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Blog Roundup: Catching Up

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Paul Festa

Due to long holiday weekends, productive work days, and life in general occupying my time, I haven’t had a chance to post a blog roundup (or as it is also affectionately known: “link dump”) in a while.  So, I have … Continue reading →

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Which Outfielder Will Be the Odd Man Out?

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Paul Festa

Within the next 2-3 weeks, the Mets should be getting 3 key injured players back.  SS Ruben Tejada, C Josh Thole, and OF Jason Bay are all beginning to play rehab games this week.  So which players on the current … Continue reading →

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Rusty Staub Talks to Bloggers

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Paul Festa

In honor of his bobblehead day on May 26th, the Mets Media Relations department was kind enough to hold a conference call between the great Rusty Staub and several Mets bloggers.  Rusty was very nice and accomodating.  A range of … Continue reading →

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Marte, McHugh Talk to Bloggers

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Paul Festa

On Friday, the Mets Media Relations department was kind enough to hold a conference call between Mets bloggers and B-Mets Jefry Marte and Collin McHugh.  Both players are off to prodigious starts for Binghamton.  Marte was named Mets minor league hitter of … Continue reading →

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Blog Roundup: The True North Edition

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Paul Festa

After a brief homestand, the Mets head north to Toronto to take on the Blue Jays.  Yes, interleague play is here.  The Mets survived Brewing trouble and the Red scare to come away with a 2-2 homestand.  Now they venture … Continue reading →

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Mets to Host All-Star Game in 2013

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Paul Festa

Today, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Mets owner Fred Wilpon announced that the  All-Star Game is coming to Citi Field on July 16, 2013. It will mark the first time the ASG has come … Continue reading →

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The Best Closers in Mets History

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Paul Festa

The Chernobyl-style pitching of Mets closer Frank Francisco over the weekend had fans clamoring for the old days, when K-Rod, Billy Wagner, and John Franco used to waltz in from the bullpen and close out games with ease. OK, maybe … Continue reading →

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LINK: Seaver’s Near-Perfect Game

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Paul Festa

Tonight, the Mets play the 8,000th game in their franchise’s history.  Among many other memorable events, notes, anecdotes, and statistics, the greatest oddity about this team is that they’ve never thrown a no-hitter. Here’s a Sports Illustrated article from 3 … Continue reading →

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