Mets (30-42) vs White Sox (31-42) Tuesday 8:10 PM • U.S. Cellular Field RHP Zack Wheeler (1-0, 0.00) vs RHP Chris Sale (5-6, 2.69) Starting Lineup Eric Young Jr. – LF Jordany Valdespin – 2B David Wright – 3B Marlon Byrd – RF Josh Satin – 1B John Buck – C Andrew Brown – DH Juan Lagares – CF Omar Quintanilla – SS Game Notes Reliever Greg Burke...
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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York wrote what I felt was one of the strongest arguments in making the case for Matt Harvey starting the All Star Game for the National League. He first compares Harvey, who he calls the NL’s Justin Verlander, to last season’s NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey: Through 16 starts, Harvey is 7-1 with a 2.05 ERA, 121 strikeouts, a 0.882 WHIP, 4 homers allowed and a...
Read MoreBaseball Prospectus just unveiled their 2013 mid-season Top 50 Prospect Rankings. For the Mets, right-hander Noah Syndergaard checked in at No. 23, while catcher Travis d’Arnaud was ranked at No. 28. Both players of course, were acquired before the season from Toronto in the R.A. Dickey deal. Syndergaard, recently made a sparkling debut for Double-A Binghamton on Sunday after his promotion from...
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They say that every great run of success usually had its roots in a turning point. Looking at Mets history you can say we’ve had quite a few turning points – both good and bad. Gil Hodges and Tom Seaver were certainly turning points for the Mets – when they went from lovable losers to a team to be reckoned with and one that shocked the world in 1969. I always felt that the day...
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In 2012, Ike Davis had valley fever. In 2012, Ike Davis was rusty because he had missed so much playing time in 2011. In 2012, the hitting approach impacted Ike Davis negatively. In 2012, Ike Davis didn’t have enough lineup protection or he was shuffled around the order too much. In 2012, Ike Davis should have been sent to the minors but instead he was allowed to “work things out” at the big...
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