Month: July 2010

An Offensive Offense for the Mets?

Where do we begin? I think most anyone you find that bears the Orange and Blue is more concerned with where it ends. Hopefully, with a championship in the 2010 Fall Classic. At this stage of the season, just a short time into the season’s 2nd half, no one will be considering our Amazins as favorites. After several weeks of talks that the division title is ours for the taking, now the talk...

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Will Pelfrey Get His Groove Back?

We might know more about one of the Mets’ key second-half questions tonight, which is: Who is the real Mike Pelfrey? At one time, Pelfrey was 9-1 and cruising toward the All-Star Game. All was right in his world and the Mets were making up ground on Atlanta. However, he has hit a rough five-game stretch since in which he’s gone 1-3 with a 7.52 ERA. That’s just the beginning of the bad numbers....

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Heyman’s 22 Best Available Pitchers

SI.com’s Jon Heyman, ranks the 22 best available pitchers at the trade deadline now that Cliff Lee is off the board. 1. Dan Haren, Diamondbacks, starting pitcher. One GM said he heard the asking price for Haren, who is reasonably salaried (he’s due $12.75M next season) for a bona fide young ace and signed through 2012, is two starters plus bullpen help. Good luck identifying the team...

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Has Jerry Manuel Earned An Extension?

Here’s something I read this morning by Steve Popper of The Record who also happens to be one of my favorite beat writers covering the Mets. Steve caused me to chuckle when he started out this morning’s column with a warning to his readers, I’m going to make the most common sense argument – and one that is going to irritate a lot of Mets fans. The Mets should give Jerry Manuel an...

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Despite Ike’s Two Homers Mets Fall To Giants 8-4

Mets fall short of a comeback as they lose their third straight game to the Giants, 8-4. Hisanori Takahashi had a poor start for the Mets, while Ike Davis hit two long home runs, however, the Mets came up short in a ninth inning rally. With the loss, the Mets fall behind the Phillies in the NL East race to third place. Game Summary Hisanori Takahashi probably needs to be back in the bullpen...

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