Author: Former Writer

Pagan Suffers Setback, Flying To NY For Tests

According to the Terry Collins, outfielder Angel Pagan is again out indefinitely. Reporting pain in his left oblique muscle late Thursday night, Pagan flew to New York City on Friday for a previously unscheduled examination of his side. “Knowing we were hoping that he would be here tomorrow, he just felt that he wasn’t ready for that,” Mets manager Terry Collins said Friday...

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On the Black Interview With Brandon

As I’ve mentioned to some of the MMO readers in the shoutbox, I just did a blogger Q&A interview with Kerel Cooper for his Mets blog On The Black.  You’ve seen your favorite MMO bloggers Joe D, and Taryn Cooper join Kerel for his show, On the Black, but now its my turn. For those of you who don’t know who Kerel Cooper is, or what in the world On the Black is, I’ll be...

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Beltran, Pelfrey Come Up Big In 5-2 Win Over Giants

Mike Pelfrey went a strong seven and two-thirds innings, and the offense hit when it mattered and the Mets won the last game of the series, 5-2. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey had his second strong outing of the season, going seven and two-third innings, allowing two runs, one unearned on four hits, walking two and striking out five. Pelfrey had no help from his defense, which made two errors including...

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Paulino Making It Difficult Not To Notice

It was good to see Mike Pelfrey go out on that mound yesterday and deliver such a strong performance after a week of whispers that he could be pulled from the rotation and shipped to Buffalo. In his longest outing of the season, Pelfrey tossed 7 2/3 innings allowing just one earned run on four hits to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2. After the game, Pelfrey had high praise for his catcher...

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Mets Should Take It Very Slow With Santana

Last night during my interview with Kerel Cooper of On The Black, we discussed Johan Santana and his timetable for return. I said that if this team continues to play under .500, I believe they need to hold him off as long as they can. In fact, if the Mets continue to play poorly in the coming months, they may even want to consider shelving him for the rest of the season. It’s simply not...

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