Month: April 2012

The Nieuwenhuis and Edmonds Comparison

Thoughts from Joe D. – I wanted to revisit this post Pete wrote a week ago because I believe the conversation has gained some relevancy now. Since the day Pete made the comparison to Jim Edmonds, I’m seeing that defensive comparison popping up in many circles in the last 48 hours. What Pete said about not needing to have speed as a primary attribute to play a great center field, has...

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4/20 Mets Farm Report: Buffalo and Bingo Win, Savannah Falls in Thirteen

BUFFALO 6 – SYRACUSE 4  By Pete Shapiro The Bisons stampeded into Syracuse on Friday for a 3-game set with the Chiefs, and by the time the dust had settled the Herd had stuck Syracuse with a 6-4 loss, their 5th straight and 9th in their last ten games. In doing so the Herd reached .500 with a 8-8 record and pulled into a tie for third place in the International League North, 3.0 games out...

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Mets Game Preview: Can Pelfrey Play Stopper Against The Giants?

Here is this afternoon’s starting lineup: Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF Daniel Murphy, 2B David Wright, 3B Ike Davis, 1B Jason Bay, LF Lucas Duda, RF Josh Thole, C Ruben Tejada, SS Mike Pelfrey, RHP The Mets and Giants play game two of their four game set this afternoon as Mike Pelfrey takes on Vogelsong. In the first game, the Mets were able to rally in the ninth inning to bring the game to...

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Morning Grind: I Hate Losses Like Last Night, Kirk Keeps Coming At Ya, Niese Is All Growed Up

You can always count on a Morning Grind from me after a loss like last night. I embrace my Met fandom and take great pride in the moaning and groaning I do after a loss. It was something I picked up in the mid seventies and I never could quite kick the habit. 🙂 It looks like Terry Collins is cracking and beginning to see the light on Kirk Nieuwenhuis. After a week of adamantly stating that the...

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Post Game: Mets Come Up Short In 4-3 Extra-Inning Loss To Giants

Recap Jon Niese has himself another good start. He only went six innings and allowed seven hits, but kept the Giants to only three runs. He walks two and strikes out five. Niese continues to prove himself to his contract with another start that was not helped by much hitting.He walks away with a no decision. His inability to go deep into games is still discerning, however. Ramirez and Rauch...

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