Here is tonight’s Mets starting lineup: Ruben Tejada – SS Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Ike Davis – 1B Jason Bay – LF Scott Hairston – RF Kirk Nieuwenhuis – CF Mike Nickeas – C Jonathon Niese – LHP The Giants come into town to take on the Mets in a four game stretch. April is a tough month for the Mets as they had four consecutive in division series followed up by the Giants....
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A team source told Andy Martino of the Daily News that a contract extension for David Wright is not on the “front burner” right now, but added that his gut feeling was that a new contract extension would get done. Today, David Wright eclipsed another franchise record with his three RBI against the Braves this afternoon, tying Darryl Strawberry for the most RBI in Mets history with 733. He...
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As one of our readers pointed out yesterday, the Mets basically have four first basemen as part of their everyday defensive alignment. Ike Davis of course, but then you have Daniel Murphy at 2B, Lucas Duda in RF, and Josh Thole behind the plate. On this recent road trip we saw just how ugly things could get particularly in RF and 2B where we saw some costly errors including a few that were not...
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Can you believe this guy? Out of complete desperation, the Mets bypass Adam Loewen, Vinny Rottino and Mike Baxter, to tab the untested rookie Kirk Nieuwenhuis as the replacement for the injured Andres Torres. Not only does he make himself right at home in centerfield, but he’s treated us to some dazzling plays and an incredible leaping grab that was hard not to applaud. At the plate...
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Buffalo 4, Lehigh Valley 1 Starting pitcher Jeremy Hefner turned in his best performance of the young season to pick up his second win of the season. The hulking right-hander tossed seven dominant innings and allowed just unearned run on four hits and walk while striking out three. Hefner is now sporting a 1.96 ERA. Justin Hampson pitched the final two innings of the game and he was perfect in...
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