A Major League Baseball source told Bill Shaikin that the appeal filed by Chase Utley will not be heard until Monday, October 19th. Utley was suspended for two games for his take-out slide that resulted in a fractured leg for Ruben Tejada. He appealed the ban immediately, and then turned down an offer by MLB to reduce it to just a one-game suspension. If this is indeed true, it means Utley is...
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In my formative years as a Mets Fan, there were so many vivid memories of the wonderful iconic personalities that helped mold me into the Ya Gotta Believe Mets fan I am today. Of course there’s all the incredible bonds I formed with players such as Tommie Agee, Tom Seaver, Tug McGraw, Rusty Staub, Gary Carter and Mike Piazza to name a few. But then there was the tremendous supporting cast...
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There it is as plain as day – “Beat LA” – the greatest way for the Mets to retaliate against Chase Utley, Adrian Gonzalez and Don Mattingly, and exact our pound of flesh. The New York Mets took care of business on Monday night and treated a packed and energized house at Citi Field to an incredible evening of moments we will treasure the rest of our lives. You knew it was...
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Travis d’Arnaud lit up Citi Field last night with a huge offensive outburst, all part of a tremendous 13-7 win for the Mets . In his first at-bat after the Dodgers had taken a 3-0 lead in the top of the second, TDA came to plate with Yoenis Cespedes on base and ripped the first pitch he saw for a double to score the Mets first run of the game. D’Arnaud later went onto score on...
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Right-hander Matt Harvey started Game 3 of the NLDS on a wild and raucous Monday night at Citi Field as the Mets out-slugged the Dodgers 13-7. Harvey labored through five innings of work, however his final numbers were much better than they looked. The Dark Knight allowed three second inning runs, only two of which were earned, on four singles – none of which were hit really hard. He...
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In last night’s victory over the Dodgers, Curtis Granderson had an incredible night at the plate. He crushed a key bases clearing double in the second inning that gave the Mets an early 4-3 lead, and he also doubled again in the 7th to drive in two insurance runs. “I was able to get a pitch up in the zone,” Granderson said. “But the guys getting on base ahead of me did an amazing job over...
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