Jason Isringhausen told ESPN he’d like to pitch next year, and I’m all for giving him a one-year deal. Nothing longer. Isringhausen pitched well enough to warrant attention from teams looking for a veteran presence in the bullpen, but I don’t see anybody, the Mets included, signing him strictly as a closer. However, he showed the capability of getting the job done when he had to. Isringhausen...
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Chris Schwinden made his major league debut and was hit hard in the Mets 6-5 loss, and in the second game of the double header, Dillon Gee overcame early trouble to hand the ball to a bullpen that would cough up two more runs in the Mets second loss, a 5-1 defeat. Game One Chris Schwinden made his MLB debut, and it will probably not be a memorable one for many. Schwinden went five innings,...
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I’ve just seen how Americans cope with disaster, again. It’s with their hearts and souls. Most of the major TV networks just covered the unveiling of a wall in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A field where the plane out of Boston on that terrible morning of September 11, 2001 was commandeered by a group of the passengers who voted to have the plane crash there rather than let...
Read MoreMETS TO OFFER COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO NEW YORK CITY FIRST RESPONDERS FOR SEPTEMBER 11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AT 7:30 P.M. Mets to Donate Half the Proceeds from Special $10 Ticket Offer to Tuesday’s Children FLUSHING, N.Y., September 9, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced they will offer complimentary tickets to New York City First Responders and their families for the September 11...
Read MoreEver since Lucas Duda was called up for his third stint in the majors, he has clearly shown that it was his time to earn a starting spot in 2012. Now the question is can he be the everyday outfielder the Mets need? Well that could be debated, Terry Collins has made it clear that he expects to keep most of his roster into 2012. In the month of August, Duda had a batting average of .319, 5 home...
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