The Mets should target Alexei Ramirez

The Chicago White Sox have officially announced that they are going to be sellers during the weeks leading up to the trade deadline. Anyone on the White Sox roster not named Chris Sale or Paul Konerko is available. Last week an MLB executive suggested to CBS sportswriter Jon Heyman that the Mets might be a [...]

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Why Ruben Tejada should start when he returns

Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada began playing in rehab games this week with the Mets' Gulf Coast League team, nearly a month after being placed on the disabled list with a right quadriceps strain at the end of May. It's been a somewhat slow rehab, but the Mets may be taking it slow with Tejada for [...]

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Stop giving Terry Collins a free pass for playing matchups

”A lot of people on Twitter were blaming Collins for the way he handled the eighth inning; I thought he played the match ups mostly properly although I would have expected Terry to have a longer leash with Aardsma with two outs and a three run lead. Terry decided to play the matchup instead. In [...]

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Mets we’ve loved: Jon Matlack

Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack joined the New York Mets starting rotation in 1972.  He stood 6' 3" and threw left-handed.  Overshadowed by other new additions to the team (like Willie Mays and Rusty Staub), Matlack’s contributions to the team were still substantial.  That year, he started 32 games and threw 4 shutouts.  Matlack would go 15-10, [...]

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Mets’ All-Star hopefuls reach final push

With the All Star game a little more than two weeks away, prospective Mets’ all-star hopefuls have two more weeks to showcase their skills for the Mid-Summer Classic, which, as you all should know, is being held at Citi Field. The last time the Mets hosted the All-Star game was back in 1964. Just how [...]

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David Aardsma settles bullpen, BABIP overachievers, Mets and HR ball

On June 7th, the Las Vegas 51s played the second game of a four-game series in Tacoma, Wash. The following day, the Mets called up reliever David Aardsma, who made the cross-county trek to Queens and pitched a scoreless inning in a day game. Starting on June 8th and the promotion of Aardsma, the Mets’ [...]

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Mets step up with unlikely 7-4 road trip

The 11-game road trip roaming through four cities is over. But in a series against the division-leading Braves, Philadelphia, Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies, New York abruptly came to life. The 25-39 Mets were mired in another bleak season, with captain David Wright as one of the few bright spots amidst disasters like Ike [...]

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Game Chatter: Jeremy Hefner vs. Tyler Chatwood (6/27/13)

Last time the Mets were in Denver it was freezing.  Not so much that way now.  Regardless, the Mets try to cap an 11-game road trip with a win, which would make them 7-4.  Game time is 6:10 PM [chat id="109" ]

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What’s the next chapter in Ike Davis’ future?

With Ike Davis tearing it up in Las Vegas, his return to the majors will happen at any moment now. As it is, the Mets will be facing a slew of lefties in the next 6-8 games and the Mets seem hellbent on recalling Davis when the time is right—i.e. when they are set to [...]

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