Buffalo 0, Indianapolis 2 Jon Niese had his 2nd good outing of 9 in the minors, and 3rd of 11 overall this season, scattering 6 hits and 2 runs over 6 innings, but his offense gave him nothing (7 hits), so he took his 6th loss of the season. cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 3, BB, .255 lf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, .294 rf Matt Watson 1 for 4, .200 1b Willy Pena 1 [...]

As the injuries have been piling up for the Mets over the past few weeks and the losses to teams like the Pirates and Nationals continue, Mets fans have come out in droves complaining about the team and their chances to make any kind of noise in the National League East.  To those fans, I say RELAX!  There’s still plenty of season left and many things to look forward to.  Before you ask me what [...]

If the Mets lose 4-5 to the Pirates and Nationals, what happens in the coming weeks when they face the Phillies, Yankees, and Rays? They will need high-powered binoculars to locate Philadelphia, that’s what. With Mike Pelfrey and John Maine graciously serving up batting practice to the opposition, the mantra is becoming: Santana and Livan and pray for a hurricane. Seriously, by the time schools let out, the Mets could drop out of contention faster [...]

Round One On Friday June 4th after the Mets got swept by the Pirates, Carlos Beltran said he was embarrassed. “We have to play better. There’s no doubt we have to play better. I mean, we have to take this personally. It can’t happen. It can’t happen us being able to come here and lose three games just like that. It just can’t happen. Three games with this team – I know they’re a big-league ballclub, but [...]

Friday night on SNY Keith Hernandez submitted one of his be performances as a color commentator that I can remember. On several occasions Keith played the role of former player perfectly, and a few times he had to reel Gary Cohen in before Cohen went of the deep end. Early on in the game David Wright was called safe on a play at third base. Replay showed that David was clearly out. Replay also showed [...]

Buffalo 2, Indianapolis 9 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 4, K, .253 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, .301 rf Matt Watson 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .167 1b Willy Pena 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .257 3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .186 c Robinson Cancel 0 for 4, .196 ss Jon Malo 1 for 4, K, .205 2b Luis Rivera 1 for 3, .500 Lance Broadway 4.2 IP, [...]

Game Summary It was only a two hour game, but felt like an eternity for the Mets. John Maine gave up seven runs to give the lead to the Nationals. Mets offense was only able to score one run against John Lannan who pitched a complete game. Mets lose game two to the Nationals 7-1. Pitching John Maine did not have a great start against the Nationals. He gave up three runs in just the first [...]

The Mets have been socked with too many injuries and a fair share of adversity so far this season. When that happens, it becomes so hard to spot some of the good things that have also emerged out of all the drama and upheaval. One such positive has been the outstanding pitching of Livan Hernandez. Who could have ever predicted how vital he would become to our rotation? Another positive has been the emergence of Bobby Parnell who [...]

Although the decision to bring up Fernando Martinez was met with 50/50 support on this site when we were lobbying heavily for his callup, I bet that at least some of those opposing Mets fans agree that F-Mart has been a fine addition and has held his own. When talking to reporters after last nights game, Jerry Manuel pretty much confirmed that the Mets prized rookie will stick around when Ryan Church is expected to be activated [...]