Author Archives: Paul Festa

About Paul Festa

Paul is a freelance writer, blogger, and broadcast technology professional residing in Denver. A New Jersey native, he is a long-suffering Mets fan, a recently-happy Giants fan, and bewildered Islanders fan. He's also a fair-weather Avalanche and Rockies supporter. In his spare time, he enjoys the three Gs: Golf, Guitars, and Games.

Mets Game 58: Mets Lose to Marlins Again

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Paul Festa

The Mets still can’t figure out the Miami Marlins. They blew a 4-1 lead, and lost to the Fish by a score of 8-4. (Box Score) At least it only took 10 innings this time. The Marlins have won 18 … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 57: Mets Lose to Marlins in 20 Innings

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Paul Festa

On Saturday, the Mets more than made up for their two consecutive rainouts by playing 20 innings of baseball. They fell to the Miami Marlins, 2-1 (Box Score).

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Mets Draft Smith, Church

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Paul Festa

The Mets used their first round pick, 11th overall, to select high school first baseman Dominic Smith. Read Amazin’ Avenue’s assessment here. Smith was arguably the best prep hitter in the draft and projects to be a plus fielder and … Continue reading →

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Heyman: Tejada to DL

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Paul Festa

Well, it looks like the decision to keep Ruben Tejada on the major league roster or demote him to Triple-A just got a little easier. sources: ruben tejada is headed to DL due to injured quad. #mets — Jon Heyman … Continue reading →

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Mets Short on Shortstops

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Paul Festa

  Ruben Tejada has taken a big step back in his development this year. At times, he’s just been plain bad. He’s hitting .209/.269/.264. He does have 10 doubles, which is good for second on the team, but that may … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup: Davis, Prospects, and The 7 Line

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Paul Festa

It’s time for our second annual “Should The Mets Demote Ike Davis?” discussion. Rumor has it, demotion is once again a possibility for the struggling first baseman, just as it was last year at this time. Davis somehow pulled it … Continue reading →

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Searching for Rays of Hope

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Paul Festa

So, the Mets have lost 6 games in a row, and have fallen to 14-23, 6.5 games behind the NL East leading Atlanta Braves here on May 16th. Besides Matt Harvey, the starting rotation has been horrible, besides Bobby Parnell, … Continue reading →

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Mets Sign Ankiel, Starts Tonight

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Paul Festa

Rick Ankiel already helped the Mets once – during the 2000 playoffs.  Now they’ll hope he can help them again (in a more traditional sense). The Mets signed recent Astros castoff Rick Ankiel today. Terry Collins said the lefty-hitting Ankiel … Continue reading →

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