Howie Rose will be joining the greats of New York baseball as he will be enshrined in the New York Baseball Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on November 3rd in Troy, NY. Along with Rose, former Mets starter and current broadcaster Ron Darling, former New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson, and former Mets first baseman/outfielder Art Shamsky will also be inducted. The news...
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Talk about going from the frying pan into the fire. The New York Mets, who just finished an emotionally charged and exciting series with the Washington Nationals, take their hot streak on the road to take on the Atlanta Braves. The Braves lead the National League East by 6.5 games over the Nationals and by 8 over the Mets. The three-game series with the Braves will begin a six-game trip for the...
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It may have lacked the pure drama of Friday’s game, when the New York Mets (61-56) scored four in the bottom of the ninth to stun the Washington Nationals, 7-6, but you couldn’t tell by the decibel level at Citi Field. The echos of victory are still reverberating through Flushing as the Mets came back twice to beat Washington, 4-3, to take the first two games of the series. (box...
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To say the upcoming series against the Washington Nationals is enormous might be an understatement. The New York Mets (59-56) find themselves only a half a game behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the second wild card spot in the National League. The Philadelphia Phillies lost on Thursday to the San Francisco Giants and now have the same record as the Mets. The Phillies and Mets play each other at...
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He has broken records and he has broken bats. He had a first-half to remember and a second that started out in an awful 11-73 slump (.151) before Monday’s doubleheader against the Miami Marlins. He rewrote many of the rookie home run records before the first half even ended. And he has brought an enthusiasm to a Mets team that is red-hot and in the thick of playoff contention. And he is...
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