Month: July 2011

Jason Bay Could be Mets 2nd Half X-Factor

Just one month ago at this time Jason Bay seemed to an after thought as a serious threat in the New York Mets lineup. It seemed like Bay couldn’t do anything right and everything that could wrong for Bay at the plate did go wrong. However, since Bay was benched in mid-June he’s responded and in a big way, at a time where the Mets have needed it most. Since June 15th, Bay is batting .347 (25-72),...

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Mets To Face 7-Straight All-Stars, A Modern Day Murderer’s Row Of Pitching

Well Met fans, if you were looking for a true test of this 2011 Amazin’ ballclub, you’ve got one. Starting Thursday, the Mets will face some of the games best pitching for seven-straight ball games. They will face Clayton Kershaw, Ryan Vogelsong, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels over the next week. All seven were elected to the 2011 All-Star Game and...

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Video: Jason Bay On His Hot Streak

In the following ESPN video, Jason Bay discusses his two homeruns last night and his recent improvement at the plate. “You struggle and you struggle, and sometimes you doubt yourself,” Bay said. “Then you have games like tonight and you remember you’re still the same guy. You are that guy. Sometimes I think you lose sight of that through an extended struggle. Like I’ve told you guys all along, I...

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Mets Farm Report: July 5th, 2011 – Gnats Win 11th Straight

Buffalo Bisons 11 – Syracuse Chiefs 6 Dylan Owen allowed just one hit in this game. That one hit just happened to be a homerun in the 4th that followed a walk and was responsible for the only two runs against him. Recently signed Miguel Batista got into his first action and got shellacked. He only recorded one out and let four runs come in on five hits. His ERA with the Mets is a mere...

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The Question Of Whether Or Not To Trade Beltran

Bill Price of the Daily News says that Mets fans should appreciate Carlos Beltran while we still can, and points out the arguments from both sides of Beltran’s tenure in New York.. The folks who dislike Beltran will single out his at-bat against Adam Wainwright that ended the 2006 NLCS and ended with the bat on his shoulder – as if a swing and a miss would’ve been easier to...

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