Gary Matthews Jr. who is batting .156 and slugging .219 in 16 games is starting in centerfield and worse yet leading off tonight. Even if you could make a case for batting GMJ over Angel Pagan, why would you bat him first? Ike Davis is also riding the pine tonight against left hander Jamie Moyer, even though he is batting .571 against southpaws. Fernando Tatis will be playing first base tonight...
Read More5 – Losing 10-0 looks a lot worse then it actually is. Remember, it still only counts as one in the loss column. It is probably better to lose 10-0 then 10-7, and save some runs for upcoming games. Some run support for Santana tomorrow would be nice. 4 – Pelfrey was going to give up runs eventually. Against a lineup like the Phillies, along with poor defense – it was bound...
Read MoreYou can’t win them all, and so the Mets streak ends at eight after an ill-fated fourth inning that saw the Phillies open the flood gates on the heels of two dropped pop-ups by Jose Reyes and Alex Cora. It went all down hill for the Mets and Mike Pelfrey after that as those cheesy bums anihilated the Mets 10-0. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey started today for the Mets, and things were going pretty...
Read MoreJeff Francoeur, who was struck on the left elbow by a pitch in the seventh inning last night, will be in the lineup this afternoon. Francoeur, who put on a personal one-man highlight reel against the Phillies, was later removed from the game, taken for x-rays and was diagnosed with a contusion on his elbow. He was expected to get a few days off, however, the gamer that he is asked in this...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 1/7/0, Louisville 0/4/0 The Bisons were held to a run on 7 hits, but that was enough on this day, as Bobby Livingston scattered 3 hits over 8 innings for his first win. Fernando and Thole each had one of the hits, while Ruben Tejada took an 0-fer, as did Russ Adams (0 for 3, .283). cf Jason Pridie 1 for 4, K, .292 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .371 1b Mike...
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