Monthly Archives: May 2007

Brian Lawrence: It’s Official!

Just when all the hoopla surrounding Sunday’s emotional announcement was beginning to taper off, Brian Lawrence finds himself back in the spotlight, as his signing with the the New York Mets was made official on Wednesday. According to manager Willie … Continue reading

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Mets Game 33: Win over Giants

Mets 5 Giants 3 The sabermetricians and naysayers were right: John Maine is not really as good as he’d been pitching before this game. In this latest outing, the Giants bombarded him for 3 runs in six innings, shooting his … Continue reading

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MLB: Please Stop the Madness!

After hitting Prince Fielder with a pitch, Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Matt Capps has been suspended for four games by MLB. Capps hit Fielder in the shoulder two pitches after yielding a J.J. Hardy homerun. There was no previous warning issued … Continue reading

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Fernando Tatis: Steroid Target?

A few days after minor leaguer Jorge A. Reyes was suspended for 100 games for violating baseball’s drug policy for the second time, the Mets have another steroid-related issue to deal with. According to the Associated Press, the investigators driving … Continue reading

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Mets Game 32: Win Over Giants

Mets 4 Giants 1 The Few. The Proud. The Mets. The United States Marine Corps would have been proud to see the Mets — 21 of them, anyway — shave their heads in an expression of their dedication to each … Continue reading

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Q&A: Brian Lawrence

All of New York was buzzing after the signing of a certain veteran righthanded pitcher this past Sunday … today we finally catch up with the newest Met, Brian Lawrence. MetsToday: After a flurry of cameras, microphones, and questions thrown … Continue reading

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Mets to Make a Deal?

Omar has been too quiet. Something has to be up. Unless we really think the signing of Brian Lawrence has been Minaya’s biggest project in this young season. Over at the Mets blog on SNY, Ted Berg has a list … Continue reading

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Mets Game 31: Loss to Giants

Giants 9 Mets 4 Oliver Perez didn’t deserve this. Ollie pitched very well through the first four innings, cruising like the ace he seemed to be evolving into. Then came frame five. The fifth inning began as a comedy of … Continue reading

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