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Mets vs Reds: Dice-K In Rubber Match, Murphy Red Hot Again, Lagares Sets New Mark For Assists

Posted by Elliot Teichman | Sep 25, 2013

Mets (72-85) at Reds (90-68) • 12:35 PM RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-3, 5.52) vs. RHP Mat Latos (14-6, 3.23) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Justin Turner – 3B Daniel Murphy – 2B Lucas Duda – 1B Juan Lagares – CF Mike Baxter – RF Juan Centeno – C Wilfredo Tovar – SS Daisuke Matsuzaka – RHP The Mets are 4-1 on their road trip which concludes today and are 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Mets are...

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Get A Grip” Edition

Posted by Former Writer | Sep 25, 2013

Alright boys and girls, it’s time for us to do something that us Mets fans haven’t done in a while – PUT ON YOUR BIG BOY PANTS AND GROW UP !!!! I know what you are thinking – “is he off the Prozac?” or “Who gave him the double caramel macchiato shot from Starbucks again?” The answer is neither. My outburst is derived from the fans that are pissing...

Lets Talk About The Mets’ Future

Posted by Former Writer | Sep 25, 2013

If there’s anything we’ve become good at these last four years it’s saying “just wait till 2014, 2015, etc.” More specifically, yet ironically lacking specifics, is that we generally say “We’re building for the future” and “Next year.” There’s always this concept of a Master Plan, or something resembling the religious concept of...

Vic Black Earned His First Career Save Against Reds

Posted by Joe D | Sep 25, 2013

Two days after LaTroy Hawkins earned the 100th save of his career, righthander Vic Black got a chance to close out last night’s 4-2 win over the Reds. The rookie reliever pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to register his first career save. Black, who was one of the players acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates when the Mets traded Marlon Byrd and John Buck, struck out rightfielder Jay Bruce to...

For Better Or Worse, Mets Win 4-2 In Cincy

Posted by Tommy Rothman | Sep 25, 2013

The Mets (72-85) beat the Reds (90-68) by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday night at Great American Ballpark. Jon Niese took the ball for the Mets and was terrific in what may have been his final outing of the year. Niese gave up 8 hits in 7 innings, but only allowed 2 runs and struck out 6 (issuing one free pass to Brandon Phillips). Each team managed to put together a few hits in the first, but...