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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