The first of three Mets billboards scheduled to go up made its debut today in Port St. Lucie near the Mets Spring Training complex at Tradition Field on I-95. Reporter Jon Santucci of TC Palm took the first photo this afternoon, and I’m told we’ll be getting the official photos later today from Gary Palumbo, the Met fan who spearheaded the @MetsBillboard initiative via KickStarter....
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David Wright was a guest of Mike Lupica on ESPN Radio on Wednesday afternoon and had some bold things to say. Rather than dedicate another post to what Wright said, I decided to just update this post from earlier today. Wright basically told Lupica that it’s time to do more than just talking and said he agreed with Terry Collins that this team is capable of tacking on ten more wins this...
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The Mets (1-0) beat the Braves (0-1) by a score of 8-2 in Wednesday’s Grapefruit League opener at Champion Field. Dillon Gee (he’s still here) got the start for the Mets and pitched two innings. Profar Gee allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in the first inning, before settling down to finish his outing with a 1-2-3 frame in the second. Gee turned the ball over to a slew of...
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4:30 PM Update: Manager Terry Collins spoke to reporters after the game and confirmed that Wilmer Flores is fine and will likely be back in the lineup on Thursday Flores was hit by a pitch that hit a finger on his glove hand. 2:45 PM Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores left Wednesday’s Grapefruit League game against the Braves after he was hit in the wrist/forearm area by a pitch. No further...
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The Mets’ Grapefruit League season begins today with RHP Dillon Gee getting the starting assignment and opposing LHP Wandy Rodriguez and the Atlanta Braves at Disney World in a 1:05 PM start.. Also scheduled to pitch for the Mets today are Dario Alvarez, Erik Goeddel, Jack Leathersich, Akeel Morris, Scott Rice, Zack Thornton and Jon Velasquez. The game is not televised, but will be...
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Let the showcasing begin for the Mets and Dillon Gee, whom they have been trying to trade since the end of last season. Gee will start today against Atlanta in the Mets’ exhibition opener, with the parameters being 35 pitches or two innings. Gee, who threw 199 innings two years ago, regressed last season and was 7-8 with a 4.00 ERA. He’s expendable with the return of Matt Harvey following elbow...
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