Mets manager Terry Collins, has Daniel Murphy batting leadoff today against the Cubs. Murphy becomes the seventh player to be used in that spot by the Mets this season, joining Ruben Tejada, Jordany Valdespin, Mike Baxter, Collin Cowgill,Justin Turner and Kirk Nieuwenhuis. (ESPN) Here is what Collins had to say about it: “I’ll see how it goes. He’s swinging good. He’s...
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Starting Lineup Daniel Murphy – 2B Justin Turner – 1B David Wright – 3B Marlon Byrd – RF Lucas Duda – LF Anthony Recker – C Ruben Tejada – SS Juan Lagares – CF Dillon Gee – RHP Game Notes The Mets have scored three or fewer runs in 10 of their last 12 games and in 15 of their last 21 games. Overall, New York is averaging 4.25 runs per game,...
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While all the talk lately has been about whether or not it’s time to end the Terry Collins era as manager of the Mets, how much of the blame for the team’s poor performance should be equally shared with the architect and general manager, Sandy Alderson? Joel Sherman of the New York Post, pops the question and defends Collins, saying: “It is relatively easy to argue his...
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With the way Ike Davis has been hitting lately, there has been a ton of talk has about sending the slumping lefty down to Triple-A to try and figure things out. With good reason, some are questioning whether or not Davis is the first baseman of the future anymore. Everyone is chiming in on how to fix the situation. The fixes range from have Lucas Duda playing first base, to moving Daniel Murphy...
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Quick Scores For May 18th Las Vegas 9, Omaha 4 (Box) Josh Satin: 3-for-5, 2 R Andrew Brown: 2-for-3, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 RBI, 3 R Jamie Hoffmann: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 R Zach Lutz: 2-for-5, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI Carlos Torres: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 ER, 5 K Greg Peavey: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 1 K Sean Henn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 1 K Portland 10, Binghamton 7 (Box) Cory Vaughn: 2-for-4, 1...
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