According to various reports, the Rangers have agreed to sign Joakim Soria to a two-year contract.
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Should Mets Wait for Greinke Before Signing Dickey?
As much as I prefer to see the Mets lock up R.A. Dickey for the foreseeable future as soon as possible, from a cold-hearted business perspective, it may behoove the Mets to wait until Zack Greinke signs before extending their knuckleballer. Why? Because
Niese May Have Heart Procedure During All-Star Break
Only in this day and age can you get a hole poked in your heart one day, then go out and play ball the next. Jonathon Niese left Sunday’s game with an elevated heartbeat. He experienced the same malady during a start in the blazing heat of Arlington, Texas during an interleague game last year … Read more
Josh Lewin Joins Mets Radio Team
The Mets are preparing to sign Josh Lewin to join Howie Rose in the WFAN broadcast booth in 2012. Lewin was the TV play-by-play voice of the Texas Rangers, until he was let go following the 2010 season. Rumor has it Nolan Ryan wanted a more serious voice in the play-by-play chair next to analyst … Read more
A Look Back: Michael Young
From time to time during this offseason, we’re going to randomly look back at some MetsToday posts from the past and see how they look now, with the benefit of hindsight. To start, I offer you this suggestion made in early February 2011: Would You Trade for Michael Young? At the time, the Rangers had … Read more
Mets Game 78: Win Over Rangers
Mets 8 Rangers 5
There’s the the Indy 500, the Fortune 500, the card game “500”, and a movie called 500 Days of Summer
Ironically, the Mets accomplished the Flushing 500 with native Texan Dillon Gee on the mound — who also started the game won by the Mets on June 15th, which was the last time the team reached .500.
This time around, the Mets are guaranteed to remain at .500 through Monday; let’s hope they can get over the hump this week.
Mets Game 77: Win Over Rangers
Mets 14 Rangers 5
Those who took the Rangers and the 6 1/2 point spread lost their shirts, as the Mets pulled an upset in Arlington.
Mets Game 76: Loss to Rangers
Rangers 8 Mets 1
Can you say “tack on”?
If you are not sure what that term means, then review what the Rangers did in this ballgame.