Month: July 2011

Wright Set To Return Tomorrow, Will Shoulder A Huge Load When Beltran’s Gone

David Wright went 2-for-2 with a run scored and reached base four times during Wednesday night’s 5-2 win for St. Lucie over the Clearwater Threshers. “I feel good,” Wright said. “I DH’ed today and it was more of trying to get some at-bats before I head out. I ended up getting around 30 at-bats, so hopefully I’m ready to go.” Wright has gotten on base and...

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Bobby Ojeda and Kerel Cooper On Gee’s Chances To Win Rookie of The Year

Dillon Gee has been an amazing surprise for the Mets in 2011.  Gee had an extraordinary start to his first half before tiring as we neared the All Star break. However, on Tuesday night, Gee pitched a heck of a game on his way to his ninth victory of the season. Now that he is back on the right track, does he have a shot at winning NL Rookie of the Year honors? Kerel Cooper of the great Mets...

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Baseball Musings: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

I would hate to be in Carlos Beltran’s shoes, or better yet, cleats right now – or any other baseball player’s for that matter who are in the same situation as No. 15 is. It seems to me as though the player has very little to say about his career for the most part. For instance, does Beltran really want to uproot his entire family, take his kids out of school, sell the old...

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Interview with Former Met Frank Catalanotto

I had the pleasure of welcoming former New York Met and the recently retired Frank Catalanotto to my show Mets Talk Live! Wright or Wrong?!? yesterday. For those of you who do not know, Frank is a class act, and it was a real pleasure and a treat to converse with the Smithtown, NY native. Here are just a few of the topics I discussed in the interview with Frank: – His playing days with the...

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Holy Thole, Beltran Bomb, And Pa-GONE In Mets 6-5 Walkoff Win

Game Summary With the return of Beltran and Reyes, the Mets continue undefeated. Dickey pitched through a rough three run inning, bullpen was great, and some select few offensive players led the team to victory with a walk-off homerun from Pagan in extras. Mets in 6-5 in 10 innings. Game Notes Dickey must be thanking his lucky stars that the Mets still have Beltran tonight. With the backup of...

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