Monthly Archives: May 2007

Mets Game 38: Loss to Cubs

Cubs 10 Mets 1 It was an ugly game from start to finish. John Maine was awful, and though he allowed “only” three runs in five innings, he pitched much worse than that. After three innings, he’d already thrown 72 … Continue reading

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Top Eight Replacements for Mike Pelfrey

With the Mike Pelfrey Experiment officially over, and El Duque still on the DL, the Mets now need a fifth starter. Unless Omar Minaya is about to send Lastings Milledge to Oakland for Danny Haren (not likely), the man to … Continue reading

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Mets Game 37: Win over Cubs

Mets 5 Cubs 4 If you were a Major League manager, would you ever load the bases intentionally in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tie ballgame in order to face Carlos Delgado? Lou Piniella did just that, … Continue reading

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Urdaneta Down, Burgos Up

Willie Randolph announced during the Monday postgame interview that Lino Urdaneta was being sent back down to New Orleans, and Ambiorix Burgos would return to take his place on the roster. Urdaneta made two appearances, totaling one full inning. He … Continue reading

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Series Preview: Mets vs. Cubs

The Cubs roll into Shea a much different team from last year’s 66-96 squad, with new faces from top to bottom. Perhaps the most significant change was in leadership, as the fiery Lou Piniella replaced the easygoing Dusty Baker. Piniella’s … Continue reading

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Mets Second Base Question

Rumor has it that the Mets are trolling the market for a second baseman to fill in while Jose Valentin recovers from a torn ACL. Apparently the current setup of Damion Easley and Ruben Gotay is not perceived by management … Continue reading

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Inside Look: Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs were baseball’s biggest player in the offseason, spending an enormous amount of money to retain Aramis Ramirez and fetch the services of manager Lou Piniella, outfielders Alfonso Soriano and Cliff Floyd, pitchers Jason Marquis and Ted Lilly, … Continue reading

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Mets Game 36: Win over Brewers

Mets 9 Brewers 1 As poorly as the Mets played on Saturday, they were the inverse on Sunday. Saturday’s poor pitching, weak hitting, and sloppy fielding was replaced by excellent pitching, strong hitting, and solid fielding in this 9-1 rubber … Continue reading

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