A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 2/7/0, Palm Beach 4/10/1 Jeurys Familia put together back to back outstanding starts for one of the few times this season, this one was even better then his previous outing. He allowed a run on 7 hits in 7 innings, but took a tough ND after Elvin Ramirez got ripped for 3 runs in 0.1 innings. In Familia’s last two outings, he’s worked 13.2 innings, allowing 11 hits, 1 [...]

Updated 4:00 PM Adam Rubin is reporting that reliever Frankie Rodriguez has been released from custody, and that an order of protection has been filed against him by his wife and father-in-law. Additionally, Rodriguez cannot see his children until they appear in family court. Original Post 1:40 PM The Mets have placed closer Francisco Rodriguez on the restricted list for two days without pay and have promoted Ryota Igarashi from Triple-A Buffalo. Two days’ pay for K-Rod [...]

The Daily News writes about the mounting frustration for David Wright, a frustration that reached a new low last night after striking out four times. David Wright’s whiff-a-thon Wednesday night – he struck out four times against the Rockies – elicited boos from Citi Field fans who usually adore him. Wednesday night’s “Golden Sombrero,” the baseball term for four strikeouts in a single game, was Wright’s second of the season and fourth of his career. He [...]

The Mets and Rockies play the rubber game at an early 12:10 time slot today as the Mets try to take the series. Last night was the same old story for Niese and by same old story I just mean it has happened two outings in a row. Once again he was fantastic (1 R over 7 IP) but the pen seems to save it’s meltdowns for when Jon pitches. Anyway it is time for [...]

Good morning, Met Nation. 2010 or  Bust? The debate over trading certain players have risen to a fever pitch. This provokes a thought for the day: Do you want to ride the season out and hope for 2011 that things will change significantly enough for a world title run? Or do you want to fight for the rest of the year for the NL East with what we have or what can be gained through waivers? [...]

My, my but the New York Post is full of fun Mets stories on this night when the Amazins fell to the Rox 6-2. First up, breaking news: K-Rod beats up father-in-law, sending him to hospital. I couldn’t stand that jerk either. Betcha he’ll think twice about mouthin’ off to Frankie. WTF? Well, it does prove one thing: the Mets are not exactly punchless. In other exciting developments, Frenchy has reiterated his desire—through his lady [...]

As reported by the Associated Press, New York Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez is in custody after what police called a “physical assault” on a family member at Citi Field.  Police say Rodriguez will be charged with third-degree assault. Police say the incident occurred after the Mets’ 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Police did not say which family member Rodriguez scuffled with, but said the unidentified man had minor injuries. The Mets [...]

Jonathon Niese pitched a gem today, but the bullpen blew ANOTHER lead and the Mets lost the game, 6-2. Game Notes Jonathon was great today, giving up one run on five hits in seven innings with seven strikeouts and NO walks. Johnathon was in the zone today, getting behind some hitters early today but finding a way to get them out consistently. If it wasn’t for a few longer innings, Jonathon had a shot at [...]

AAA International League: Buffalo 10/14/1, Scranton 4/10/3 rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, run, K, .346 2b Justin Turner 0 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .301 lf Lucas Duda 1 for 5, RBI (45), K, .317 1b Nick Evans 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (6), HR (2), RBI (11), K, .333 cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 5, 3b (1), 2 RBI (5), K, .345 3b Mike Cervanek 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, [...]