The first place Mets! Seriously… With the Braves loss this afternoon, the Mets are now a half game ahead of the second place Braves. Nice… NY Post – Angel Pagan will not start tonight’s game becaue of muscle spasms on his right side. The injury does not appear to be serious and Pagan should be … Read more
MetsToday – An inside look at the Detroit Tigers. YourNabe – Stephen Brown has a profile of Brooklyn Cyclones manager Wally Backman. ESPN New York – A look at R.A. Dickey’s great start and how it compares to the best starts of other prominent knuckleballers. OnTheBlack – Kerel Cooper shares his All-Star picks. FoxSports – … Read more
Bergen Record – Steve Popper reports that Jerry Manuel’s erratic statements on personnel matters may be rubbing some people the wrong way. Go figure. [via MetsBlog] NY Daily News – In his latest erratic statement, Jerry Manuel indicates he wants an ace, but he cautions that the Mets may not need one because they will … Read more
Palm Beach Post – The Marlins decided to hand out vuvuzelas at last night’s game. The result was panned by critics and players as the worst giveaway idea ever. NY Daily News – Wally Backman, Cory Vaughn and the Brooklyn Cyclones are 2-0. NY Post – Jerry Manuel has thrown John Maine under the bus. … Read more
Note: Today’s links compiled by John Fitzgerald. OnTheBlack – Kerel Cooper likes the 1-2 punch of Jose Reyes and Angel Pagan. How ya gonna argue with that? ESPN New York – Ian O’Connor is proud of Jerry Manuel. LoHud – One person who isn’t so proud of Jerry Manuel? Francisco Rodriguez. Frankie Ballgame isn’t a … Read more
New York Times – Tyler Kepner thinks the Mets are starting to resemble the 2005 Yankees. Wall Street Journal – R.M. Schneiderman has the info on tonight’s OTHER subway series – the Brooklyn Cyclones visit the Staten Island Yankees to kick off the NY-Penn League season. Wall Street Journal – Kevin Clark reports on Cyclones … Read more
New York Times – David Waldstein has a GREAT story about Chris Carter’s legally blind grandfather who just saw Carter play at Progressive Field. This is an early frontrunner for tomorrow’s Feel Good Friday link. ESPN New York – Adam Rubin reports that Jason Bay is not in the starting lineup tonight. MetsBlog – Jason … Read more
MetsToday – If you haven’t seen Joe Janish’s post on the Mets’ roster, check it out. OnTheBlack – Are the Mets setting fans up for disappointment? Take the poll and see what other fans think. The Daily Stache – Randy Shemanski thinks Jenrry Mejia should be starting in the minor leagues. Amazin Avenue – James … Read more
