I thought we’d change gears here in our fantasy column and talk about the much maligned – and soon to be discussed in depth again (when he eventually returns from his mysterious ‘injury’) – Oliver Perez. In February of 2009 after Derek Lowe opted for the Braves four year offer – Minaya came to terms with Perez, a free agent, on a $36 million dollar 3 year...
Read MoreGame Summary Mets bounced back from last nights awful effort and defeated the Nationals 7-0. Livan Hernandez had another stellar start, and the offense helped out with five runs in the first inning, and more runs in the seventh and ninth innings. The Mets win the series two games to one. Pitching Livan Hernandez continues to impress and gets the win against the Nationals after a stellar...
Read MoreBuffalo 0, Indianapolis 2 Jon Niese had his 2nd good outing of 9 in the minors, and 3rd of 11 overall this season, scattering 6 hits and 2 runs over 6 innings, but his offense gave him nothing (7 hits), so he took his 6th loss of the season. cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 3, BB, .255 lf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, .294 rf Matt Watson 1 for 4, .200 1b Willy Pena 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .256 3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4,...
Read MoreIf the Mets lose 4-5 to the Pirates and Nationals, what happens in the coming weeks when they face the Phillies, Yankees, and Rays? They will need high-powered binoculars to locate Philadelphia, that’s what. With Mike Pelfrey and John Maine graciously serving up batting practice to the opposition, the mantra is becoming: Santana and Livan and pray for a hurricane. Seriously, by the time...
Read MoreFriday night on SNY Keith Hernandez submitted one of his be performances as a color commentator that I can remember. On several occasions Keith played the role of former player perfectly, and a few times he had to reel Gary Cohen in before Cohen went of the deep end. Early on in the game David Wright was called safe on a play at third base. Replay showed that David was clearly out. Replay also...
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