Padres 3 Mets 2
Instead of a series win, the Mets get a split with one of the weakest teams in the NL. In the process, they fall a game below the Flushing .500.
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Mets vs. Padres Series Preview
Some quick notes regarding the upcoming game and series between the Mets and Padres …
Jose Reyes to DL
The Mets PR department has announced that both Jose Reyes and Dan Murphy have been placed on the 15-day disabled list. As expected, Ruben Tejada has been promoted. As unexpected, former Padre Mike Baxter has also been brought up from Buffalo. The Mets claimed Baxter off waivers from the San Diego Padres on July 22 … Read more
You’re Doing Great, Now Get off the Field
NOTE: this is a post by Corey Gorey. Please direct your comments to him.
How many days in a row will I wake up, check out the blogosphere, scan the standings, and wish this 162 game baseball season would end? Sure, it’s only July, but Bud Selig is not the boss of me. If I followed my own advice and remembered to forget about the legitimate end date to the 2011 schedule, I would be much happier right now. At many points during the past few months lying to myself would have been a viable alternative to—what do they call it? Reality? Considering how many pundits were certain the Mets would find themselves in the NL East basement from the get-go, I’m nearly satisfied with mediocre. If the season ended today we wouldn’t have won anything—no multi-pronged trophies to encase, flags to hoist, or ostentatious rings to flaunt—but I sure as hell wouldn’t feel like I was squandering any more time or emotion, either. And when it comes right down to it, isn’t the MLB all about me, the fan?
In order to preserve my sanity and the club’s dignity, here are some proposed dates for when this season should have ended:
Brad Emaus Returned To Blue Jays
In case you missed it, Rule 5 pick and Opening Day second baseman Brad Emaus was returned to the Toronto Blue Jays; he will report to AAA Las Vegas.
For those unaware, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
I find it mildly surprising that
Paulino In, F-Mart Out
Finally, Ronny Paulino has arrived in Port St. Lucie; he was held up with visa issues related to his failed PEDs test from last year. He spoke about his delay upon arrival, and manager Terry Collins said he would “push the envelope” to get Paulino ready as quickly as possible. Collins also made it clear … Read more
2010 Analysis: Ruben Tejada
After it was discovered that Jose Reyes would miss several weeks of spring training and Opening Day due to a thyroid problem, the 20-year-old Ruben Tejada was suddenly thrust into a big-league job – with backup from wily veteran Alex Cora. In truth, Tejada was nowhere near ready for prime-time, despite the hoopla provided by … Read more
Mets Game 144: Win Over Pirates
Mets 1 Pirates 0 Those who had the patience to sit through a rain delay and almost ten innings of scoreless, scintillating baseball were rewarded with a win by the home team. Ruben Tejada ripped a one-out double off reliever Chan Ho Park and pinch-hitter Nick Evans followed by stroking the Mets’ seventh hit of … Read more