In Doug’s Dugout today, we simply vent (mostly about Jason Bay and management). Something is rotten in Denmark, my fellow furry Mets fans. Suddenly, since the second half bell rang, the Mets hierarchy (i.e. Sandy Alderson) has demoted multiple (young) Mets outfielders with the regularity of a Jason Bay strikeout. What in the heck is going on here? Allow me to enlighten you: Remember when...
Read More
All quiet on the Mets front, but south on I-95 things are happening fast for the Phillies who are in 2013 Mode and have made a pair of trades to move outfielders Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence to free up cash and bolster their minor league pipeline. First, the Phillies traded Victorino to the Dodgers for starting pitching prospect Ethan Martin and reliever Josh Lindblom, according to Yahoo’s...
Read More
Kelly Shoppach would be a great addition to the Mets as he bats right handed with some power, which is something we could really use from our backstops. His best season came with Cleveland where he hit 21 home runs back in 2008. After he left the Indians he struggled for a few seasons with Tampa Bay, but appears to have rebounded with the Red Sox this season. Shoppach, 32, is a free agent to be...
Read More
Congratulations to this week’s MMO Player of the Week… Through the use of the scorecard, let’s take a look at how Ike Davis did this week: G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG 7 29 8 6 0 0 6 6 0 8 .276 This week Ike Davis provided the Mets with a jolt of power this week with six home runs and six runs batted in. Three of those home runs came in one game to tie a Mets franchise record....
Read More
Indianapolis 6, Buffalo 2 By Sean Kenny Jenrry Mejia made his return to the Bisons rotation after the relief experiment failed to produce results. Mejia went three innings, giving up one run on four hits walking three and striking out three. Mejia threw 57 pitches, 34 for strikes and gave up two of his walks as well as his only run in the third inning. Dylan Owen relieved Mejia, and gave up four...
Read More
