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The Unpredictable Relief Pitcher

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Paul Festa

  If you could trade for a 30 year-old relief pitcher who posted a sub-3.00 ERA each of the last 4 years, would you make that deal?  If you could acquire a pitcher who had a WHIP less than 1.30 … Continue reading →

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MLB Needs to Decide What the All-Star Game Is

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Paul Festa

The 2012 All-Star Rosters were announced today, and the Mets will have two representatives.  R.A. Dickey and David Wright will join manager Terry Collins (who was selected to Tony LaRussa’s coaching staff) in Kansas City. The big news for Mets … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Paul Festa

The Mets (40-36, 3rd place in the N.L. East) begin a 4-game set with the Dodgers (43-33, 1st place in the N.L. West) in Los Angeles tonight at 10:10 PM EDT. The Dodgers have lost 8 of their last 9 … Continue reading →

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Blog Roundup: Getting Chewed Up at Wrigley

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Paul Festa

The Mets have run into another losing streak, having dropped 4 in a row.  They now sit at 39-36, 4.5 games back of the Nationals.  They lost a couple of tough 1-run games to the Yankees at Citi, but then … Continue reading →

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Mets vs. Cubs Series Preview

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Dave Gogel

Mets vs Cubs: Snakebitten Edition I don’t want to be cliche and use the “this is a trap series” but this is a trap series. When playing well, the Mets have a bad habit of playing down to their competition. … Continue reading →

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Mets Add Left-handed Bullpen Arm

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Paul Festa

In the 8th inning of last night’s game, two left-handed hitters were due to bat for the Yankees.  Terry Collins elected not to bring in LHP Tim Byrdak, but kept Miguel Batista in for a second inning of work.  Batista … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: New York Yankees vs. New York Mets

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Paul Festa

  Round 2 of the 2012 Subway Series kicks off (whoops, wrong sport) tonight at Citi Field.  The Yankees (41-27, 1st place in the AL East) take on the Mets (38-32, 2nd place in the NL East) beginning tonight at … Continue reading →

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Blog Roundup: Fore!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Paul Festa

After teeing off on the Orioles this week, the Mets head to the links to tee off on their off day.  Ah, team bonding.  Anyways, the Mets have decided to alternate series sweeps – loss, win, loss, win.  This weekend … Continue reading →

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