Month: May 2009

Metsmerized Today – Boston Cream Pie Edition

Jose Reyes avoided the DL yesterday after being diagnosed with tendinitis behind the right knee, but according to David Lennon of Newsday, the Mets could still opt to place him on the DL if he shows no improvement this weekend. If he does get DL’ed maybe we’ll see F-Mart? Dave Rosado of Hot Foot echoes my sentiments and writes a great argument on why we should leave Jose Reyes alone....

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Mets Lead The League In Batting (No, It’s Not A Typo)

I was looking at the league leaders while researching for another blog I am composing, and I was shocked to learn that the Mets, yes our Mets, lead the league in hitting. 1. .287 – NY Mets 2. .285 – LA Dodgers 3. .276 – Washington 4. .266 – Houston 5. .263 – Atlanta 6. .262 – Pittsburgh 7. .262 – Philadelphia 8. .257 – St. Louis 9. .255 –...

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Mets Could Promote Top Prospect Fernando Martinez

According to David Lennon of Newsday, the Mets may still opt to place Jose Reyes on the DL especially if he shows no signs of improvement today. If that happens, the Mets may very well call up their top prospect, outfielder Fernando Martinez. Lennon writes, The Mets could simply wait to put Reyes on the DL before tonight’s game and recall another bat, such as Fernando Martinez, to fortify...

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Fenway Will Be The Cure For Mets Power Outage

Yes, I’ve heard all the gloomy numbers regarding the Mets homerun drought. They haven’t homered in 69 straight innings and 307 plate appearances. David Wright was asked about the recent power outage and this is what he said to reporters on Wednesday, “We’ve played in big parks,” third baseman David Wright said, fully aware that they’ll now play in a small one....

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5/21 Minor League Report! Fernando, Duda, Davis!

Buffalo 4, Columbus 6 It was a second straight very rough outing for Michael Antonini, who gave up 4 runs in the first inning, but settled down and pitched 3 more solid innings after, allowing just a run. Overall, he gave up 5 runs in 4 innings, taking his first loss in AAA. Fernando Martinez continued to rage white hot in May with 2 more hits, including his 14th double of the season. Martinez...

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