Month: August 2009

MetsMerized Player Of The Week! 8/2-8/9

You know, this last week was horrible for me because I had to endure a punishment that was just plain unfair. I had to spend a week in Philadelphia. Of course, I took it as an opportunity to parade around in every piece of Mets equipment I owned with pride, and I did have fun with that, but it still was unfair to be forced to look at the entire city in love with a team that I can’t stomach...

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Fixing The Mets Won’t Be Easy, But It’s Doable

Joel Sherman of the NY Post takes a look at what the Mets need to do to get back on the right track in a post to his blog. Besides highlighting some players he thinks can help, he does a nice job of encapsulating the current state of the Mets and the dilemma they find themselves in. So let’s recap: You must build a contender next year. You must do it with a reduction in payroll. You cannot...

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The X Factor: A Case For Nady and a Productive Mets Offseason

* * * Mets Merized Online Fan Submitted Post * * * Slowly but surely that sinking feeling is beginning to settle in the hearts of Mets fans. The dark feeling fans of the Metropolitans know all too well, the feeling of hopelessness.  The 2009 season, marked early with thoughts of glory and grandeur is effectively over for the Mets. Ineffectiveness and injuries scarred the season from the start,...

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Santana Dominant As Mets Top Padres 5-1

The Mets were on the verge of getting swept in a four game series at Petco Park for the second straight year, but Johan Santana wasn’t about to let that happen. The Mets ace won his league leading 13th game of the season as he staked the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. Santana (13-8) was brilliant and just allowed five hits and the one run. He walked two, struck out four,...

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8/9 Minor League Report! Evans, TEJADA!, HONECK!

INT AAA: Buffalo 12/14/0, Columbus 8/13/2 ss Argenis Reyes 2 for 5, run, .273 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2 Ks, .307 1b Nick Evans 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (7), 2 RBI (19), BB, .186 3b Mike Lamb 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .255 rf Chip Ambres 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, 3 Ks, .241 dh Javier Castillo 0 for 5, RBI, K, .252 lf Josh Petersen 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .267 c Robbie Cancel 3 for...

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