Month: June 2007

Mets Merized Quick Minor League Report PLUS QUESTION OF THE WEEK!

 Sorry folks, but no full report today. Minor League Report will return next Saturday in its entirety. PLAYER NEWS: FERNANDO MARTINEZ has been to selected to play in the 2007 All-Star Futures Game at San Francisco. The game will take place on July 8th. MARTINEZ will play on the World Team, managed by Juan Marichal. Catch the 18-year-old phenom, FERNANDO MARTINEZ on July 8th at 4PM only...

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El Duque Dont Need To Cheat To Beat The Likes Of Rollins, Howard and Utley!

Charlie Manuel, the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the rest of those Philadelphia Cheesecakes may have just catapulted the Mets out of their month long slump on Friday. Besides continuing their usual round of trash talking, this time from starter Cole Hamels, they picked a fight with the wrong guy during game one of the doubleheader when they accused El Duque...

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Schoeneweis Has Been A Bust, But The Bullpen Has Improved Lately

Before I report on the bullpen, just a little info on tonight’s pitching match-up.Orlando Hernandez will take the mound tonight and try to defeat someone who gave some Mets fans nightmares in the off-season, including Carlos Beltran. Of course I’m talking about Adam Wainwright who takes the mound tonight as a starter rather than the closer who ended our season last year in Game 7 of...

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Carlos Delgado: The Mets Have Been Down This Road Before

Everyone wants to know what the deal is with Carlos Delgado. It’s really plain to see if you ask me.Carlos Delgado has just turned 35. Much like sluggers Jeff Bagwell, Glenn Davis, and Jack Clark to name a few, Delgado has experienced a very sharp decline like they did. The players I mentioned played the same position and were similar type sluggers, and each of them became shells of their...

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Mike Pelfrey Gets The Call And Will Start Friday Against The Phillies

It’s now official… Mike Pelfrey will indeed start one of the games against the Philadelphia Phillies in Friday’s doubleheader. This move is borne more out of necessity rather than Pelfrey dominating hitters in the minors. He is currently 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA in New Orleans, and has given up 43 hits and 15 walks in 42 innings. Not exactly mind boggling. During his first go-around...

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