Month: September 2012

Tejada Out, Turner In As Mets Look To Avoid Being Swept By Braves

Sunday, September 9, 2012 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY Tommy Hanson (12-8, 4.40) vs. Chris Young (4-7, 4.48) Starting Lineup Mike Baxter, rf Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Ike Davis, 1b Lucas Duda, lf Justin Turner, ss Andres Torres, cf Josh Thole, c Chris Young, rhp The Mets try to salvage part of the series today as they take on the Braves for Game Three after dropping the first two...

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Braves Pummel Hefner And Mets In 11-3 Bashing

The Mets (65-74) lost to the Braves (80-60) by the score of 11-3 on Saturday evening at Citi Field. Apparently, Kris Medlen is not beatable. (How the hell do you win 19 straight games under one pitcher?). He did, however, lose his no-ER run streak against the Mets. I guess that is a moral victory. But yeah, we lost. Rain delay and all, it was not a fun day for baseball. Jeremy Hefner got the...

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Niese Could Be A Valuable Trade Chip For Mets This Offseason

Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger believes Mets lefthander Jon Niese could be a valuable trade piece for Sandy Alderson this winter citing that the team is deep in starting pitching and that they may need to deal an established player for multiple prospects in order to improve. Throughout the industry, opposing clubs have taken notice — which makes Niese an intriguing figure in what could be a...

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Hansel Robles Hurls A 4-0 Shutout As Cyclones Take Game One In NYPL Semi-Finals

Cyclone right-hander Hansel Robles took the hill for the Cyclones on Friday night at MCU Park at Coney Island in the New York Penn League semi-finals opener against Hudson Valley. Robles shocked the crowd, his teammates, and even his manager, as he hurled a complete game four-hit shutout, walking none and striking out ten, to defeat the Hudson Valley Renegades by a score of 4-0 in game one of...

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As Good As David Wright Is, He’s Not Chipper Jones

I am a David Wright fan.  I’ve been an ardent supporter of the Mets’ third baseman since his first call-up to the big leagues in 2004.  I’ve seen him produce some of the greatest offensive seasons in franchise history and I’ve seen him make outstanding defensive plays.  I’ve also seen him represent the Mets at the All-Star Game more often that not. I have never been...

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