Mets 6 Cubs 1 Lucky 13 for the Metsies. Jon Niese had a so-so outing, keeping the Mets in the game through almost 6 innings but not hanging around long enough to see the win through. In other words, a spectacular start compared to what we’ve seen from most Mets starters thus far this year. … Read more
The Chicago Cubs are starting out rough this season, and we are lucky to have fellow ESPN SweetSpot blogger Joe Aiello of “View from the Bleachers” to give us the lowdown. On paper, the Cubs offense looks pretty good. How is it looking on the field thus far? The main issue so far seems to … Read more
The Philadelphia Phillies have signed Danys Baez to a two-year contract. The veteran righty reliever missed all of 2008 due to an elbow injury requiring Tommy John surgery, and came back last year to pitch in 59 games and post a 4.02 ERA with a 1.13 WHIP and 40 K in 79 IP. Without knowing … Read more
There have been a few rumors floating that the Mets could obtain Pat Burrell from the Rays — possibly as part of a three-team deal that would send Luis Castillo to the Cubs and Milton Bradley to Tampa Bay. Such a trade may not come to fruition, but “Pat the Bat” is definitely on the … Read more
The latest column from Ken Rosenthal reports that the Mets, Cubs, and Blue Jays are engaged in talks that would send Luis Castillo to Chicago, Milton Bradley to Toronto, and Lyle Overbay to New York.
Hat tip to loyal MetsToday reader “isuzudude” for the link.
Before you get too excited, though, Rosenthal also reports,
Ken Rosenthal reports that the Mets have inquired on the Cubs’ outfielder Milton Bradley. There’s only one scenario where this makes any sense …
Mets 4 Cubs 2 Finally, it’s all coming together — and it only took 137 games! The Mets won their first series since early August, learned how to win without “the cavalry”, and gave a sneak peek at what 2010 has in store during this weekend series with the Cubs. Mike Pelfrey was spectacular, settling … Read more
Cubs 5 Mets 3 So much for the winning streak. Nelson Figueroa was rocked for four runs on seven hits in six innings, and the Mets offense couldn’t unravel the mystery of Rich Harden, as the Flushing nine was beaten for the first time since Wednesday in Colorado. Notes Figgy wasn’t all that bad, and … Read more
