Author: Joe D

Jenrry Mejia Leads NL With 15 Saves Since All Star Break

Jenrry Mejia earned his 26th save of the season on Friday night as the Mets beat the Nationals 4-3, however his post game celebration caused a bit of a stir. After Mejia struck out Ian Desmond to end the game, he pointed at Desmond’ as if he were casting a fishing rod and then began reeling him in. It was hilarious. Here's the Mejia celebration, ICYMI. RT @MLBGIFs: Reel 'em in, break...

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Stanton Suffers Lacerations, Fractures, Dental Damage After Being Hit In The Face

On Thursday night, Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after he was hit in the face by an 88-mph fastball from Brewers righthander Mike Fiers. According to several reports, Stanton suffered several facial lacerations (which required stitches), multiple facial fractures and dental damage. He’ll remain hospitalized before returning to Miami on...

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Video: Jeff Wilpon Named Worst Person In The World

No surprise here, but sportscaster Keith Olbermann of ESPN named Jeff Wilpon the Worst Person in the World tonight. He completely ripped into him and his father Fred Wilpon, accusing both of them of running the team into the ground. A lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleged that the Mets chief operating officer insulted and harassed senior vice president Leigh Castergine relentlessly because she was...

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Will Next Season Bring Another September Chasing 80 Wins?

Despite both the Yankees and Mets being equidistant from a wild card, and basically in the same boat, the difference between the vibe and feel at both home ballparks is very stark. Yankee Stadium is still vibrant, fun and exciting, while over at Citi Field fewer than 10,000 bodies a night and literally no atmosphere according to Andy Martino of the Daily News. Martino says even the Mets team is...

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Colon Ejected In Mets 12th Straight Home Loss To Nats

What’s happening this season between the Mets and the Nationals is getting out of hand. The division leading Nats have absolutely abused the Mets at Citi Field this year and that continued last night. After the Nats hit two home runs, Colon was ejected for retaliating against Ian Desmond and Jayson Werth. After the game, Colon couldn’t understand why he was ejected. Through an...

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