Month: September 2012

Francesa Says Mets Are Asleep At The Plate, Then Falls Asleep On The Air

The last few times a post appeared on MMO about Mike Francesa, it was about him ripping the Mets front office, or the team, or the owners. Less than two weeks ago, Francesa called the Mets offense pathetic. He said the Mets’ offense looked like they were asleep. He even went as far as accusing them of quitting on Terry Collins. What goes around, comes around. In stunning fashion, Francesa...

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Meija Struggles With Command In 9-6 Loss To The Brewers

The Mets (66-79) lost to the Brewers (73-72) by the score of 9-6 on Saturday evening at Miller Park.  When you throw 68 pitches over 3+ innings of work and you struggle to find the strike zone, it is a definite recipe for disaster. All eyes were on Jenrry Meija in Milwaukee, where he was making his first start in exactly two years – since injuring himself on this day in 2010. He struggled...

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A Surefire Way To Fix The Mets, Stop Playing At Citi Field!

In Doug’s Dugout today we discuss a surefire way to fix the Mets going forward without one single player transaction. Now that I’ve grabbed your attention, how in the world are the Mets going to improve without a blockbuster trade, jettisoning dead wood like Jason Bay, or eschewing the free-agent meat market? Read on… The answer lies in the abysmal second half record. Play...

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Wally Backman Talks About Matt Harvey, Says He’s Never Seen Him Pitch Like This Before

Here’s a clip from SNY of Kevin Burkhardt interviewing Wally Backman who is now part of the Mets coaching staff since the minor league season ended. The subject is Mets rookie Matt Harvey who Backman says he’s never seen him pitch like this when he was at Triple-A Buffalo, and he wonders if Harvey was just bored in the minors and probably not going full tilt. Have a look and you...

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Mejia Takes The Hill As Mets Try To Brew A Series Win In Milwaukee

Saturday, September 15, 2012 • 7:10 PM Miller Park • Milwaukee, WI RHP Jenrry Mejia (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Shaun Marcum (5-4, 3.71) Starting Lineup Ruben Tejada – SS Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Ike Davis – 1B Lucas Duda – LF Jordany Valdespin – RF Kelly Shoppach – C Andres Torres – CF Jenrry Mejia – RHP The Mets look to keep last...

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