I am getting so tired of this season that I wish it would end already. It’s not the games that bother me, I love Mets baseball so much that I can find enjoyment even in a loss, but this lack of direction is really wearing thin on me. In a few weeks we’ll head into another offseason and it won’t be long until we get into that ole wait ’till next year mode. It seems like...
Read MoreWhat a sleeper… The lifeless Mets were no match for the resurgent Astros who beat the Mets by the score of 4-1 in the second game of their weekend series at Citi Field. Game Notes Johan Santana was trying to become the first Mets starter to hurl four straight complete games since 1988, but it was very apparent early on that Johan wasn’t going to make it to the ninth… or the...
Read MoreAt some point today, the Mets will make a determination on the injury status of shortstop Jose Reyes who aggravated his oblique muscle and was removed from last nights game. Given Reyes’ recent injury history, there’s a very good chance he will be placed on the disabled list and even a very small chance he could be shut down for the rest of this season. Two names that have been...
Read MoreThe Mets promoted RHP Jenrry Mejia to Triple-A Buffalo today. The 20-year-old right-hander will start for the Bisons on Monday against Syracuse. Mejia is 2-0 with 36 strikeouts and a 1.31 ERA over 34 1/3 innings in eight minor league starts. Earlier this season, he appeared in 30 games out of the bullpen for the Mets, going 0-2 with a 3.25 ERA.
Read MoreWith the unsurprising news that Mets top outfield prospect Fernando Martinez is once again ailing on the DL, I’m losing patience in that entire situation. The teenage hitting machine has failed to show me any skills worthy of his enormous hype. The minor leagues are full of prospects with a .277 minor league batting average, and for now that’s all F-Mart really is and has been. Just...
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