Monthly Archives: July 2011

Beltran Ok With Playing in Boston

Carlos Beltran is starting to sound a lot like K-Rod nowadays. He recently told the Boston Herald of his feelings toward being traded to the Red Sox. They’re in first place. It’s a no-brainer. Boston is a great team. Like … Continue reading

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God of Blunder: Gene Simmons’ Throwing Error

How the sexagenarian rocker from KISS turned his back on Flushing and the Mets Before the second game of the Mets’ most recent trip to L.A., Gene Simmons of KISS threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Dodgers. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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K-Rod Traded to Brewers

The fire sale has officially begun: Francisco Rodriguez has been traded to the Brewers for two players to be named later. Obviously, a team looking to contend for the postseason does not trade their closer. So, expect to see more … Continue reading

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Who Will the Mets Shop This Month?

Through the first 91 games of the season, Mets are one game over .500, 11 games behind the NL East-leading Phillies, and 7.5 games behind in the Wild Card standings. From a positive perspective, the team is 9 games over … Continue reading

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Piazza Enjoying Retirement

Mike Piazza managed the U.S team to a 6-4 victory over the World Team in the annual Futures Game at Chase Field on Sunday. When asked about the Roger Clemens steroids trial Piazza replied with a smile: “I really don’t … Continue reading

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Mets Game 91: Loss to Giants

Giants 4 Mets 2 Did you expect the Mets to be one game over .500 at the All-Star break?

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Francisco Rodriguez Signs with Scott Boras

Per the official New York Mets website on MLB.com, Francisco Rodriguez has ditched agent Paul Kinzer for Scott Boras. I don’t know how this can be good for the Mets. As we all know, K-Rod is only 21 finishes away … Continue reading

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Three Scenarios for Sandy Alderson

NOTE: This is a guest post by Joe Spector, whose work can be found on Metsmerizedonline; you can also follow him on Twitter @Joe_Spector. Enjoy and please direct your comments to him. Part of being a fan of Baseball, or … Continue reading

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