After signing an exorbitant free agent deal with the Dallas Cowboys, wide receiver Terrell Owens posted the following note on his locker on the eve of the biggest game of the season: Dear Reporters, Due to the magnitude of this week’s game and high volume of questions for the Original 81 (T.O.) about the other 81 (Randy Moss), I will be taking all questions immediately following Sunday’s game....
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Las Vegas (59-45) 14, Sacramento 2 Dillon Gee moved to 5-1 after pitching a complete game giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts. Threw just 99 pitches (69 strikes) and produced eleven ground ball outs, lowered his ERA to 5.44 in Vegas. Brandon Nimmo had a successful AAA debut going 1-2 with two walks, scored a run, and picked up his first RBI on a sac fly, he batted...
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I don’t know all the specifics and I don’t know who the actual parties involved are, but a reader emailed me an image of a letter Terry Collins wrote to a Mets Fan who recently lost their husband who was also a huge fan That was a pretty thoughtful thing for Terry Collins to do. It’s nice to see a manager or a ballplayer take some time out of their busy day especially during...
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The Mets have more than their fair share of terrific young pitching, and with Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom, they would have pocket aces should they get a chance to play a series in October. But what if the Mets earn a Wild Card spot, and find themselves in a one-game playoff with a trip to the NLDS on the line? Joe D raised the question, so I’ll attempt to tackle it. Before doing so, I...
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Noah Syndergaard delivered an electrifying performance on Tuesday night, tossing 8.0 shutout innings against the San Diego Padres and allowing just three hits while striking out nine. Thor, who took a perfect game into the seventh inning, became the first Met to toss at least eight shutout innings in one of his first 14 career starts since Jon Niese did it on September 13, 2008. Over his last...
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Noah Syndergaard flirted with history in a masterful performance Tuesday as the Mets (52-48) cruised to a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres (47-53) at Citi Field. Tonight was by far the best performance of Thor’s young career; he had everything working for them and the Padres couldn’t get anything going. Syndergaard took a perfect game into the seventh inning in the victory; the...
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