Mets Game 84: Win Over Yankees

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Joe Janish

Mets 3 Yankees 2

The Mets eke one out and return to the Flushing .500. Continue reading →

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Would Reyes Injury Take Sandy Off the Hook?

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Joe Janish

We are all hoping that Jose Reyes‘ “tight” hamstring is not going to be a major issue. And all of the early indications suggest that it is nothing to be gravely concerned about. But if it is serious, and sends the superstar shortstop to the disabled list, wouldn’t that more or less allow Sandy Alderson to commence a fire sale? Continue reading →

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Mets Game 83: Loss to Yankees

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Joe Janish

Yankees 5 Mets 2

Jose Reyes left the game with a “tight hamstring” and will have an MRI taken ASAP. Anything else that happened on this particular afternoon is secondary in importance to Mets fans. Continue reading →

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Today’s Mets Lineup vs. Yankees

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Joe Janish

This is the lineup the Mets are sending to the plate against Yankee pitcher Bartolo Colon:

Jose Reyes – SS
Justin Turner – 2B
Carlos Beltran – RF
Dan Murphy – 3B
Angel Pagan – CF
Jason Bay – LF
Lucas Duda – 1B
Josh Thole – C
Dillon Gee – P

For what it’s worth, Carlos Beltran has a .395 OBP and 1.080 OPS lifetime against Colon. Reyes is career 2-for-3 against him and Bay (0-for-3) is the only other Met to ever face Colon.

Dillon Gee is 4-0 with a 2.13 ERA (six earned/25.1 innings) in four day starts this season. I believe his eyes are brown.

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Reyes was Wrong

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Joe Janish

Jose Reyes‘ baserunning gaffe from Friday night’s game was exactly that: a gaffe. Meaning, a blunder, or a foolish mistake.

It doesn’t matter that Bob Ojeda was a former MLBer and he supported this blunder, because there are former MLBers who, if you asked them, would say it was a dumb move.

And it doesn’t matter that Reyes’ own manager Terry Collins publicly supported Reyes’ decision to take a chance in that situation, because Collins Continue reading →

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Wake Up Early for Yankees Tickets

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

The Yankees set a Citi Field attendance record with a paid crowd of 42,020 on Friday night. According to various reports, there were also some Mets fans in the stands.

Saturday afternoon’s game is just about sold out, BUT, there will be a limited number of standing room tickets on sale for the contest (this info is straight from the Mets PR department). Tickets will go on sale on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. exclusively at the Citi Field Ticket windows at the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. FYI, game time is 4:10 PM.

So if you want to see the Yankees tomorrow and don’t yet have tickets, you still have a shot if you get up early and get out to Flushing by 9 AM.

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Taylor Buchholz Battling Depression

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

According to The New York Times, Mets reliever Taylor Buchholz — who is already on the DL with shoulder discomfort — is also struggling with depression and anxiety.

Apparently, Buchholz experienced problems with the medication he was taking to control his mental issues. From the Times: Continue reading →

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Mets Game 82: Loss to Yankees

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Joe Janish

Yankees 5 Mets 1

One game beyond the season’s halfway point and the Mets are back to .500. Continue reading →

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