The St. Louis Cardinals have a utility infielder, acquired this year from the San Diego Padres. His name is Jedd Gyorko. That last name is pronounced "Jerk-O" and the appropriateness of that pronunciation is not lost on at least one Mets fan. The Mets and Cards played a "traditional" twi-night doubleheader today, due to last [...]
This will serve as the chatter for both games.
The news heading into the trade deadline is that the Mets will pick up a reliever but not make any deal for a potential impact player like they did a season ago. This has caused a lot of discussion about the relievers already on the team. No one questions the value of either Jeurys Familia [...]