Month: April 2011

Niese Strong, Offense Held In Check, Mets Lose 2-1

Jonathon Niese went a strong six and one third innings but the Mets offense was held in check by Roy Halladay and the Mets lost 2-1 to the Phillies. Game Notes Jonathon Niese went out today, and pitched a great game. Jonathon gave up two runs in six and one third innings on six hits, striking out three and walking two. The lone blemish was a John Mayberry home run that tied the game at 1-1....

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Is Ike Davis The Solution At Cleanup Spot?

There are going to be a lot of changes over the next year. But I think it’s a pretty safe bet to say that Ike Davis is as close to untouchable as anyone could be on this Mets roster. That is for good reason, since there is no reason to move a 25 year old budding young power hitter, who is under the teams control for the next 6 seasons. Unless the Mets fill the clean up hitter vacancy through a...

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Five Quick Fixes The Mets Need To Make NOW

We can cry all we want about the latest two losses or we can be proactive and learn from them. I would rather take the high road and implement a few improvements rather than sitting back and pointing fingers and looking for blame. Here are a few fixes that need to be implemented with due haste. 1. David Wright Out As #3 Hitter – Yes it’s hard to fathom and it may come as a big shock...

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Pelfrey & The Pen Fail, Mets Lose 10-3

Mike Pelfrey was atrocious today, and the bullpen wasn’t much better in the 10-3 loss to the Phillies. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey went out today, and looked good to decent for the first three innings, then completely fell apart in the fifth. Pelfrey went four and one-third innings giving up four runs on eight hits striking out three and walking one.Pelfrey didn’t have his best control...

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Big Pelf, Big Flop, Big Hole In Rotation

Mike Pelfrey’s 2011 season continues to deteriorate and he had his butt handed to him tonight in Philadelphia where he failed again to make it out of the fifth inning. His final line was as ugly as all the other stinkers he’s pitched this season: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB , 3 K, 1 HBP.  Pelfrey also surrendered a humongous two-run blast to Ryan Howard who would later hit a Grand Slam...

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