Today we chastise Omar Minaya for the contract that he handed out to Oliver Perez. It hamstrung us for a couple of seasons, and he gave us virtually nothing in return for our investment. But there were some other contracts handed out that off-season that were not so great either. Every year we go into the off-season as fans with a list of players we want the Mets to target. Up until very...
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Continuing the series of Mets hypothetical trades, the Mets largest need is in regards to the outfield, both defensively and offensively. The Mets could look for a team that may be struggling, and looking to rebuild. Oh, hello Cleveland Indians I didn’t see you there. The Indians are a team struggling, with a few rising everyday players but struggling at other positions. What they do have,...
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In honor of Knuckleball! the movie coming out, Hall-of-Famer Phil Niekro and 200-game winner Tim Wakefield were out and about prior to today’s game alongside the Mets own R.A. Dickey and were kind enough to answer some of my questions as well as some other Mets bloggers while watching BP with us along the first base side. The interview began with Phil Niekro telling us the fascinating tale...
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The Mets wasted a brilliant start by rookie Matt Harvey and dropped their eighth straight home game in a crushing 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies tonight at Citi Field. Harvey looked like he was in for a long night after allowing a leadoff solo home run to Jimmy Rollins to give the Phillies a quick 1-0 lead. But the kid turned it up ten notched and would not allow another hit for the rest...
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Hey everyone, Clayton Collier is covering another Mets event for us at Citi Field and I’m going to post his pictures, quotes and insights for him as he sends them in. – Joe D. I’ve arrived at Citi Field and it looks like I’m the first one here… It’s a beautiful evening for baseball… Josh Thole grabbing a few bags of baseball as he and the team get ready...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Cole Hamels (15-6, 3.06) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (3-5, 2.92) Starting Lineup Ruben Tejada, ss Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Scott Hairston, rf Ike Davis, 1b Kelly Shoppach, c Lucas Duda, lf Andres Torres, cf Matt Harvey, rhp Mets Notes Jeremy Hefner (2-6, 4.99 ERA), who was supposed start on Wednesday, will now start...
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