Month: June 2011

Starting Line-up, Game Preview: Athletics vs Mets

LHP Josh Outman (2-1, 3.14) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (7-0, 2.86) Starting Line-up Jose Reyes, ss Justin Turner, 3b Carlos Beltran, rf Daniel Murphy, 1b Angel Pagan, cf Jason Bay, lf Ronny Paulino, c Ruben Tejada, 2b Dillon Gee, rhp   Pre-Game Notes Offense: Since May 22, the Mets are batting .280 (260-927), the third-highest mark in the majors…The team’s .340 on-base percentage during this...

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Mets Minors 5 Up, 5 Down: June 12th-18th

This is a little feature that takes a look at the players who are hot and those who are not in the farm system for the week. 5 Up No. 1 Jordany Valdespin, SS Binghamton What he did: .370/.433/.741 (10-for-27), 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 6 RBI, 2:2 K:BB, HBP, 3/4 SB  The Why: Valdespin has been on fire since coming back from his suspension that was handed down by Wally Backman. He has taken his game to a...

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Could Ike’s Injury Have Cost Him An All-Star Appearance?

It may seem like a distant memory at this point, but earlier this season, before the unfortunate collision with David Wright that has left him in a boot for the past month, Ike Davis was off to one hell of a season. If Wright had not barreled into Davis in Colorado, especially now after Albert Pujols out with a broken arm, could the young first baseman have gone to Arizona this July? I think so....

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Mets Face Must Win Series VS. Oakland A’s

With the Mets having dropped 2 of 3 already in their 6-game home stand against AL West foes, the Angels, and with the A’s coming to town tomorrow night, its time for the Mets to step up and just win. The Amazins, haven’t been so amazing this year as the record stands at a sub-par 35-37, while the team has played under .500 ball all season long at home compiling just a 16-19 record at Citi Field....

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Will Pujols Injury Shocker, Make Reyes Think Twice?

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols will miss four to six weeks with a small fracture in his left forearm, an injury that creates a gaping hole in the St. Louis lineup while vastly altering the dynamic of the National League Central race. The Cardinals announced today that an MRI showed a non-displaced fracture of the left radius and that the All-Star’s arm was placed in a splint. Pujols...

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