Month: May 2009

Believe It Or Not, David Wright Is Leading

If there was any doubt who the true catalyst of the Mets engine is, David Wright has answered the debate with a resounding ME, the last three games against the Giants. Besides collecting three hits in each of the last three games, and hitting a robust .692, he now has pulled even with Carlos Beltran for the team lead in RBI’s, with 27. The Mets offense has come alive against the Giants, a...

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J.J. Putz Was Dealing Last Night

When the Mets made the deal for J.J. Putz this past off season, most of us applauded the move not only because it shuttle Aaron Heilman out of town, but because one look at Putz and you knew we were getting one of the most dominant closers in the American League. So far this season, it hadn’t appeared like the Mets got the J.J. Putz they thought they bargained for. Not only did he suddenly...

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Mets Pound Big Unit, Beat Giants 9-6

Game Summary It was supposed to be the classic pitchers duel, Randy Johnson versus Johan Santana, but it ended up being anything but. Neither Johnson or Santana brought their “A” games, but in the end it was Santana who came out on top and the Mets who outlasted the Giants 9-6 and won their third straight game in the series. Pitching Johan Santana had a tough go of it against the...

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Billy Wagner Throwing 90 MPH, Return Is Now Certain

Two days after shelving J.J. Putz for a few days with a bone spur in his right elbow, the Mets got some good news regarding their former closer Billy Wagner who is rehabbing in Florida. Adam Rubin of the Daily News reports, Billy Wagner has returned to Port St. Lucie after a month-long moratorium on throwing off a mound. It looks like his projection to return from Tommy John elbow surgery by...

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5/16 Minor League Report! Fernando, Davis, Guzman, Carson!

Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 3 Kyle Snyder gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5.1 innings (his longest outing of the season), enough to take the loss today, as the Bisons were held to just 6 hits and 3 walks. cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .209 ss Ramon Martinez 1 for 4, .290 lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .285 dh Willy Mo Pena 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, K, .231 1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, RBI, .429 3b...

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