Month: June 2012

Despite Young’s Solid Start, Late Yankee Rally Dooms Mets 4-3

Pissed off, man. We drop this one to the evil empire 4 – 3. Summary This is a game where the stat line will not tell the whole story – for two different reasons. One, you can dominate the opposing team for 6 innings, but you always need to be afraid of that one blip on the radar that starts the snowball effect. And two, our Amazins’ are lacking in HR power, with about 58 team...

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Mets Matters: Enough With The Whipped Cream Pies, Of Course Dickey Should Start ASG

A collection of random Mets thoughts for today… After sitting last night against Andy Pettitte, Daniel Murphy is expected to start today against the Yankees’ Ivan Nova tonight. Depending how he does will determine if he’ll start tomorrow against CC Sabathia. Murphy has been in a tailspin for weeks, especially against left-handers. For awhile, Terry Collins stuck with him, but the Mets have...

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Subway Series Preview: Streaking Mets Send Young To Hill Against The Yanks

Starting Lineup Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF Daniel Murphy 2B David Wright 3B Lucas Duda RF Ike Davis 1B Scott Hairston LF Omar Quintanilla SS Josh Thole C Chris Young SP Mets Notes Prior to tonight’s game, Johan Santana and R.A. Dickey will receive their NL Player of the Week awards in a pre-game ceremony. Santana won for the week of May 28-June 3, after tossing the first no-hitter in team history on...

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Mets Minors Daily: Buffalo Bullpen Falters, But Bingo Flexes Some Muscle In 12-2 Rout

Buffalo Falls To Durham After Late Bullpen Collapse By Connor O’Brien Last night in Durham, the Bisons fell to the Bulls in the opening game of a three-game series by a score of 6-5. Garrett Olson took the mound for Buffalo. In his previous start, he had struggled, failing to get out of the third inning against Pawtucket. Last night, however, went much better for him, as he went five...

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So How Much Is RA Dickey Worth?

Riddle me this… You have a 37 year old pitcher, a knuckleballer, in the midst of the greatest season of his career who has become a fan favorite and is well on his way to earning a second contract extension since joining the team in 2010.  How on earth do you approach that contract negotiation?  This my friends is why Sandy Alderson gets paid the big bucks, because there is no handbook for...

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