Month: March 2010

What If The Mets Had Signed?

Mets fans are not happy right now.  There are so many question marks.  No one can even agree on who deserves to go north at the end of spring training. As far as uncertainty goes, the starting pitching is the most suspect.  The performance of the Mets #2, #3, and #4 starters are not exactly helping raise fan confidence levels.  Pelfrey, Perez, and Maine have each been less than stellar.  Even...

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Glad Omar Is Unwilling To Rush Prospects To Save Job

This Spring we’ve gotten to look at some of our young prospects and they have impressed fans, the media and the team.  The reports that the farm system was dead have been greatly exaggerated it seems.  Fernando Martinez, Ike Davis, Jon Niese and Jenrry Mejia are having great springs, so of course there has been plenty of talk about them joining the big team once camp breaks.  Coming into Spring...

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Watch The Lineup Tonight On MSG!

Here’s something well worth watching tonight at 10:00 PM EST on MSG. “The Lineup: New York’s All-Time Best Baseball Players,” a new original series and interactive fantasy game that will determine the best baseball players in the history of New York, premier tonight on MSG Network with “Catchers,” the first of ten weekly episodes. Each 30-minute episode of “The Lineup” will present a...

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Mike Pelfrey Keeps Sinking, Chris Carter Keeps Rising

Mike Pelfrey had another rough outing today as the Washington Nationals beat the Mets 7-5. Pelfrey allowed four home runs giving up two homers each to Ryan Zimmerman and Josh Willingham. Zimmerman hit a booming solo shot in the first and a two-run shot in the fifth, while Willingham had a solo shot in the second and a two-run homer in the fourth. Pelfrey has now allowed 22 hits and 12 earned...

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Spring Training Battles – Odds To Make The Final Cut

As the Mets round the final turn and race down the stretch and toward the finish line, let’s take a look at which players will be standing in the winners circle come April 3rd. Remember, many leads are always lost as the pack tightens up near the finish line, but here’s how I see it now. The Hitters 80:1 – Ike Davis is still a long shot despite the solid spring. 75:1 –...

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