Despite a solid effort by Matt Harvey, the Mets combined sloppy defense and little run support to saddle their rookie with a loss as the Mets (50-54) fell to the Giants (56-47) by the score of 4-1 Tuesday night in San Francisco. Matt Harvey gave up three runs, only two earned, on four hits, three walks and seven strike outs in six innings pitched. After loading the bases in the second inning...
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE 5 WINNERS! 1. Mike A. from East Northport, NY 2. Ryan M. from Knoxville, TN 3, Anna D. from Port Washington, NY 4. Gregg R. from Fort Lauderdale, FL 5. Dan V. from Manassas, VA The five of you have shown yourselves to be the best of the best and true die-hard Mets fans! 🙂 Your Brand New DVD’s will be shipped out to you by A&E Entertainment this week. Thanks for...
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At 4:00 PM today the trade deadline came to and end with nary a move from the New York Mets. As the song says not a creature was stirring not even a mouse…. We weren’t buyers, nor were we sellers…. We were what you’d call not-so-innocent bystanders. Life goes on. In a conference call at 4:30 PM, Sandy Alderson faced the music and was as well prepared as a high-priced...
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I really loved this post by Bob Klapisch of The Record this morning on Mets rookie pitching phenom Matt Harvey. Harvey isn’t just some overhyped prospect being pimped by desperate ownership. To the contrary: Rival executives believe the 23-year-old right-hander is the most gifted rookie pitcher the Mets have produced since Doc Gooden. Granted, that’s a crazy endorsement for a kid who’s made...
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This edition of Fair or Foul examines the following post by Toby Hyde of MetsMinorLeagueBlog who says that demoting struggling outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis was a mistake. As usual, here is part of what his post, followed by my own thoughts. Remember to read his full post by clicking the link above. Sunday, the Mets optioned OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to AAA Buffalo to replace him with Mike Baxter. This...
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