Mets manager Terry Collins still isn’t saying anything officially, but it would seem that after yesterday’s performance, Daisuke Matsuzaka may have very well clinched himself the number five spot in the rotation. Dice-K delivered another solid performance on Thursday giving up one run and three hits over 3.2 innings in the Mets’ 7-5 victory over the Washington...
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The Mets travel to Viera, Fla. this afternoon to play the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium at 1:05 PM. Daisuke Matsuzaka gets the start for the Mets and will oppose Nationals lefthander Ross Detwiler. Terry Collins plans to have Dice-K and Noah Syndergaard piggyback and combine to throw all nine innings. For Syndergaard, this will likely be his final Grapefruit League appearance in...
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The Mets issued statements on behalf of Sandy Alderson and pitching coach Dan Warthen, who used an ethnic slur while conversing with Daisuke Matsuzaka’s interpreter, Jeff Cutler, according to the Wall Street Journal. Here’s what occurred: “Jeff!” Cutler and I turned around. It was Dan Warthen, the Mets pitching coach. “I’m sorry I called you a ‘Chinaman’ yesterday,” Warthen told Cutler....
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Here’s something I found in an article by Dan Martin of the New York Post. almost passed on it because it’s not exactly news, but then thought otherwise. It was something Noah Syndergaard said when asked about his chances of making the Mets Opening Day roster. It wasn’t so much what he said, but how he said it. Check it out: Asked if he hoped to make it tough for the...
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10:00 AM After learning about the Atlanta Braves aggressively acting to sign Ervin Santana for $14 million to offset the loss of Kris Medlen with an elbow ligament tear, David Wright was quick to respond and defended ownership and the front office. “My responsibility is to play third base, not decide who signs, doesn’t sign,” Wright told ESPNNewYork.com. “I’m not a...
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