckily has another opportunity with a starting job. The Mets, however, have shown that they are truly desperate by signing the pitcher-turned-outfielder to [...]

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