Congratulations to Bartolo Colon who won the 200th game of his career tonight as the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 5-4 at Citizens Bank Park. Colon, 41, was solid and allowed just one run over eight innings of work. He scattered six hits, walked nobody and struck out six batters. His only blemish a solo homer to Marlon Byrd. After Colon departed with a 5-1 lead, Dana...
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This is getting creepy now… I feel like I’m being stalked… 🙂 Terry Collins spoke to Sandy Alderson this afternoon and effective immediately, the Mets manager will be playing the younger players more. A lot more… Collins told reporters that Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Wilmer Flores specifically, will begin seeing more playing time and each of them are in tonight’s starting...
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The Mets travel to Philadelphia to begin a three game set with their division rivals tonight at 7:05 PM. Bartolo Colo (10-9, 4.12), looking for his 200th career win, faces A.J. Burnett (6-11, 4.16). In his last start, Colon allowed two home runs, snapping a season-high string of four homerless games. Colon has not allowed a home run in 12 out of 22 starts this season and has surrendered 16 home...
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Here’s a few quick recaps of the Mets most recent series against the Washington Nationals. Daniel Murphy – This man is playing like he wants a contract. What else can be said about 2014 for Murph? He trended upwards in a big way this series, batting .571 with a double, a triple, and 4 RBI’s. Murphy is now batting .305 on the season and is riding a serious hot streak in the month of...
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Bartolo Colon will once again make a bid to win his 200th major league game tonight against the Phillies. While that might seem like the biggest news regarding the veteran right hander, there is another item hanging over Colon. The Mets and Sandy Alderson have not yet put him on waivers. While Colon has been a great pitcher for the Mets this year, leading an otherwise very young pitching staff,...
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Strap yourselves in and enjoy an interview with pitching prospect Rob Whalen, fresh off of his stellar performance on Wednesday night, tossing 5.1 shutout innings to collect his seventh win of the season and improve his record to a perfect 7-0 for the Savannah Sand Gnats. The 20-year old righthander has not allowed an earned run in his last 12.1 innings pitched and on the season he has a...
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