So for those who saw the final game of the series against the Giants, you clearly saw Mike Pelfrey looking uncomfortable on the mound. And I literately mean on the mound. The current record for most balks in the game is 5, set by Bobby Shaw in 1963. Mike Pelfrey gave up 3 in his start. This not only ties a Mets record for most balks in a game, but also is tied for the second [...]

Maybe someone can help me out on this, but if both Jeremy Reed and Daniel Murphy are in the lineup, shouldn’t you play Reed in leftfield and Murphy at first base? Wouldn’t it make sense to be defensively flawed at one position rather than two? Jeremy Reed is a fine defensive outfielder, and in his career he has less than five starts at first base all of them coming as a Met this month. If Dan Murphy [...]

First, we should all be happy today because the Mets took three out of four games against the Giants, including a big win against Tim Lincecum and another win on a night that Johan Santana clearly didn’t have it. With that said, I’m frustrated that we didn’t walk out of there with a four game sweep, just like the Phillies who got a four game sweep against the Nationals. It’s losses like these that can drive [...]

This particular blog was written  by a good friend of mine and fellow Mets fan, Ed Leyro. It’s just a sample of some of his brilliant writing. We’re trying to get him to join our staff here at MetsMerized Online. Maybe all you readers out there can help us convince him!! – Denise (MetsWrighter) Way back in the days when the Mets were on SportsChannel, before my parents had cable TV, I would listen to [...]

Mets shortstop Alex Cora left Sunday’s game in the third inning with an injured right thumb. Alex Cora had to leave the game in the third inning after he injured his right thumb sliding headfirst into second base in the first inning. There was no immediate word as to the severity of the injury. Cora, 33, injured his thumb sliding into second base on a first-inning double. He remained in the game for another two [...]

Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 3 in 11 innings Guess we know why Eddie Kunz hasn’t been closing games lately for the Bisons, wow. Handed a 2-0 lead heading to the bottom of the 11th, Kunz registered one out, allowed 5 hits and a walk, along with 3 runs. Dillon Gee started this game, and was brilliant for 6.1 innings, outside of some very uncharacteristic wildness (he walked 5!), allowing just 3 hits, while striking out 8. [...]

If there was any doubt who the true catalyst of the Mets engine is, David Wright has answered the debate with a resounding ME, the last three games against the Giants. Besides collecting three hits in each of the last three games, and hitting a robust .692, he now has pulled even with Carlos Beltran for the team lead in RBI’s, with 27. The Mets offense has come alive against the Giants, a team that [...]

When the Mets made the deal for J.J. Putz this past off season, most of us applauded the move not only because it shuttle Aaron Heilman out of town, but because one look at Putz and you knew we were getting one of the most dominant closers in the American League. So far this season, it hadn’t appeared like the Mets got the J.J. Putz they thought they bargained for. Not only did he suddenly [...]

Game Summary It was supposed to be the classic pitchers duel, Randy Johnson versus Johan Santana, but it ended up being anything but. Neither Johnson or Santana brought their “A” games, but in the end it was Santana who came out on top and the Mets who outlasted the Giants 9-6 and won their third straight game in the series. Pitching Johan Santana had a tough go of it against the Giants and was tagged [...]

Two days after shelving J.J. Putz for a few days with a bone spur in his right elbow, the Mets got some good news regarding their former closer Billy Wagner who is rehabbing in Florida. Adam Rubin of the Daily News reports, Billy Wagner has returned to Port St. Lucie after a month-long moratorium on throwing off a mound. It looks like his projection to return from Tommy John elbow surgery by August may be on [...]

Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 3 Kyle Snyder gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5.1 innings (his longest outing of the season), enough to take the loss today, as the Bisons were held to just 6 hits and 3 walks. cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .209 ss Ramon Martinez 1 for 4, .290 lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .285 dh Willy Mo Pena 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, [...]