Last night, a collection of bloggers were invited to Citi Field for another Mets blogging event. As part of the day, we got to spend close to 20 minutes in the home dugout talking to pitcher R.A. Dickey, who is even nicer in person than he seems on TV. Dickey spoke about his recently joining Twitter, the knuckleball, his career story, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and the change in culture around the...
Read MoreHere is a video of Brandon Nimmo talking about his first hit as a pro, courtesy of SNY and hat tip to Mike Diaz of Mets Minor League Blog. Wow that was quick. Brandon Nimmo made his professional debut for the Mets organization yesterday afternoon.. He played for the GCL Mets affiliate and was in the starting lineup batting 2nd. He did not play in the field, instead he batted as the DH. Nimmo...
Read MoreMike Pelfrey had one of his usual one inning explosions, and the Mets offense couldn’t hit with RISP in their 6-1 loss to the Brewers Game Notes Mike Pelfrey took 86 pitches to get through two difficult innings, and three fairly clean innings. Pelfrey’s final line was five innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits, walking four and striking out four. Pelfrey...
Read MoreAfter watching the Mets get smoked in Arizona this past week, one of the only bright spots during the games was watching Justin Upton. The guy is a flat out baseball player and will likely be an MVP candidate for the foreseeable future. Then over the last home stand, there was the Marlins Mike Stanton, a kid barely old enough to buy a beer showing perhaps some of the most raw power I have seen...
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According to Mike Puma of the NY Post, Jason Isringhausen is “leaving the door open for returning next season”, even if he doesn’t fit into the Mets’ plans. Izzy said he will wait until after the season to make his decision as he considers “the pros and cons” of pitching again in 2012. “If I feel healthy, I’ll have my agent talk to some people and...
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