Category Archives: News Notes Rumors

Mets Have New Radio Home

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Paul Festa

The Mets are moving a few notches down the radio dial. They reportedly reached an agreement with WOR (710 AM in New York City) to carry their games beginning in 2014. The 50,000-watt station is nearing an agreement with the … Continue reading →

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Harvey to Have Tommy John Surgery

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Paul Festa

A decision has been made: #Mets announce that Matt Harvey will cease rehab and undergo Tommy John surgery. He is expected to miss all of 2014. Much more coming. — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) October 4, 2013 Sounds like it must … Continue reading →

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Matt Harvey Has Partially Torn UCL

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Paul Festa

Because being a Mets fan isn’t infuriating enough, the team announced today that Matt Harvey has a partially torn UCL in his pitching arm. His injury will be evaluated over the next couple of weeks to see if surgery is … Continue reading →

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Wilmer Flores to Debut Tonight

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Paul Festa

After spending what seemed like about 20 years in the Mets minor league system, Wilmer Flores will make his debut with the big club tonight. Flores, who turns 22 today, was signed by the Mets out of Venezuela at the … Continue reading →

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Puello, Valdespin Will Accept 50-Game Ban

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Paul Festa

According to Ken Rosenthal and Jeff Passan, Mets minor league OF Cesar Puello and IF-OF Jordany Valdespin have agreed to accept a 50-game ban for their connection to the Biogenesis clinic. Puello had been linked to Biogenesis in the past, … Continue reading →

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Mets Release Marcum

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Paul Festa

The Mets have announced, via their Twitter account, that they have released RHP Shaun Marcum. #Mets announced today that RHP Shaun Marcum has been placed on waivers for purposes of his unconditional release… (continued) — New York Mets (@Mets) July … Continue reading →

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The Arial Font

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Paul Festa

The type on this blog is styled in the Arial font. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about it: Arial, sometimes marketed or displayed in software as Arial MT, is a sans-seriftypeface and set of computer fonts. Fonts from the Arial family are packaged … Continue reading →

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Did the Mets Overreact to Wheeler’s Second Start?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Paul Festa

Does it make sense to change a pitcher’s mechanics after two major league starts? That’s what pitching coach Dan Warthen did. It was in response to Zack Wheeler’s second start in which he was apparently tipping his pitches. Mets TV … Continue reading →

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