Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it seems as though they’re here to stay. Oh I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be. There’s a shadow hanging over me. Oh yesterday, came suddenly. – The Beatles Omar Minaya has come full circle. His five year tenure is slowly coming to an end, and his five year plan is as distant now as it was in 2004 when [...]

According to our friend Adam Rubin in his Daily News blog, Gary Sheffield has become the latest Mets player to be placed on the disabled list.  He will be replaced on the Mets roster by tonight’s starting pitcher, Jonathon Niese. Sheffield hadn’t played since the July 18 game against the Braves, when he was taken out of the game with a leg cramp after chasing a base hit in left field.  At the time, Sheffield [...]

Jonathon Niese was called up from Triple-A Buffalo to replace the injured Fernando Nieve in the starting rotation.  If he continues to pitch like he did tonight, he might not have to go back anytime soon. After a rough first inning, Niese settled down and pitched beautifully for six additional innings.  The offense came alive and the long ball returned to the Mets as they defeated the Astros 10-3 at Minute Maid Park. After three [...]

Buffalo 6, Indianapolis 3 2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 5, .263 3b Andy Green 3 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, 3 RBI, .231 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, .306 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, BB, .228 lf Nick Evans 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .155 (.268/.286/.414 since returning to Buffalo) c Ninja Turtle (YAY KEITH, lol) 2 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, BB, .226 rf Josh Petersen 0 for 4, 2 [...]

When Jonathon Niese takes the mound later tonight, many will be watching and wondering exactly which Jon Niese will show up. 2008 Jon Niese made his major league debut with disastrous results. In three innings pitched, he allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks. Ouch! But in his very next start he wowed us with an eight inning gem. He allowed no runs on just six hits and struck out seven as the [...]

The New York Mets and the Houston Astros started off the game 1-1 and all was fine until a very depressing fourth inning when pitcher Mike Hampton hit a 2-run homer off of Johan Santana. The Mets’ ace had a horrible outing at Minute Maid Park allowing 12 hits (tying his career high) and collecting his 8th loss on the season. Santana has now lost three of his last five starts. In the first inning, David [...]

Buffalo 1, Indianapolis 3 2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, run, BB, .270 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, BB, .308 3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, .267 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, RBI, .252 rf Nick Evans 1 for 4, 2b, .143 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .228 lf Josh Petersen 1 for 3, BB, .286 ss Wilson Valdez 2 for 4, .215 Adam Bostick 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 5 [...]

In the early innings of tonight’s Mets telecast, Gary Cohen asked the viewers who they thought was the injured player closest to making his way back from the disabled list.  Although Jose Reyes has been doing some light running and is very close to playing in rehab games, he was not the answer.  Imagine my surprise when the answer was revealed to be the Sandman, Billy Wagner! So I did a little research to see [...]