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The Mets Get Back To Business In The Second Half
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Last Updated: Sunday, April 25, 2010

The first half of the season is over, thankfully. And as we get back to the second half of the season, I hope we can look forward to continuing to enjoy watching New York Mets Baseball. The past two weeks have been exciting. The Mets have been playing the type of baseball we all

I Hate It When I’m Right… Billy Wagner Is No All Star
Posted By Joe D Comments (27)
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Some called last night’s All Star marathon a great game and an exciting game… whatever… For me it was a star-studded bore… So what else is new for National League fans who have been waiting 12 years for a win. Of course, as fate would have it, a New York

F-Mart and Jon Niese: Omar Minaya Is Ready To Promote From Within
Posted By Joe D Comments (6)
Last Updated: Saturday, June 19, 2010

If some of you are waiting to see what players the Mets might be targeting at the trade deadline, don’t hold your breath. According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, Omar Minaya has no master plan to fill the left field or bullpen vacancy via a trade. Instead, Omar feels

This Week In Baseball History
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2008

This week I begin the first part of a new feature. I hope everyone enjoys reading it as much as I enjoyed researching it. JULY 14: 1916: Ernie Koob of the Cleveland Indians pitches a complete game, going all 17 innings, in a 0-0 tie with Boston 1934: Lou Gehrig plays shortstop and

Mike Pelfrey Named National League Player of the Week
Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2008

Following a spectacular win at Shea last night, Mike Pelfrey has been named "NL Player of the Week." Pelfrey has amazed everyone with his confidence and control. The 24-year-old went 2-0 while not allowing a run over his two starts against the San Francisco Giants and Colorado

The All Star Break Couldn’t Have Come at a Worse Time for Mets
Last Updated: Sunday, April 25, 2010

The New York Mets find themselves just a half game behind their rival Philadelphia Phillies.  The Mets, who have won nine straight, as well as their fans, are probably wishing that somehow, some way, this mid-summer classic was an end-of-the-season classic, so as not to break

Fernando Martinez: The Future Is Now For F-Mart
Posted By Joe D Comments (5)
Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2008

Fernando Martinez, or F-Mart as he is now called, represented the Mets in yesterday’s MLB Future’s Game. He played centerfield and went 1-2 at the plate. Martinez was not having a spectacular season, and in fact he has missed a lot of time due to injures, but in 218

Dan’s The Man!
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Last Updated: Sunday, August 1, 2010

Where would the Mets be this past few weeks without new pitching coach Dan Warthen? It seems in just a short amount of time that he has brought this year’s pitching staff back to life and has really jump-started Mike Pelfrey. Since taking over for Rick Peterson last

The Must Win Game…That Doesn’t Count
Last Updated: Sunday, July 13, 2008

The date was October 19, 2002. 44,603 screaming fans packed Edison Field in Anaheim to witness Game One of the World Series. Giants Center Fielder Kenny Lofton walked to the batters box and dug in against Angels starter Jarrod Washburn. On October 1, 1903, almost a full century earlier,

Mets Throw A One-Hit Shutout At The Rockies And Win 8th Straight 3-0
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Last Updated: Sunday, July 13, 2008

The Highlights The Mets beat the Colorado Rockies this afternoon by a score of 3-0 and have now extended their winning streak to eight straight games. Pedro Martinez started and was cruising along with a shutout until he was taken out of the game in the fourth inning with

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