Month: April 2012

Video: Pelfrey To Have Tommy John Surgery

(Video courtesy of SNY) Mike Pelfrey will undergo Tommy John Surgery on his right elbow, and miss the remainder of the season. His recovery and return could be anywhere between 12 and 18 months depending on how the elbow responds and any potential setbacks. Pelfrey does have youth on his side which could bode well for him. Pelfrey was placed on the 15-day disabled list yesterday after an MRI...

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Mets Fry Fish In The Rain, Rally For 3-2 Victory Against Bell

Jon Niese gave the Mets seven strong innings today and Captain Kirk put the exclamation point on a rally in the ninth for a Mets win this afternoon, 3-2. Summary Run support is key for starters, and for a while, it looked like today would be another wasted strong start by a Mets starter. Jon Niese started and pitched for seven effective innings, allowing only 4 hits and 2 ER over that span,...

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Terry Collins On Today’s All Homegrown Mets Lineup

I wanted to update this with a comment Terry Collins made regarding today’s all homegrown lineup: “Coming from player development,” said Collins, “this really is a great tribute to the scouts that go out there and get no glory except for reading the box scores every day and hoping that someday one of the players they sign is going to play in the big leagues. To see a...

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MMO Mailbag: Have We Seen The Last Of Pelfrey?

Douglas Cook asks: Will Harvey or Wheeler be called up this year or do they need more minor league seasoning? We spoke to Wally Backman and asked him that question on Tuesday. He said that Harvey will certainly be with the Mets by September at the latest. I happen to think that if the Mets fall far out of it in the standings, and Harvey continues to pitch as he did on Wednesday (7 IP, 0 ER, 5 H,...

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Mets Look To Sweep Reyes and Marlins Out Of Town!

Starting Lineup Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF Ruben Tejada SS Daniel Murphy 2B David Wright 3B Lucas Duda RF Ike Davis 1B Josh Thole C Jordany Valdespin LF Jon Niese LHP Mets Notes RECENT METS: The Mets have won two games in a row and are now 6-2 at home vs. NL East opponents and 7-5 overall…Last year New York was 34-47 at home, including 15-21 vs. the NL East. SERIES: After winning the first two...

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