Hit em hard, hit em fast… The Mets held to that today and kept the D-Backs at bay the entire game as they flattened Arizona in a 9-5 win. They took the lead early after Paul Goldschmidt booted a grounder with the bases loaded and two out. A routine play that would have ended the inning ended up plating all three runs as the Mets hustled around the bases to score, giving the Mets the early...
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Talk about a good week for your Mets pitching prospects… Seth Lugo has been recognized as the SAL Pitcher of the Week after an awesome start a couple days ago. On August 10th, Lugo tossed one of the better starts all year in the Mets organization, where he dominated through seven shutout innings while striking out 11. He allowed just four hits all evening and walked none, leaving his SAL ERA at...
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UPDATE! Jeremy Hefner is being optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas, but could be hurt and may end up going on the Disabled List. Jon Niese has been activated and will start today’s game. Sandy Alderson said that Hefner will go to New York to see team doctors said he could end up on DL. He also added that if Hefner checks out medically, the Mets will use him for spot starts… This means the...
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Mets at D’Backs • Chase Field • 4:10 PM ET Jon Niese (3-6, 4.32) vs Zeke Spruill (0-1, 6.48) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Juan Lagares – CF Daniel Murphy – 2B Ike Davis – 1B Wilmer Flores – 3B Mike Baxter – RF Anthony Recker – C Omar Quintanilla – SS Jonathon Niese – LHP Game Notes New York third baseman Wilmer Flores has...
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Wow, what an epic evening for the New York Mets organization as a whole last night… If like me, you’re a believer that the road to a championship is paved with elite pitching, Saturday night gave us a glimpse of the greatness that lies ahead for the Mets as their top three pitching prospects were on full display for all to see and none of them disappointed. On the contrary, Zack...
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Just before that start of the 2007 season as the Mets were breaking camp at Port St. Lucie I remembered a conversation I had with Mark Hale of the New York Post. It was one of the first interviews I did for MMO, and one of my questions was regarding a seldom heard reliever by the name of Pedro Feliciano. I think one of the players I read and hear the least about is Pedro Feliciano. I really love...
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