Month: April 2014

A Free Agent After Next Season, Should Mets Offer Murphy An Extension?

One of the unsung heroes of Tuesday night’s 6-1 victory over the Phillies was second baseman Daniel Murphy who went 3-for-5 with a run, RBI and his sixth stolen base of the season. “We’ve played well,” Murphy said. “This would be a good way to start the road trip.” With the win the Mets are now four games over .500 for the first time since July 14, 2012, and...

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Mets Turning Point: Tejada With Bases Loaded

Okay, it’s hard to love Ruben Tejada right now. The shortstop, entering Tuesday’s rainy 6-1 victory over Philadelphia, was sporting an all too familiar sub-Mendoza Line Batting Average. The patience with Tejada, if not completely diminished was wearing dangerously thin with seemingly everybody other than Terry Collins. But Ruben was out there again, batting eight, but out there. And...

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MMO Game Recap: Mets 6, Phillies 1

Cole Hamels can’t beat the Mets. The left-hander, who liked to call the Mets chokers, fell to 7-14 against the Amazins, with another loss on Tuesday. On a rainy night, that suffered through an hour-and-a-half rain delay, the Mets added six more earned runs to Hamels’ ballooning 4.65 ERA against them. Meanwhile, Jon Niese was fantastic. He pitched through periods of heavy rain, always...

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MMO Fan Shot: I’ve Run Out Of Time, But It’s Been A Blast

An MMO Fan Shot from Chago I have been an avid baseball fan since the mid 1940’s a New York (baseball) Giants fan until they moved to San Fransisco . Then spent a few years displaced until 1962 when the New York Mets started playing ball , been a lifer since that time . I’ve seen the good and the bad and recently it seemed really bad again but to my surprise the team is playing well...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Phillies, 7:05 PM (SNY)

The Mets open a two-game series in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, part of a three-city, nine game road trip that includes stops in Denver and Miami.  Jon Niese (1-2, 2.45 ERA) starts for the Mets tonight and will oppose lefthander Cole Hamels (0-1, 3.00) in the 7:05 PM matchup. Over the last two years, is 3-2 with a 2.14 ERA (11 earned runs/46.1 innings) vs. the Phillies. Mets starting pitchers...

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