Mets play game three tonight against the L.A. Dodgers and look to avoid the sweep. Mets have Livan Hernandez starting for them. He is 3-1 with a 5.59 ERA in seven starts. He goes up against Jeff Weaver who is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA. Left-hander Eric Stults was scheduled to start for the Dodgers, but he was scratched Tuesday night because of a sprained thumb on his pitching hand. Hernandez is 9-13 with a 4.42 [...]

Binghamton 3, Connecticut 6 Jose Sanchez had another very bad outing for the Mets, giving up all 6 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks in 5 innings, ballooning his ERA to 6.59, and running his record to 1-5. The offense never really had a chance, they were down 6-0 after 3 innings. They did rally for 3 in the 6th, but couldn’t get much else. They had 10 hits and a walk, but were [...]

Ramon Martinez…The Joke’s On Us  I know, even if we had tied, who would then go on to play short in the bottom of the ninth? If that’s the rationale, we’re all in deep doo-doo. Nutty as it may be, I kind of thought the consensus was not to get swept in L.A.If I were to advise Jerry Manuel, I’d say, “Jerry, don’t you think it would be a great idea to put up Sheffield [...]

Jose Reyes came out of the game tonight after an apparent leg injury after trying to beat out a single in the third inning. The Mets released this statement on their website shortly after. Mets shortstop Jose Reyes left Wednesday’s game against the Dodgers in the bottom of the third inning after aggravating a previous injury to his right calf. He is day to day. Making just his second start of the week, Reyes had [...]

As reported by the East Valley Tribune, The wife of an Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher was found dead today in the couple’s Fountain Hills home, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said. Thirty-nine year old Gabrielle Dawn Schoeneweis, wife of relief pitcher Scott Schoenweis, was unresponsive when deputies came to the home on Kern Court at about 12:11 this afternoon, said Lindsey Smith, sheriff’s office spokeswoman. A call to the sheriff’s office was made by one of [...]

Earlie today Mets manager Jerry Manuel was a guest on Mike Francesa’s radio show.  There were some interesting things said by Manuel. Daniel Murphy: Manuel pretty much said that the Daniel Murphy outfield experiment is dead and over with.  Murphy will have the next 4 games to prove himself a capable first baseman, otherwise Murph will not be an everyday player.  Also sounds like Murphy will not be getting a lot of at bats against [...]

Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post, reported on Jerry Manuel’s interview on WFAN with Mike Francesa. During his appearance, Manuel said that Dan Murphy will start at first base tonight against the Dodgers. Daniel Murphy will start at first base for the Mets tonight against the Dodgers, and Jerry Manuel said the second-year player needs to produce there to stay in the lineup. With Carlos Delgado out, Manuel is using Gary Sheffield regularly in the [...]

This was actually submitted this morning, and was scheduled in our queue for tonight, hence the title. JD I for one have seen enough of Daniel Murphy in left field. A person can cringe only so much before it leaves permanent unflattering lines across their forehead. In fairness to the kid, asking him to learn a position on the major league level is as unfair as your mother-in-law extending her visit. Moreover, he is liable [...]

I was just reading Heyman’s Latest Scoop on SI.com and as usual, he made some excellent points today regarding the Mets. The Mets are probably going to need to trade for a first baseman (more on that below). But in the meantime, few scouts can understand why Daniel Murphy — the former fair-haired boy — isn’t getting a full crack at first base in Carlos Delgado’s absence. He’s supposedly the “heir apparent” to Delgado at [...]

Introducing our newest feature that will run Monday to Friday and also a Weekend Bonus Edition with prizes! Metsmerized Today is your daily dose of all the Mets news, quotes, and links that you need to know! Hello World! Jerry Manuel has no problem with Ryan Church, in fact he really likes the guy according to this report. The Kranepool Society calls it head games. Whatever the deal is between these two guys, I hope it’s water under [...]

 The usual rule of thumb is Memorial Day weekend. Two months of baseball in should give an attentive and analytic fan a good sense of where his Mets are headed. We are now a game out of first as we try desperately to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Dodgers, having completed three days of atrocious play mentally, physically—fundamentally! We head into Memorial Day weekend facing the elite Red Sox. A test? Well, [...]