The New York Mets lost a close one as the San Francisco Giants beat them 2-1 today at Cit Field. Jon Niese started for the Mets and held the Giants to just two runs in seven innings, but his mound opponent Madison Bumgarner outdueled him and limited the Amazins to just a run over his seven innings of work. Niese scattered seven hits and two walks while striking out four. Since returning from the...
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Mets ace Matt Harvey rejoined the Dan Patrick show this morning and apologized for yesterday’s awkward interview, when he talked about his Qualcomm promotion and that’s it. He told Patrick that he had a lot on his mind and was on his way to the doctor during his call and was a bit flustered. “That wasn’t me at all yesterday,” Harvey said. “I was thinking about it all day. The...
Read MoreMMO wants to send a Happy Birthday shout-out to the late great Bob Murphy (1924-2004). “Murph” would have been 89 years old today and I can’t begin to tell you how often I think about him each season. Today’s game broadcasts have become so noisy and are just a non-stop barrage of promos and product pitches. The game itself actually gets lost in translation. Murphy...
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Giants (70-82) at Mets (68-83) LHP Madison Bumgarner (12-9, 2.83) vs. LHP Jon Niese (7-7, 3.88) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Josh Satin – 1B Daniel Murphy – 2B Andrew Brown – RF Wilmer Flores – 3B Juan Lagares – CF Travis d’Arnaud – C Omar Quintanilla – SS Jonathon Niese – LHP Since Niese made his return from a partially torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder, Niese has...
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Josh Satin singled home two runs in the ninth inning to lift the Mets to a 5-4 win. It was Satin’s first career walk-off hit and the Mets’ 10th walk-off win this season. Satin drove in a career-best three runs and finished with two hits and is now batting .300 (45-150) as a starter this season. “That’s one of the moments you kind of dream about, especially me, a guy that’s been in the...
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