Author: Former Writer

Acosta Blows It, Mets Lose 8-7 In Game 1

Jonathon Niese was abused in his final outing of 2010, but the Mets offense came to his rescue. Game Notes Jonathon Niese had his second straight poor outing, and leaves a sour taste in his mouth exiting the 2010 season. Jonathon went two and two-third innings, giving up six runs on ten hits with no walks and three strikeouts. His location was off after the end of the second inning, throwing...

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The People v. The Flushing Core

For some, the jury is out. For others, the case is already made and evident. We have heard much ado about David Wright’s ability to be a leader on this team. I’ve even posted that the leader of the future is not even on this team yet. Amazingly, in posts all over this site and a few others, the question of leadership continues arises in conversations and debates. We still talk about...

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Morning Grind: Dealbreaker For The Mets

Dealbreaker is a mild way to describe what the Mets have in their hands. Trade ideas, who comes and who goes, how to spend the Wilpons’ money, etc, etc, etc. The battles about what 2011 will look like are still raging as we speak. Quite honestly, this team is in a place I never in a million years thought they would ever be. They are in real trouble as a franchise. Everybody can see this...

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Tejada! Clutch! Mets Win 4-3

Mike Pelfrey went seven and one third innings of quality baseball, and key offensive contributions from David Wright and clutch hitting from Ruben Tejada gave the Mets the win, 4-3 versus the Brewers. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey went seven and one third innings today, giving up three runs on five hits, walking four and striking out two. Pelfrey was wild today, throwing roughly half his pitches for...

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All Those Empty Seats

They haven’t gone away – all those empty seats in the new stadiums that are home to four of the major league teams in the NYC area. Yes, I’m talking about the ‘new’ Yankee Stadium – self explanatory. Citi Field – the new Mets Stadium named by the Wilpons in exchange for 20 years of cash. And the new “No Name” Stadium shared by the NY Jets and...

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