Author: Joe D

Dillon Gee: Phenom Or Just More Mets Hype?

Some of you may have caught Monday night’s telecast of the Buffalo Bisons game on SNY. I wish they would broadcast minor league games more often, even if meant not broadcasting it live because of similar start times with the Mets. I’d rather watch a pre-recorded Bisons, B-Mets or Cyclones game over Beer Money and Daily News Live re-runs anytime. For those lucky enough to tune in and...

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Are You Still Checking The NL Wild Card Standings?

I was just reviewing the latest posts on MetsBlog and came acros this morning’s posting of the NL Wild Card Standings. The Philadelphia Phillies are 70-54 and in first place in the NL Wild Card standings. With 38 games left to play, even if the Phillies played below .500 and ended up going 18-20, the Mets would still have to go 26-12 just to tie them. That doesn’t take into account...

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What Went Wrong In Jason Bay’s First Season With The Mets?

Before I begin, I want to first clarify that I was happy when the Mets signed Jason Bay in the offseason. I would have preferred a similar type deal to the one that the Red Sox offered of two years with a team option, but I realized that the Mets had to overpay to get him to play in Flushing rather than in Beirut. One of the things that I felt made the deal less risky, was a study the Mets did...

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Does A Healthy Johan Mean The Mets Don’t Need Another Top Starter?

I just read a new post from Ted Berg on his blog Ted Quarters. Basically Ted says that he cares more about Johan Santana being right than Santana’s wins and losses. All I know is that, in a season when the Mets’ wins and losses don’t really matter a hell of a lot anymore, I care a lot more about seeing Santana right, striking out lots of batters and dominating opponents, than I do about...

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Teenage Hitting Machine Suffers Right Knee Injury

The Buffalo Bisons lost both games of a doubleheader on Sunday, but that wasn’t all they lost. According to Bisons.com, Mets prospect Fernando Martinez suffered an apparent knee injury in the first game and did not play in the second game. Martinez played the entire first game, but could be seen nursing his right knee in the field and out of the batter’s box. Oberkfell said he...

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