Month: July 2011

Does Beltran Go Sooner Than Later If Wright Gets Hot?

Third baseman David Wright since returning from his back injury has gone 3-10 with a pair of doubles and 4 RBIs. My immediate thought on that is, if Wright continues to hit the ground running coming off the DL, will Alderson deal Carlos Beltran sooner rather than later? With a week to go until the deadline, Beltran represents the best bat on the trade market. The fanbase has had mixed feelings...

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Starting Line-up, Game Preview: Mets @ Marlins

NEW YORK METS AT FLORIDA MARLINS RHP Dillon Gee (9-3, 3.67) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (6-3, 3.52) Starting Line-up Jose Reyes – SS Justin Turner – 2B Carlos Beltran – RF David Wright – 3B Daniel Murphy – 1B Angel Pagan – CF Jason Bay – LF Josh Thole – C Dillon Gee – RHP The Mets and Marlins play the rubber game today as the Mets will try to take...

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Exclusive Interview With Justin Turner – Great Expectations!

As most of you know, I’ve interviewed past Mets players before. However, last Sunday, In The Game Collectibles brought New York Mets second baseman Justin Turner to Park East and it was a great time for everyone there. Turner came straight from Citi Field after playing the Philadelphia Phillies, and I was so happy that I got a chance to sit down and talk to him. He spent the night signing...

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Time To Pull The Plug On Mike Pelfrey

This is a tough post for me to write. I’ve been a fan of Mike Pelfrey since he came up and I’ve defended him countless times over the years. I even suggested right here last season that the Mets should lock up Mike Pelfrey based on his great 1st half. With each start since than, it looks like I was wrong. Pelfrey is certainly no ace of any rotation and sadly does not look much like a...

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Morning Grind: Should Dickey, Izzy and Paulino Be Off Limits At Trade Deadline?

According to ESPN, the Mets have received no shortage of inquiries from other teams regarding catcher Ronny Paulino, but the Mets are opting to hang onto him for the rest of this season. Really? Team sources also confirmed that they won’t trade Jason Isringhausen either because they have chosen to keep him as a mentor to Bobby Parnell and Pedro Beato. You’re kidding me right? Last...

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