Bobby Parnell made his first major league start at Petco Park on Saturday night, replacing fellow rookie Jonathon Niese in the rotation. Unfortunately, it was not a start to remember as the Mets could not reward him with a victory. New York dropped the third game of the four-game series in San Diego by the final score of 3-1 as their offense sputtered again. The defeat was their eighth...
Read MoreIt has been only 11 months since undergoing Tommy John surgery, but Billy Wagner has been progressing quite well in his minor league rehab assignment. He has made four appearances facing live hitters and is yet to give up a run. His fastball has been clocked at 94 MPH and most importantly, he has not felt any pain in his surgically repaired elbow. Although he has not pitched in back-to-back...
Read MoreFrancisco Rodriguez was supposed to be the answer to the bullpen problems the Mets suffered last year. For the first half of the season, he was as good as advertised, picking up save after save and keeping his ERA south of 1.00. Then Luis Castillo dropped the pop-up at Yankee Stadium, giving Rodriguez his first blown save of the season. This was followed by long periods of inactivity due to...
Read MoreAs reported on ESPN’s SportsCenter and mlb.com, Cardinals’ reliever Brad Thompson has been suspended by Major League Baseball for throwing a pitch near the head of David Wright. The league deemed the inside pitch to be intentional, justifying the suspension. Thompson was to have begun serving his suspension tonight as the Cardinals opened up a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Read MoreBlogger’s disclaimer: I am not being serious in this post in any way, shape or form. I’ve just had enough trying to figure out what went wrong with this year’s team. While others blame Omar Minaya or the trainers, I’ve found something else to blame for this year’s misfortunes. Read on… It was April 13, 2009. Citi Field was hosting its first regular season...
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