I know many Mets fans were hoping to get Nick Swisher under the Christmas tree, but it wasn’t meant to be.
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Indians Sign Mark Reynolds
According to Brittany Ghiroli, the Cleveland Indians have signed Mark Reynolds to a one-year contract. Not that the Mets were ever interested, though the Yankees might have been. In other news, the Dodgers signed another pitcher — Korean lefthander Hyun-Jin Ryu (or is it Ryu Hyun-jin? I’m not sure). The 25-year-old (he’ll be 26 by … Read more
Mets Game 66: Win Over Indians
Mets 6 Indians 4 A second sweep makes seven straight with the Subway Series on the slate. If you listened on the radio, you heard Howie Rose say “put it in the books” through two sweeps. And you may have wondered if in fact there is a book on brooms. There is, sort of: Men … Read more
June 17, 2010: Thursday Night Mets Links and Open Thread
New York Times – David Waldstein has a GREAT story about Chris Carter’s legally blind grandfather who just saw Carter play at Progressive Field. This is an early frontrunner for tomorrow’s Feel Good Friday link. ESPN New York – Adam Rubin reports that Jason Bay is not in the starting lineup tonight. MetsBlog – Jason … Read more
Mets Game 65: Win Over Indians
Mets 8 Indians 4 Tin soldiers and Niese was pitching, we’re finally scoring runs This summer I hear the drummin’, four runs in O-HI-O. OK, that was lame. No offense to anyone who found that offensive. But that CSNY song was running through my head. If you think “CSNY” refers to a William Peterson police … Read more
Mets Game 64: Win Over Indians
Mets 7 Indians 6 The Mets continue their absolute dominance over American League opponents, and this time they did it in come-from-behind fashion. After falling behind 4-1, the Mets stampeded back with five runs in the fifth to take a lead they never lost, en route to their 36th victory of the season. Game Notes … Read more
Inside Look: Indians
Tonight the Mets begin a 3-game series with the Indians in Cleveland. The Injuns had high hopes in the preseason, but those hopes dashed quickly after the season-ending injury to superstar Grady Sizemore and widespread underperformance by the able-bodied players on the roster. To get a clue on what’s happening in Cleveland, we turn to … Read more
Kelly Shoppach Traded to Rays
In the past week, Ed at MetsFever, DJ Short, and Ted Berg all discussed Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach, who would become available if he were non-tendered. Before I could weigh in on the subject, however, the Indians traded Shoppach to the Tampa Bay Rays. As a free agent, I liked the idea of 29-year-old Kelly … Read more