I swear, sometimes I think this team is cursed… It doesn’t matter who writes out the lineup cards or who runs things upstairs, disaster is never too far away and always manages to seek us out. So David Wright has a stress fracture in his lower back, Ike Davis has his foot wrapped up and is hobbling down to Florida where Bobby Parnell is still rehabbing and Johan Santana is just now...
Read MoreYesterday, after I posted the news that David Wright was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back., I speculated in the comments that maybe resting for ten days would do the trick. That was the optimist in me speaking. This morning in the New York Post, Mark Hale shares a gloomier outlook after speaking to a spine surgeon about Wright’s prognosis.. Arnold Criscitiello, a spine...
Read MoreSandy Alderson announced a couple of moves after Monday’s 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Marlins. They have optioned reliever Ryota Igarashi and outrighted infielder Chin-lung Hu to Triple-A Buffalo, and are activating right-hander Pedro Beato from the disabled list and recalling middle infielder Ruben Tejada from Buffalo. Alderson said Tejada will play second base and Justin Turner, the...
Read MoreThe Mets have now completed their first quarter of the season and find themselves in last place in the National League East with a 19-21 record. Inside The Numbers 1. Versus Teams Over .500: 8 W – 14 L – .363 W% 2. Versus Teams Under .500: 11 W – 7 L – .611 W% 3. On The Road: 11 W – 10 L – .528 W% 4. Home Cooking: 8 W – 11 L – .421% 5. Versus NL...
Read MoreAfter another abysmal start by knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, his ERA now stands at 5.08 and he hasn’t picked up a win in over a month His record now stands at 1-5. Worse yet, batters are hitting .305 against him and his WHIP is 1.60 – both marks are in Oliver Perez territory. Now you say this is a prolonged pitching slump, or the alternative is that maybe last year was a fluke? His...
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