Month: June 2012

Okay, Someone Needs To Say It… Re-Signing Hairston Was A Stroke Of Genius

I can imagine some of the stomachs churning already after reading that title. 🙂 But as I was going through some of the Mets notes, it’s hard to ignore what an incredible impact Scott Hairston has made on this team so far this season. Hairston hit a home run and scored three runs last night after entering the game in the eighth inning. He became the fourth Mets player in team history to...

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Mets Activate Bay, Add Beato to 40, DFA Satin and Place Young On Paternity Leave

The Mets have announced that left fielder Jason Bay has been activated from the 15-day disabled list and reliever Pedro Beato from the 60-day disabled list. To make room for Jason Bay on the roster, the Mets have placed pitcher Chris Young on paternity leave. Meanwhile, the Mets designated Josh Satin for assignment to clear a spot for Pedro Beato. So in the last 24 hours, the Mets have...

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Could Kirk Nieuwenhuis Be The Odd Man Out?

When Kirk Nieuwenhuis was called up on April 7th, I’m sure a lot of people weren’t expecting Captain Kirk to have an major impact on the team going forward into the season.  Guess what? He has. Luckily, he has done all that and more for the Amazin’s. Not only has Nieuwenhuis provided the Mets with some key hits offensively, but his defensive ability has really shined and...

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Jon Stewart Experiences Mets No-Hitter Nirvana

If you haven’t seen comedian Jon Stewart’s reaction to Johan Santana’s no-hitter, I think you’re going to love this video… The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Stewart is a life-long suffering Mets fan just like many of us and he does an outstanding job of sharing his reaction which I’m sure was very similar to many of our own reactions. I’m still on a high...

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Mets Farm Report: Bisons Annihilated In 21-3 Drubbing, St. Lucie Wins In Walk-off

Columbus 21, Buffalo 3 By Andrew O’Brien The Columbus Clipper scored 17 runs through the first four innings Tuesday night en route to a 21-3 drubbing of the Buffalo Bisons. Dylan Owen (3-3) started the game for Buffalo. In three innings of work, Owen allowed 11 hits, 13 runs (all earned), walked five and struck out none. He allowed two home runs. His Triple-A ERA is now 5.32. Chuck James came on...

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