Author: Former Writer

Its Going To Get A Lot Tougher

After the Mets finish out the weekend series in DC on Sunday, their schedule until after the All Star break gets a heck of a lot tougher. Tuesday the Mets open a three game set at CitiField with the Phillies. Next weekend they head up to the Bronx. After the Bronx its three down in Baltimore against the Orioles. But from June 19th, until after July 19th the Mets play the following quality teams...

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6/4 Minor League Report! Evans, Brown, DAVIS, NIEUWENHUIS, Fernandez!

Buffalo 1, Norfolk 0 cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .253 lf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .302 1b Michel Abreu 1 for 3, BB, .230 dh Willy Pena 1 for 4, .248 3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .191 c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, .204 rf Matt Watson 0 for 3 ss Jon Malo 1 for 3, .204 2b Luis Rivera 1 for 2, run, K, .600 (3 for 5) Brandon Knight 4 IP, H, 4 Ks, 4.15 era, 41:28:13, 2:5:4 Kyle Snyder 2.2 IP, K, 3.82...

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Eating Raul (Ibanez)

Forgive me for being a backseat general manager, but after ever Raul Ibanez home run, do you cringe a little like me? When I perused the market of free-agent corner this winter his name jumped out because of his consistency and veteran leadership (all reports are he is well-liked and respected by his brethren). His price tag of around $27 million did not seem cost prohibitive considering Omar...

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Fantasy Focus: Meet the Mets – Johan Santana

Let’s kick off the first of our Fantasy Focus columns with some discussion of our beloved Mets.  We’ll take an in depth look at their fantasy performance – which refers specifically to the following categories found in a ‘typical’ fantasy baseball league – Batting Average, Runs, HR, RBI, SB for hitters and Wins, Saves, ERA, WHIP, and K’s for pitchers....

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6/3 Minor League Report! GARCIA!

Buffalo 3, Norfolk 5 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 3, run, BB, .260 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .296 1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, run, .227 dh Willy Pena 1 for 4, RBI, K, .248 3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .197 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, K, .217 rf Jason Cooper 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .175 ss Jon Malo 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .200 2b Luis Rivera 2 for 3 Fernando Nieve 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/5 BB/K, 3.70 era, 105:71:34, 5:8:5 Tim...

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