Ike Davis slowly, but surely, awakening from his slumber

While the New York Mets’ 5-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night was all about the glorious performance of Matt Harvey and the contributions from Wilmer Flores (in his second game of action); underneath it all was another solid outing from the very embattled Ike Davis. Say what you will about Davis’ colossal [...]

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Game Chatter: Matt Harvey vs. Jhoulys Chacin (8/7/13)

After an exciting late-inning win last night, the Mets look to make it two in a row against the struggling Colorado Rockies as they send their ace matt Harvey to the hill.  First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field. [chat id="147" ]

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Can we still trust Sandy Alderson?

Sandy Alderson was brought into the general manager position with the intentions of turning around the New York Mets and bringing them back to the playoffs. Everyone knew that this was not an overnight process and time needed to be giving so that the plan could be implemented. But now just months away from what [...]

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Zack Wheeler, Wilmer Flores, who’s next?

With Wilmer Flores making his much anticipated Major League debut on Tuesday, and Zack Wheeler already showcasing his talents over the past month and a half, Met fans can certainly look forward to the next big prospect the team will call up. But exactly who will that be? Let's find out. As if Mets fans [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 1973 Willie Mays

1973 TOPPS WILLIE MAYS I’m glad I got to see Willie Mays play for the Mets. Yeah, yeah I know – he looks to be a senior citizen in this card and all anyone talks about in regards to his career with the Mets is that he fell down in the World Series. But in [...]

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Predicting the 2014 Mets Opening Day pitching staff

The Mets 2014 opening day starting rotation will be among the best in baseball; this is due to the overwhelming young talent at the top with veteran experience in the middle. There will be no players selected outside of the organization for the rotation. The bullpen will be filled with young talented arms that the [...]

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Wilmer Flores recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas

From the Mets' official Twitter account: Happy (early) Birthday Wilmer Flores!! Flores, born on August 6, is on his way to New York!! — New York Mets (@Mets) August 6, 2013 Flores had been hitting .322/.358/.532/.890 with 15 home runs at AAA Las Vegas.  According to Jorge Castillo of the Star Ledger, the corresponding 25-man [...]

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Updated: Jordany Valdespin and Cesar Puello agree to deals with MLB

Big news in Mets land was just announced on Twitter via Ken Rosenthal:   Among players accepting 50-game suspensions: #Rangers’ Cruz, #Tigers’ Peralta, #Phlllies’ Bastardo, #Mets’ Valdespin, #Padres’ Cabrera. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 5, 2013   Up until right now, there had been no other indication that Jordany Valdespin was mentioned on the Biogenesis [...]

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Mets Minors: Darin Gorski is strong to the finish

For Mets lefty, Darin Gorski, it’s 2011 all over again.  That… is very much a good thing.  In 2011 Gorski emerged from seemingly nowhere as a possible diamond in the rough.  He posted a 2.08 ERA and had the K/9 of pitchers who were well above his prospect stock. Gorski is 25 going on 26 [...]

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Pedro Feliciano: The gift that keeps on giving and giving

When the Mets traded Shawn Estes to the Cincinnati Reds for Pedro Feliciano, Elvin Andujar and two Players to be Named Later (Raul Gonzalez and Brady Clark) during the August of 2002, you’d have to have been crazy to think that that deal would impact Mets history (and their future) in the way that it [...]

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Wilmer Flores and the Mets’ inconsistent positional philosophy

David Wright, really the only hitter in the Mets lineup worth watching these days, was officially put on the disabled list yesterday with what was described as a Grade 2 hamstring strain. According to Mets manager Terry Collins, Wright is expected to miss three to five weeks. This is an unfortunate situation and one that [...]

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