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2014 MLB Draft: Law Tabs Newcomb With Mets 10th Pick

The 2014 MLB Draft will take place from June 5th-7th, with our Mets holding the 10th overall pick in what is considered a deep draft. Earlier this month Baseball America had the Mets selecting college outfielder Michael Conforto. On Thursday, ESPN‘s resident draft and minors guru Keith Law released his first mock draft. With their 10th overall selection, Law projected the Mets to take...

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Mets Activate Josh Edgin To Replace Farnsworth

As expected, the Mets announced LHP Josh Edgin has been recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas and will be in the the bullpen for Thursday’s Subway Series finale and will wear uniform No. 66. He of course replaces Kyle Farnsworth. Edgin was 3-0 with a 4.97 ERA in 17 appearances for Las Vegas and allowed 16 hits and 11 walks while striking out 12 in 12.2 innings. Last season with the Mets, the...

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This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: Farewell Farnsworth Edition

Here are some quotes from one time Mets middle reliever/closer/scrapheap pickup Kyle Farnsworth as reported by Mark Puma of the New York Post after learning of his release: “I am very bitter right now,” And Dan Knobler , from ESPN New York also got this nugget from Farnsworth “Hopefully I’ll find a team where I can play against this one,” Kyle I am sorry but you should have seen the writing on...

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MMO Game Recap: Yankees 4, Mets 0

The Mets took on the Yankees on Wednesday night in the first game of two at Citi Field during the 2014 Subway Series and the third game of the series overall. On the night of phenom Rafael Montero’s big league debut, the Mets were up against a difficult task; attempting to hand Masahiro Tanaka his first professional loss in about two years. In the first inning, Montero allowed a bloop single to...

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Collins Going With Tejada, Flores Will Stay On Bench

UPDATE: Terry Collins went back on what he told reporters last night and again earlier today, and just announced that Ruben Tejada will start at shortstop tonight and NOT Wilmer Flores. Flores is not sick. More in the game notes. Original Post Things have been going pretty good the last couple of days.  After losing five games in a row, the Mets have now won three straight including the first...

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