Last night against the Nationals, Bobby Parnell was called upon to close out (what seemed to be) another Mets win. With the Mets leading 7-6, Jesus Flores sent a leadoff single into left field for his third hit of the game. Brian Bixler then came in to run, and Bobby Parnell (3-5) walked Jonny Gomes to put runners on first and second. Bixler and Gomes advanced on Ian Desmond’s sacrifice...
Read MoreGame Summary Dillon Gee got rocked with homeruns as he let up three in his five innings of work. The bullpen is good except for Parnell. Mets bats did all they could do. Mets lose in walk-off fashion, 8-7. Game Notes The rookie, Dillon Gee, had quite the set back today. After such a decent rookie season, he really got rocked by the Nationals offense, and especially the long ball. Only five...
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Congratulations St. Lucie Mets! As the first-half, Southern Division winner of the Florida State League in 2011, the St. Lucie Mets are in the playoffs, and will be trying for their first league championship since 2006, and the 6th title in their 24 year history as a franchise. The Mets close out their regular season Sunday, with an early day game against Palm Beach. St. Lucie and Bradenton have...
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This is from Mike Puma in the NY Post who asked Nationals manager Davey Johnson about the fallout effect of the Mets dropping payroll to $100 million, as Fred Wilpon earlier this year, and Sandy Alderson said during a visit to the Buffalo Bisons on Thursday: The former Mets manager danced around that question last night, but sounded skeptical about the Mets’ chances of competing in the NL...
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The Mets will make an offer for Jose Reyes this winter. Bet on it. He’s a core member of this team, which often wins when he’s on his game. However, making an offer and staying aren’t necessarily linked. And, the Einhorn deal falling through will have little bearing on the outcome. How badly the Mets want to retain Reyes will be reflected in the dollar offer, which this spring was referred to as...
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