There was a nice story in the NY Times by Tyler Kepner this morning about outfielder Mike Baxter who smacked an RBI double with the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the ninth inning, that helped key a dramatic 9-8 walk-off win for the Mets off the bat of Lucas Duda. Mike Baxter was 14 years old when the Mets reached the National League Championship Series in 1999. He was an infielder then, a...
Read MoreThe New York Mets announced today that the club has placed infielders Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy on the Disabled List and recalled outfielder Mike Baxter and infielder Ruben Tejada from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League. Baxter will wear #23 and Tejada will wear #11 and both will be available for tonight’s game. Reyes left yesterday’s game in the second inning after experiencing...
Read MoreAccording to Adam Rubin, if the Mets place Jose Reyes on the DL before tonight’s game against the San Diego Padres, outfielder Mike Baxter will get the call to replace him on the roster. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/AdamRubinESPN/status/100613618705506304″] The 26-year-old Baxter was claimed off waivers from the San Diego Padres on July 22nd on the recommendation...
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On Saturday, I launched a new MMO Poll asking our readers what they thought of the Blue Los Mets Jerseys the Mets wore on Friday night. THE RESULTS ARE IN! Our boys were popping in those jerseys and as these results show, our readers overwhelmingly loved them. As I said in my original post, I’m thinking it’s time to ditch the black uniforms once and for all, and bring some more...
Read MoreDaniel Murphy is a heckuva baseball player according to most, but ssemingly has no position on a diamond he can call his own. By now this comes as no surprise to Mets fans, but according to Steve Popper of The Record, there’s been some talk of Murphy picking up an outfielders glove in the future and re-hashing the left field experiment. The Mets expect Davis back at first next year, so...
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