By taking two of three from Washington, the Mets solidify their third-place spot in the standings, separating themselves from the Nationals by four games with only 24 games to play. Ah, the excitement of September baseball! Continue reading
It’s been a while since I watched an American League ballgame, so was interesting to watch. And hey, neither team used the DH — and the pitchers provided some offense. (Cue: Mel Allen) How about that? Continue reading
Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Nationals pitcher Tom Milone, a lefthander who is making his MLB debut tonight.
Jose Reyes – SS
Justin Turner – 2B
Lucas Duda – RF
David Wright – 3B
Angel Pagan – CF
Jason Bay – LF
Nick Evans – 1B
Ronny Paulino – C
Dillon Gee – P
Hmm … no Josh Satin yet … wonder what they’re waiting for?
For a change, the Mets gave R.A. Dickey offensive support — and he responded with his seventh win of the season. Continue reading
You may be interested in learning more about the diminutive Daniel Herrera — the 5’6″ lefthander acquired by the Mets as one of the PTBNLs in the K-Rod deal. To begin, you can call him “Danny” for short. Continue reading
In case you missed it, the Mets completed their trade with the Brewers — the one that sent Francisco Rodriguez to Milwuakee. In for K-Rod, the Mets received two pitchers who did not fit into the plans of the Brewers, nor the teams they were with immediately prior. But that doesn’t mean they can’t fit into the Mets plans.
Before we discuss the two hurlers the Mets received, it may be fun to look at some of the names thrown around in the comments section of the July post announcing K-Rod’s departure, and in the story and comments of Dan Capwell’s PTBNL article. Seems we all were way off, because the two players the Mets received were Continue reading
The score was closer than that. Then it wasn’t. Then it was. Follow? Continue reading
By now you may have heard that hedge fund extraordinaire David Einhorn has walked away from the deal / loan / purchase of the New York Mets.
What does this mean? Continue reading