Month: August 2010

Oliver Perez Should Play This Season For The Mets!

No,  I haven’t lost my mind. I don’t think Oliver Perez is a good player at all.  Ollie is not a team player, he plays for the name on the back of the jersey.  Perez has shown that he has no inclination to work on improving his game and giving something back to the team that is for some reason paying him to be on the team. Ollie would rather sit on his you know what in the bullpen...

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Game Preview: Marlins vs Mets

The Mets are fresh off of a road series victory and hope to continue their winning ways back in Queens tonight as they take on NL East division rivals, the Florida Marlins. The Marlins and the Mets are essentially tied for third and forth place in the division, and both teams, if for nothing else than pride, would like to finish higher than the other. Also, both teams, still have slim...

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8/23 Minor League Report! Ar Rod, ALDAMA!

AAA International League: Buffalo 12/15/1, Pawtucket 4/8/2 Dillon Gee had a good outing tonight, giving 4 runs (3 on his own, 1 Sean Green IHR) on 6 hits and 2 walks (both in the 7th) in 6.2 innings for his 13th win of the season. Lucas Duda was on base 4 times with 2 hits and 2 walks, Nick Evans and Kirk Nieuwenhuis both doubled. Fernando Martinez did not play (much to my disappointment, I want...

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Does A Healthy Johan Mean The Mets Don’t Need Another Top Starter?

I just read a new post from Ted Berg on his blog Ted Quarters. Basically Ted says that he cares more about Johan Santana being right than Santana’s wins and losses. All I know is that, in a season when the Mets’ wins and losses don’t really matter a hell of a lot anymore, I care a lot more about seeing Santana right, striking out lots of batters and dominating opponents, than I do about...

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Top 5 R.A.diculous Performances of 2010

In a season marred by poor coaching, poor play, and utter turmoil there is one light that shines brighter than the rest…his name is R.A. Dickey. After another R.A.Diculous outing (8 1/3 IP, 2 ER) the other night, the knuckle baller has lowered his team leading ERA to 2.41 and has allowed 2 or less earned runs in 12 of his 18 starts. I believe Bobby Ojeda of SNY summed it up best, when he...

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