A little over a month ago, May 25th to be exact, the Mets rotation was in disarray.  Sporting two starters on the DL and another banished to the bullpen to be lost forever (or at least we hope), the starting 5 needed saving.  On that day R.A. Dickey, who looks like he just jumped off an old roll of Brawny paper towels, would make his second start for the Mets.   He stepped into an unenviable spot and [...]

Just one look to the right and you can see just how far the Mets have come in the past 30 days. Or if you don’t feel like stretching your neck a little, here you go: The Mets, if nothing else, have surprised many a fan with many contributions coming from those we least expected like Ike Davis, Angel Pagan, R.A. Dickey, the catching tandem of Barajas and Blanco and yes even Ruben Tejada. The pitching, [...]

Song of the Night: Derek and the Dominoes – Layla (love it!) AAA International League: Buffalo 6/9/0, Charlotte 3/11/1 2b Justin Turner 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .270 ss Russ Adams 1 for 5, run, K, .235 cf Juan Padilla 2 for 4, run, 2b, .286 1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, run, .253 rf Val Pascucci 1 for 3, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .222 dh Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, [...]

AAA International League: Buffalo 2/6/0, Charlotte 3/9/1 ss Justin Turner 1 for 2, RBI, BB, .272 2b Russ Adams 1 for 4, 2b, .236 cf Juan Padilla 0 for 4, .258 dh Mike Jacobs 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .253 1b Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, .219 rf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .248 3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, K, .229 lf Lucas Duda 2 for 3, run, [...]

A few weeks ago, before the blogosphere erupted with stories about the Mets trading for either Cliff Lee or Roy Oswalt, I wrote an article here on MMO, The New Mets Ace In The Hole. Since then there have been more Cliff Lee/Roy Oswalt stories than Charlie Sheen has DUI’s. I think Michael Branda (Jessup) said it best in his article, Ranking The Potentially Available Pitchers: “I decided last night that I am officially tired [...]

In Doug’s Dugout today I talk about interleague play and the tab for Cliff Lee: For anyone who thinks interleague play is for the birds, they never had the Birds of Baltimore on their schedule….or the Indians and Tigers.  If the Mets can win the series against the Twins this weekend, after splitting six games with the mighty Yankees, an interleague record of 13-5 an accomplishment. Taking 8-9, and battling back-their identity since May, in last night’s loss against [...]

There hasn’t been a time where there’s more to talk about since the offseason than right now. Your favorite orange and blue clad warriors are firmly in second place less than a game behind the division leading Bravos. The Mets are hitting (especially situationally) and are providing run support for their starters with more consistency. The starting pitching is doing a great job, alleviating the stress to the bullpen. Dickey, Takahashi, and Big Pelf have [...]

David Wright went 2-3 with a HR and two RBI and the Mets behind Mike Pelfrey’s pitching won the first game against the Minnesota Twins, 5-2. Game Recap Mike Pelfrey did not have his best stuff today, but still managed to pitch a quality six innings. Big Pelf gave up two runs on six hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Although Pelfrey did not walk a batter, the patient Twins hitters were fouling off [...]

AAA International League: Buffalo 2/5/2, Charlotte 5/11/0 ss Justin Turner 1 for 4, run, .269 2b Russ Adams 2 for 3, run, 2b, HR, RBI, BB, .236 cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 3, BB, K, .296 dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, RBI, K, .258 1b Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, .226 rf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, K, .256 3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 4, .227 lf Lucas Duda 0 for 4, .256 [...]