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Mets Pick Up Pridie, Entertain Endy

In a bold move to bolster the roster, the Mets claimed Twins outfielder Jason Pridie off waivers; they DFA’d former Rutgers pitcher Jack Egbert to make room for Pridie on the 40-man roster. Pridie was once a promising prospect in … Continue reading

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Centerfield Options

As we all know, Carlos Beltran has underwent knee surgery and is expected to be out for 12 weeks. No one is sure if “12 weeks” refers to the time before he can walk, run, or play ball. No one … Continue reading

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2009 Analysis: Cory Sullivan

Back in January, the Mets made a series of blockbuster moves to sate the hunger of disgruntled fans. First they picked up lights-out LOOGY Casey Fossum, then they brought back Argenis Reyes, before capping the excitement with the signing of … Continue reading

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2009 Analysis: Carlos Beltran

How do you evaluate a half-season of performance that was riddled with nagging injuries? Carlos Beltran played in 81 ballgames — exactly one-half of a 162-game season. A good number of those games where played on an injured knee, so … Continue reading

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Mets Game 135: Win Over Cubs

Mets 6 Cubs 2 Break up the Mets! The Mets won their second consecutive time, and for the second time in two days. In other words, they’re on a two-game win streak! Bobby Parnell was fabulous, shutting out the Cubs … Continue reading

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Do the Auditions Really Matter?

The Mets’ season has been officially meaningless for several weeks now, making the last quarter of the season something of a mass tryout. Heading into September, we’re hoping to see a few more fresh, young faces, and assuming we’ll garner … Continue reading

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Who Should Really Be Auditioning at 1B

After 65 games at first base, Dan Murphy has shown he can be defensively adequate at the position. Other than a few brain farts and errors due to inexperience, Murphy is, right now, better than Mike Piazza ever was at … Continue reading

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Mets Game 100: Win Over Rockies

Mets 7 Rockies 0 Break up the Mets! The steamrolling juggernaut known as the New York Mets flattened the Rockies for their fifth consecutive victory. The Mets’ offense singled Jason Hammel to death in the second inning, giving ace Johan … Continue reading

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