First I’ll talk about David Wright because this is a Mets site. Why is it that so many Mets fans want to tear down Wright’s obvious love of the game and his only team, the Mets? There are no perfect people, and certainly no perfect ballplayers, but there are those who are different. These are the guys who play by the rules, not by the ‘drug of the day’. They can be found...
Read MoreWith the impressive performance of Pedro Beato so far this season, I am beginning to see some similarities of another young pitcher that I have grown quite fond of over the years. If you have not heard of Joakim Soria, here’s a quick synopsis. Soria is the closer for the Kansas City Royals with 138 career saves to his name and a career ERA of 2.13. He came to the Royals through the Rule 5...
Read MoreR.A. Dickey was hit hard today, and despite two home runs and six runs of offense, the Mets couldn’t win today, with the bullpen coughing up the winning run, and losing in extra innings 7-6 to the Giants Game Notes R.A. Dickey was the victim of bad luck, an aggressive offense and an inability to locate his pitchers. R.A. allowed six runs on five hits in six innings, walking one and...
Read MoreYesterday, outfielder Angel Pagan got into his first game since going down with a strained left oblique. Pagan went 1-for-4 with a walk while playing five innings in an extended spring training game in Port St. Lucie. It was originally reported by some that the oblique strain suffered by Pagan could take a minimum of three weeks to fully heal, but it now appears that Pagan may make it back in...
Read MoreThe Mets won the final game of the three game weekend series in Philadelphia early Monday morning, by the score of 2-1 in 14 innings. It was a night to remember as we all learned that our troops had finally discovered the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden and killed him. The crowd at Citizens Bank Park which was filled with Mets fans as well as Philly fans were united and together they all burst...
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