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About John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald is an independent film/TV producer. In 2007, he followed former Mets 2B Wally Backman and his minor league team for the TV show, "Playing for Peanuts." Click here for DVD ordering information NOTE: $5 from each sale goes to maintenance costs of MetsToday.com

Game 41: Loss to the Nationals

Posted on May 19, 2010 by John Fitzgerald

Nationals 5, Mets 3 Angel Pagan and R.A. Dickey are the kind of players who you could root for, no matter what team they play for. Tonight, they both wore Mets uniforms and they both played (and pitched) their asses … Continue reading →

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Game Day Open Thread: May 19 @ Washington

Posted on May 19, 2010 by John Fitzgerald

The Mets (19-21) take on the Nationals (20-20) tonight at Nationals Park… R.A. Dickey makes his season debut against Livan Hernandez (4-2, 1.46)… First pitch at 7:05pm EDT… Discuss… By the way, if you see a comment from “planethardball” on … Continue reading →

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Niese to the DL

Posted on May 19, 2010 by John Fitzgerald

It was expected but now it’s official – Rotoworld is reporting that Jon Niese has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 17.

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Wednesday Morning Link Dump

Posted on May 19, 2010 by John Fitzgerald

As the Mets get ready to take on Livan Hernandez and the Washington Nationals, here is today’s link dump. Note: Be sure to drop by tonight’s Gameday Open Thread. It will be posted at 5pm EDT and will run throughout … Continue reading →

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Game 40: Loss to Braves

Posted on May 18, 2010 by John Fitzgerald

Braves 3, Mets 2 The Mets went into Atlanta needing two quality starts from their two quality starters – Mike Pelfrey and Johan Santana… And they got two quality starts… But only one win. Santana went seven innings, allowing two … Continue reading →

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Game Day Open Thread: May 18 @ Atlanta

Posted on May 18, 2010 by John Fitzgerald

The Mets (19-20) take on the Braves (18-20) tonight at Turner Field… Johan Santana (3-2, 3.88) goes up against Kris Medlen (1-1, 2.35)… First pitch at 7:10pm EDT… Discuss… (By the way, if you see a comment from “planethardball” on … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Morning Link Dump

Posted on May 18, 2010 by John Fitzgerald

Who’s in the mood for a link dump? OnTheBlack – Kerel Cooper analyzes the slow starts of Jason Bay and Jose Reyes BrooklyMetFan – BMF wants to give all the credit for last night’s victory to “former minor league baseball … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 39: Win Over Braves

Posted on May 17, 2010 by John Fitzgerald

Mets 3, Braves 2 It wasn’t pretty… It wasn’t ugly… It just kind of WAS… ya know? The Mets topped the Braves 3-2, behind Mike Pelfrey, Rod Barajas, Chris Carter and a huge stolen base by Jose Reyes.The Braves were … Continue reading →

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