Month: September 2010

Minaya Knows End Is Near, Marlins Owner Eying Backman

According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is looking for a more dynamic personality to take over as the manager of the Marlins. He wants a fiery manager. Among the potential candidates Loria may be looking at are Jim Fregosi, Larry Bowa, and the Mets’ Wally Backman. Needless to say, losing Backman won’t play well in the New York market and most definitely...

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The End Is Near, Mets Tragic Number Is 15

With just 26 games left going into today’s game against the Cubs, the outlook seems bleak. [tweeted]https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/23030614915[/tweeted] It’s obvious that the team should be in 2011 mode and what few games left should be used to help make determinations and valuations on players. I wish Manuel would stop keeping up the pretense that we’re still in it,...

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9/4 Minor League Report!

Song of the night: Ozomatli – Cut Chemist Suite AAA International League: Buffalo 3/8/1, Lehigh Valley 4/7/0 rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .340 ss Justin Turner 0 for 4, .309 3b Zach Lutz 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .200 1b Nick Evans 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (14), RBI (25), .314 lf Mike Cervanek 2 for 4, RBI, K, .255 cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, RBI (15), K, .209 c Mike Barrett 1 for 4, 2b,...

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Growing Pains, Mejia Struggles In 5-3 Loss

The Mets lost to the Cubs this afternoon by the score of 5-3 in sunny and windy Wrigley Field. It was a coming out party of sorts for Jenrry Mejia who made his much anticipated debut as a starting pitcher. Game Summary It wasn’t exactly a Cinderella story for the young righthander Jenrry Mejia who after 30 relief appearances and a stint in the minors, returned for his first career starting...

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Something Is Definitely Up

Some weird happenings are taking place in Metsville in the last few days. First, Jeff Wilpon and John Ricco make an unexpected stop in Atlanta on Monday to watch the Mets lose to the Bravos. It prompts Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, to suggest a potential shakeup was in the works. “With just over a month remaining in the season, the Mets remain far from playoff contention, spawning the notion that a...

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