Mets are at .500, and just 3½ out of Wild Card Despite, or perhaps because of the inclement weather causing two rain delays, the New York Mets have crossed the barrier and are now at 500. “Well, we’re here, but you’ve got to stay here now,” Terry Collins said. “The accomplishment is now continuing to push forward and move above .500. We got back here. It’s been a long road and a long, uphill battle. And [...]

Buffalo Bisons (OFF) Binghamton Mets | 3 Richmond Flying Squirrels 5 Brandon Moore had issues with his control today and suffered as a result. Most of the walks he allowed came in the 1st inning, but he wasn’t commanding the ball particularly well even after that. After letting two runs score in the 1st inning on just one hit, due to three walks and a wild pitch, Moore pitched well in the 2nd and 3rd, [...]

Starting Line-up Jose Reyes, ss Justin Turner, 3b Carlos Beltran, rf Daniel Murphy, 1b Jason Bay, lf Ronny Paulino, c Scott Hairston, cf Ruben Tejada, 2b R.A. Dickey, rhp Game Preview The Mets go for the sweep tonight in Atlanta as they end a 10 game road trip before coming home to face the Angels tomorrow night. Last night the Mets battled the Braves and the elements as the game was delayed to start. Dillon [...]

GEE FORCE Game Summary Despite two rain delays, Mets pitching combined for a two-hit shutout against the Braves. Gee gets robbed of his eighth win because of the rain, bullpen was perfect, and Pagan hits a homerun to lead the offense. But the best news is that the Mets are finally back at .500 for the first time since May 20th. Mets win 4-0 over Braves. Game Notes Dillon Gee pitched a good start for [...]

The New York Mets today announce that they have signed 12 draft picks from the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, including the club’s second round selection righthanded pitcher Cory Mazzoni from North Carolina State University.  The Mets have also signed: eighth round pick infielder Daniel Muno, 17th round pick outfielder Jonathan Clark, 19th round pick outfielder Dustin Lawley, 26th round pick selection righthanded pitcher Casey Hauptman, 27th round pick righthanded pitcher Randy Fontanez, 31st round pick [...]

If you have been watching any major news outlet in the past few weeks, then you know that Yankee Captain Derek Jeter has been inching closer and closer to becoming the 28th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits for his career. Now with a DL stint, Jeter’s moment of immortality will be put on hold until the second installment of the 2011 Subway Series. Jeter racked up his 2,994th career knock, just six away from [...]

Jonathon Niese pitched a solid game and the offense sparked by Jose Reyes beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Tuesday. Game Notes Jonathon Niese went a quality six and one third innings, giving up two runs on five hits, striking out five and walking one. After some early season control trouble Niese has been extremely good, as has the whole Mets pitching staff. To see this staff come around without Johan Santana and without anything [...]

Perhaps no other day in Mets history shook the franchise to its core like this date in 1977 when the organization traded The Franchise. Three days earlier, Seaver beat the Astros in Houston, 3-1, and after the game said: “This may very well be my last game as a Met.’’ Seaver went the distance that day, giving up five hits while walking two and striking out six to raise his record to 7-3 with a [...]

Buffalo Bisons 3 Columbus Clippers 7 This game was so close to finally being a very good start for Pat Misch. He was cruising through the game, having faced just two batters over the minimum through five, and then horror struck in the 6th inning. He had given up a run on a single and triple and it appeared as if he would get out of the inning without too much damage done. A bloop [...]

Mets pitchers in 2011 have just been pathetic at the plate. Yes, pitchers are suppose to be “the easy out” in the lineup, and more often than not, they are retired, but not at the pitiful rate the Mets pitching staff has. Mets pitchers are batting a collective .073 with 5 walks compared to 55 punchouts in 123 at-bats. The Mets pitcher’s batting average is near the bottom of the league in batting average, and this is even inflated due to Chris [...]