Monthly Archives: May 2007

Series Preview: Mets vs. Giants

Coming off three wins in Arizona, the Mets find themselves in the same spot as before the Left Coast trip started: tied with the Braves for first place. They now have a three game set against the San Francisco Giants … Continue reading

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Ricky Ledee Next in Line

How did it ever come to this? After the Mets made Moises Alou their first, and most significant, free agent signing, the next thing Omar Minaya did was make sure he had plenty of horses behind the fragile Alou. As … Continue reading

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Yanks Sign Clemens, Mets Sign Lawrence

Not to be outdone by the crosstown Yanks, the New York Mets made their own big splash on Sunday, signing righthanded pitcher Brian Lawrence. It’s interesting, actually, that the Mets beat the Yankees to Lawrence, considering that the “other” New … Continue reading

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Mets Game 30: Loss to Diamondbacks

Diamondbacks 3 Mets 1 It had to happen eventually — the Mets couldn’t win EVERY game in Arizona. Mike Pelfrey pitched another mixed bag game. On the one hand, he kept the Mets in the game by allowing just two … Continue reading

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Mets Game 29: Win over Diamondbacks

Mets 6 Diamondbacks 2 Going against reigning Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb, not much was expected of Jorge Sosa. The Mets hoped he could somehow get through five innings and hold the Diamondbacks to a few runs in what … Continue reading

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Are the Mets Too Old?

Were the critics correct? The preseason pundits told us that the Mets would not repeat as NL East champions because: The starting pitchers were too old or too young to be effective Moises Alou was too old and injury-prone Shawn … Continue reading

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Mets Game 28: Win over Diamondbacks

Mets 5 Diamondbacks 3 It was a clearly uncomfortable game for John Maine. But then, all pitchers should be lucky enough to have his discomfort. With a look on his face that conveyed frustration, aggravation, or possibly constipation, Maine nonetheless … Continue reading

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Mets Pitching Moves

In an unsurprising move, the Mets designated Chan Ho Park for assignment after his awful start on Monday. As bad as he was, the New York Yankees would be silly not to at least take a look at Park, considering … Continue reading

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