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We will hold our second MPH chat in the chat room on August 5th, followed by our third on August 23rd, instructions for getting in are located directly below the Rotoworld widget. If you have any questions, use the chat box (either of them) to ask, and I’ll anwer. AAA International League: Buffalo 8/11/1, Columbus 11/17/1 cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 5, K, .307 2b Justin Turner 4 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB, .301 lf Lucas Duda 0 for 4, run, K, .301 1b Val Pascucci 2 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .246 dh Mike Jacobs 0 for 5, K, .260 3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 4,...

I just wanted to pass this along from Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Jenrry Mejia, who tossed three innings in the Gulf Coast League on Wednesday in his first official game action since straining the back of the rotator cuff while working in Double-A Binghamton’s rotation, was so impressive in the performance he will be moved to a higher level of the minors, outside of Port St. Lucie. Mejia regularly registered 96-98 mph with his fastball during the outing. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk while striking out three. It’s good to see Mejia back on...

Mets get back to winning as R.A. Dickey and Ike Davis led the Mets to a 4-0 win over the Cardinals as the Mets take the series! R.A. Dickey continues to throw nothing but blanks as he now has thrown 17 shutout innings. Ike Davis also hits his 15th homerun of his rookie season and neither one of them show signs of slowing down their hot streaks. Game Summary R.A. Dickey has another dominant start today against the Cardinals. He showed no sign of pain after leaving his last start early with an injury risk. He definitely was throwing harder today and it helped keep the...

Done Deal! Jayson Stark of ESPN.com is reporting that Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt has agreed to a deal that will send him to the Philadelphia Phillies for J.A. Happ and two minor leaguers, Jonathon Villar and Anthony Gose. In other words, the Phillies keep their top two hitting and top two pitching prospects. That would be the equivalent of trading Bobby Parnell or Jon Niese, plus Lucas Duda and Scott Moviel. Basically, Oswalt straight up for Niese or Parnell. <shakeshead> Give it up for the Phillies GM, who once again swoops in and lands the biggest fish...

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, count the Mets out as far as Ted Lilly and Brett Myers go. A Mets official told me that obtaining Lilly is “very doubtful.” The Mets have talked regularly with the Cubs, but feel that there is not a match because the Mets are not willing to take on most to all of the $4 million-plus Lilly is still owed for this year and give up prospects. As for Myers, the Mets had interest, but they found the Astros almost completely unwilling to engage in serious discussions. Myers and the Astros have a mutual option for $8 million...

I am the kid. No, I am not Gary Carter. I’m Satish Ram. The MetsMerized Online kid. The kid who sits here and believes that we’ve got a shot no matter what and that every game can be that first no hitter. That’s why I’m the kid. Above all else, I am a Mets fan. For those of you who don’t know, Mets fans are probably some of the most intriguing ones in the world because they choose to express their fandom in many different ways. You might claim that all fans do that but if you are a Met fan, you know we are different. You know that we’re...

Well, I hope Omar Minaya and the Wilpon’s are ready for what is in store for them. Fair or unfair, it looks like they allowed Roy Oswalt to go to division rival Philadelphia. According to Jayson Stark, a deal is in place that will send Roy Oswalt to the Phillies pending his approval. Details of the agreement have not leaked out, but I’m very curious to see if Philadelphia has agreed to not only pick up Oswalt’s 2012 option, but also if prized outfielder Domonic Brown was sent to Houston as well?  Another top prospect that you’d like to see...

Your ace struggles on the mound in the first, settles down, gets picked up by your offense and the pen.  Your team has a shot to win what would be a truly moral lifting game and put together back to back victories for the first time since June 22/23 (vs. Detroit). You’re Jerry Manuel and it’s your job to put your players in the best position to accomplish this goal.  So what do you do when it’s time to get your thinking cap on in a critical situation?  You polish off your glasses, you put your hands on your hips, and you show why your club is...

Don’t you think he’s giving Chipper Jones a run for his money in terms of being one of those fantastic ballplayers who just torments the Mets and their fans? Now, I wasn’t there tonight, but I am sure some group of Mets fans thought they could get in Pujols’ head as usual by taunting him, calling him names, etc. And he’s been through this many times before. He thinks, “Oh, yeah, Mets fans: stick around, mock me, and in just a bit I’m going to rip the heart right out of each and every one of you.” He did. He just took a little longer than usual tonight....