On the day after David Wright was sent to the hospital with a concussion after experiencing a close encounter with a Matt Cain fastball, the Mets were able to give him a wonderful get-well present by defeating the Giants in walk-off style at sunny and hot Citi Field.  Daniel Murphy lined an RBI single with one out in the ninth inning that barely scored Jeff Francoeur from second base ahead of the strong and accurate [...]

It was 22 years ago today on a lazy Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field in Chicago.  The Mets were battling the St. Louis Cardinals for the division title and needed to win the finale of their four-game series against the Cubs after being defeated in the first three games.  They were in the throes of a six losses in eight games streak after cutting the Cardinals’ lead from 10½ to 3½ games.  In those eight [...]

INT AAA: Buffalo 3/7/0, Lehigh Valley 0/5/1 ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, RBI, K, .288 cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, K, .305 lf Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, HR (9), RBI (25), .198 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, .258 rf Chip Ambres 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, .257 3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, RBI, .249 c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, .238 2b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, [...]

I can’t begin to tell you how scared and helpless I felt as I watched David Wright lie still on the ground after being hit in the left temple by a 93-mph Matt Cain fastball. The force of the blow was so powerful that it knocked Wright’s batting helmet clean off his head and sent it veering toward the ground just ahead of Wright’s collapsing body. The ominous sound of the baseball and his helmet making impact [...]

What was supposed to be a pitcher’s duel between Johan Santana and Matt Cain turned into another story altogether, as David Wright was felled by a 94 MPH fastball thrown by Cain.  The Wright beaning was the most disturbing feature of today’s 5-4 loss to the Giants in 10 innings. Both Santana and Cain had cruised through the first three innings, putting up zeroes for both teams.  Then Luis Castillo led off the fourth inning [...]

Update 9:10 PM – David Wright has suffered a concussion, and will remained hospitalized overnight at the Hospital for Special Surgery. * * * * * * During the latter portion of Fox’s telecast of today’s Mets game, video showed David Wright, dressed in a gray shirt and shorts boarding an ambulance. He appeared to be rather steady on his feet and did not require assistance of any kind to get into the emergency vehicle. This [...]

David Wright was drilled in the head by a 2-0 pitch thrown by Matt Cain in the bottom of the fourth inning during today’s game. Wright walked off the field under his own power, and Fernando Tatis replaced him as a pinch runner. An absolutely scary sight to say the least as Wright lied motionless on the ground for 2-3 minutes. It was a good sign that he walked off the field under his own power. [...]

Tonight’s song: Offspring – You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid Thoughts go out to David Wright and Hiroki Kuroda, who took a line drive off his temple today. INT AAA: Buffalo 7/13/2, Lehigh Valley 5/7/1 2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .291 cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, 2 runs, .307 lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR (8), 4 RBI (24), .196 1b Mike Lamb 3 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, [...]

Oliver Perez is quickly becoming the new Luis Castillo. Last year, Mets fans and journalists routinely ridiculed Mets GM, Omar Minaya, for giving Castillo a lucrative four year deal that was worth $25 million. This season Minaya is drawing similar criticism for the three year, $36 million deal that he gave to Perez. It’s hard to back Minaya up on this signing as Perez has been pretty much awful this season. However, count me in [...]