Author: Joe D

Sandy Bobblehead Day Today

Hee hee hee…  Gotcha, didn’t I? The Brooklyn Cyclones will celebrate the Department of Sanitation today – Saturday, August 4th – when they take on the Auburn Doubledays at 6:00 PM. The First 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a DSNY Sandy bobblehead courtesy of Municipal Credit Union. Tickets, which start at just $9, are on sale now by CLICKING...

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Dickey Denied 15th Win as Ball and Win Slips Out Of Thole’s Hand In Mets 3-1 Loss

“Just didn’t get my free hand on the ball. Outfielder hits the cut man, cut man throws a one-hopper to me. Couldn’t have drawn it up any better. I just couldn’t get my bare hand on the ball.” R.A. Dickey was the hard luck loser as the Padres defeated the Mets by a score of 3-2 last night at Petco Field. Things were going perfectly for Dickey as he held the Padres hitless until Yonder...

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Byrdak To DL With Sore Shoulder

The New York Mets have announced that left handed reliever Tim Byrdak has been placed on the 15 Day DL with a sore left shoulder. Byrdak, 38, will have an MRI in New York on Monday and will be examined by team doctors from the Hospital for Special Surgery. Byrdak said he injured himself delivering a slider in the road trip opener in Arizona last Thursday. “I threw that last slider on a...

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Heads Up…

A reader sent this over to me and it’s pretty freaking cool. They call this video “Heads Up”, I decided “Mets: 2112” sounds better. Anyway, you will now be seeing this playing from time to time at Citi Field… Enjoy it. https://youtu.be/slmv9PWlNVc    

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Mets Bullpen Could Be A Team Strength Down The Stretch

Closer Frank-Frank is being activated today. Mike Puma of the post writes: After spending the last five weeks on the disabled list with a strained left oblique, closer Frank Francisco will rejoin the Mets today, giving the team some much needed depth in the bullpen. The right-hander is 1-3 with a 4.97 ERA and 18 saves, but had rebounded from a disastrous May before hitting the disabled list on...

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