Game Summary A Mike Pelfrey-esque start, a bullpen hold, a bad pitch by Izzy, poor offense against a 4+ ERA starter, and plenty of mental mistakes. A game Duda tied late, was lost in extras. Another one of those games. Mets lose 7-3. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey. What else can we say about him that hasn’t already been said about him? He’s not that good. Sure, he’s kept his team in...
Read MoreEarly Monday, Jim Callis of Baseball America updated the Mets top prospects and jumping to the top of the list to #1 is Zack Wheeler, the RHP the Mets obtained from San Francisco in the Carlos Beltran trade. Wheeler, the former #6 overall pick in the 2009 draft jumped past RHP Matt Harvey who was the #7 overall pick in the 2010 draft who has already been promoted to Double-A Binghamton after a...
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With the Mets 7 1/2 games behind the wild card leading Atlanta Braves, but still having two months to go in the season, I’m not one to give up and give in concerning the Amazin’s playoff chances here in 2011. After the trade of closer Francisco Rodriguez the night of the All-Star game, and then just a few short weeks later with the trade of the resurgent Carlos Beltran many saw this...
Read MoreThis week was without a doubt filled with emotion and high sentiment for anyone who really cares about the Mets. Carlos Beltran wore his uniform with pride and played with real talent out there, and there’s not much else to be said now that hasn’t already been said about the man. It’s time to move on (with the report put out there from Cerrone that Boras wants a 5/70 deal) and...
Read MoreThe Mets are not a playoff team. Not this year, anyway. But what they are is a hard-working, hard-nosed, energetic, fun-to-watch bunch with a promising future, and that is not something anybody foresaw when the season started. Despite the realization that the Mets aren’t going to catch the Atlanta Braves for the wild card, the fact that this is even a discussion on August 1 is nothing short of...
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