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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I’ll get to the recap in a minute, but first I gotta tell you something funny before I forget. I was on the phone with a buddy of mine on Tuesday night and we were lamenting the fact that the trade deadline came and went without so much as a peep from Sandy Alderson. Surprise, surprise, right? He goes on to tell me how he wishes the Mets turn it around and by some miracle come to within a...
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Josh Edgin has not allowed a run in his last eight outings, spanning 7.1 innings. Overall, he has racked up 18 strikeouts in 10.0 innings of work and left-handed hitters are 4-23 (.174) with 12 strikeouts against him. On Monday night, Edgin earned his first major league victory, bit in my opinion he’s earned much more than that. He’s quickly become one of the most reliable arms in...
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I received an interesting question from @GWNY on Twitter who asked me: Why don’t the Mets call up Fred Lewis to play LF? It’s a great question and one we’ve grappled with a couple of times in our Minor League comment threads this season. The answer as to why Lewis is still languishing in Buffalo is kind of a mystery to me. One could say they don’t want to add him to the...
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Hey Mets fans… We are at it again with yet another great MMO Fan Giveaway! This time we are going to present one lucky Mets fan with a Free Pair of Tickets for Tuesday, August 7th when the Mets open up their six-game homestand against Jose Reyes and the Miami Marlins! It looks like the starter for the Mets, barring any mishaps, will be left-hander Jonathan Niese who will be doing his best...
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