AAA International League: Buffalo 6/11/0, Lehigh Valley 0/4/0 Looks like it’s Pat Misch on Saturday, he was pulled after 55 pitches tonight. rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, 2b, K, .349 2b Justin Turner 2 for 5, run, .305 lf Lucas Duda 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (15), RBI (44), BB, .321 1b Nick Evans 2 for 5, run, 2b (5), RBI (10), 2 Ks, .302 cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 3, BB, .333 [...]

Lots of time over the weekend to think about the plight of the Mets. First was the Connecticut press asking Fred about the Mets, when he was promoting UConn basketball on SNY. Funny, most people in Connecticut -including me – do not get SNY on their cable stations. Now I’m wondering if he wants to start to include us after all these years. We can already see all the UConn stuff on local TV. Anyway [...]

With the Mets spiraling out of control and the season’s fate on the line, rookie Jonathon Niese did all he could to keep the team’s playoffs hopes alive.  Niese went out and manged to stymie Philly hitters to the tune of 7 IP, 1 ER, and 7 strike outs.  To fully grasp Niese’s dominance one need look no farther than his performance in the 4th inning, where the lefty threw 10 of his 11 pitches [...]

It’s hard to believe that Mets quasi-number two starter, Mike Pelfrey (10-6, 4.16), has not won a game since June 25th when he improved his record to 10-2.  Since that day he has seen his ERA swell from 2.42 to 4.16, and he has gone past the fifth inning just once in seven starts. Pelfrey will get the start today despite the rumblings that he would be skipped this week to give the big right hander [...]

**Update 8-12-10** Adam Rubin tweets that the Mets have decided to use reliever Sean Green’s final option and keep him at Triple-A Buffalo. Green’s rehab assignment was set to expire. He has a 5.40 ERA in seven appearances with the Bisons. **Original 8-10-10** Reliever Sean Green appears close to a return to the Mets. Green, who is the last remaining player acquired from the Seattle Mariners in the J.J. Putz trade back in December of [...]

I hope everyone didn’t forget where they placed their pitchforks, I’m back after a one week vacation. I know there are lot of fans who love Carlos Beltran and for some reason consider him the best player on the team.  Now I’ll agree his numbers are good and yes for those who favor statistics he is a very good player.  In my opinion statistics alone do not make you one of the best players on [...]

Apologies for yesterday…I was out very late and neither D nor I were near a computer. AAA International League: Buffalo 8/15/1, Lehigh Valley 1/6/3 The middle of the Bison order (Duda, Evans, Nieuwenhuis) were a combined 6 for 12 with 6 RBI, leading the Bisons 15 hit attack. Michael Antonini made his 2010 Buffalo debut and fired 6 innings of 1 UER ball for the win. lf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, 4 runs, BB, [...]

The Mets come home to try to salvage their last chance of post season hopes tonight as they take on Jimenez and the Rockies at Citi Field. The Mets will be hoping tonight that Mike Pelfrey returns to his early 2010 form as he had another bad outing his last time out. On the season he is 10-6 with a 4.16 ERA. Pelfrey pitched a crucial game earlier this season as the Mets really needed [...]

Here’s a sobering thought from Adam Rubin of ESPN NY. He lists the Mets payroll commitments for the 2011 season. Johan Santana $22.5 million Carlos Beltran $18.5 million Jason Bay $16 million David Wright $14 million Oliver Perez $12 million Francisco Rodriguez $11.5 million Jose Reyes $11 million Luis Castillo $6 million Ryota Igarashi $1.75 million 16 players at major league minimum: $6.4 million Total: $119.65 million Oh, and you’d probably like to re-sign free-agent-to-be Pedro [...]