What am I doing here, on a grimy pier in lower Manhattan at 5 am? That’s a very good question. Just because I get a cryptic message from someone claiming to be JetsMets13, who says he has proof that a renegade Mets blog is conspiring to sell Mets secrets on the black market. The guy says this “rogue Mets blogger is huge”, and that everybody knows him, and that it could be me who would [...]

Buffalo 3, Gwinnett 0 By Andrew O’Brien Buffalo scored one run in each of the first three innings Tuesday night en route to a 3-0 win over the Gwinnett Braves. Matt Harvey (3-1) threw six shutout innings, scattering just five hits while striking out five and walking three. His Triple-A ERA is down to 4.00. In the first inning, Zach Lutz hit a single, scoring Fred Lewis. Then, in the top of the second inning, Omar [...]

With Josh Thole going on the new 7-day DL with a concussion, Mike Nickeas will get a chance to show what he’s got as an everyday backstop over the next week. This is a wide open opportunity for Nickeas, who has never been known for much more than an above-average arm and a good clubhouse guy. After being drafted by the Rangers in the fifth round of the 2004 draft, Nickeas worked his way up to Double-A [...]

Mets took advantage of their opportunities tonight and pulled off a 7-4 win in Philadelphia , giving them back-to-back wins against their division rivals. Summary So you know that large majority of you that like defense? You should leave now. However, if you enjoy beating the Phillies, I permit you to stay. So… all of you, stay. Two errors for each team (and two wild pitches for Ramon Ramirez) made this an interesting contest. Miguel Batista [...]

Hey Mets fans… We are at it again with yet another great MMO Fan Giveaway! This time we are going to present one lucky Met fan with a Free Pair of Tickets for Thursday, May 17th when the Fightin’ Mets take on Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and the rest of the Cincinnati Reds! It looks like the starter for the Mets, barring any mishaps, will be the phenomenal R.A. Dickey who will be doing his best to confound the Reds [...]

The New York Mets announced the club has placed catcher Josh Thole on the 7-Day Disabled List with a concussion and selected the contract of Rob Johnson from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League. Johnson will wear #16 and will be available for tonight’s game. Righthanded pitcher Pedro Beato was transferred to the 60-Day Disabled List to make room on the 40-man roster. Johnson, 29, was hitting .291 (16-55) with 13 runs scored, three doubles, [...]

In Doug’s Dugout today, we talk about unsung heroes, dropping like flies, and other moronic thoughts: My primary thrust today was focusing on replacing Mike Pelfey’s innings (the Chris Schwinden experiment failed), but then Mike Nickeas and Jordany Valdespin had the audacity to interrupt me with last night’s heroics against the Phillies. How dare they! Sometimes it is the unsung players, who reside in the shadows that emerge to provide scintillating moments for a ballclub. [...]

It’s amazing what that Gio Gozalez trade has done for the Washington Nationals. A lot of those who squawked that the Nats gave up too much are eating crow these days. Damn, I wanted the Mets to go after him so bad last Winter. The Nationals were smart in locking him up to a five-year, $42 million dollar contract extension which essentially  buys out all of Gio’s arbitration years plus one year of free agency and also includes options for [...]

Ramblings from Henry and Fayette Streets The Week That Was: April 30th – May 7th The B-Mets went 2-5 over the past week, losing both their series in Akron against the Aeros and at home against the Harrisburg Senators.  Three of the five games they lost were only by one run.  The Mets fell below .500 and slid in the standings from third to fourth place.  The big news on the week was the loss [...]

Buffalo 4, Gwinnett 3 In danger of losing their third straight game, the comeback kids did what they do best. Rob Johnson’s two-run single with two outs in the top of the eighth inning gave the Bisons a 4-3 victory Monday night in the opening game of a four-game series against Gwinnett at Coolray Field. The win was Buffalo’s 12th comeback triumph already this season, accounting for two-thirds of the club’s 18 wins overall. In the latest edition, [...]