Pittsburgh native, Neil Walker readies for his return tonight to the “steel city,” to face a team he spent his entire career with until this season. He was born in the city that drafted him in 2004, a fairytale story for a hometown hero. Walker grew up a fan of the Pirates and it was a dream come true that brought him to play for the team for which he grew up rooting for. The feel...
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On a day when the Dark Knight displayed his former 98 mph fastball, he was out-dueled in the Miami sun by his counterpart, Jose Fernandez, who matched his career high 14 strikeouts en route to a 1-0 masterpiece over the Mets. A resurgent Matt Harvey kept his cronies in the game for seven strong innings, but they didn’t uphold their end of the bargain with bats so silent you could hear a pin drop...
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The Washington Nationals nearly blew a late five run lead against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday after handing the game to their bullpen. After Felipe Rivero gave up three runs in the 7th to make it 10-8 Nationals, closer Jonathan Papelbon came into the 9th to try and preserve the slim two run lead. Papelbon got into a big time jam after putting the first two batters on base on a single and a...
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The Mets are now 55 games in so it’s time to take a look at where the team is at with a third of the season in the books. I give my grades and talk about how the team has fared so far this season. Despite the struggles, the Mets are in a good place, do you agree? It’s not about whether they will make the playoffs, it’s about whether they can win the division. Russ Langer, the...
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After finally seeing a doctor on Sunday, Juan Lagares was diagnosed with a sprained left thumb, Terry Collins told reporters. Instead of flying with his teammates to Pittsburgh, Lagares will instead take a flight to New York for further examination by the team’s medical staff and an MRI. Original Report Juan Lagares made another one of his spectacular diving catches on Saturday that saved...
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The New York Mets (31-23) were unable to complete the sweep and were shutout 1-0 by the Miami Marlins (29-27) this afternoon at Marlins Park. Sunday’s finale in Miami, was everything you could ask for in what was billed as a marquee pitching matchup as Marlins ace Jose Fernandez dueled Mets right-hander Matt Harvey. Unfortunately for the Mets, Fernandez had the edge over Harvey in what...
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