Jason Bay was in the original starting lineup for today, but he removed himself because he is experiencing flu-like symptoms. Scott Hairston will take his place and bat sixth. Starting Lineup 1. Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF 2. Josh Thole C 3. David Wright 3B 4. Lucas Duda RF 5. Daniel Murphy 2B 6. Scott Hairston LF 7. Ike Davis 1B 8. Omar Quintanilla SS 9. R.A. Dickey RHP The Mets try to avoid the sweep...

This morning, Jessep already laid out a great case as to why first baseman Ike Davis should be demoted to Buffalo with all expediency and I don’t have anything more to add to that. But on that front, Terry Collins was asked again about the situation yet he continues to dance around the issue. Adam Rubin documented the moment on his blog at ESPN New York: The Mets have been resolute in...

I can imagine some of the stomachs churning already after reading that title. 🙂 But as I was going through some of the Mets notes, it’s hard to ignore what an incredible impact Scott Hairston has made on this team so far this season. Hairston hit a home run and scored three runs last night after entering the game in the eighth inning. He became the fourth Mets player in team history to...

When Kirk Nieuwenhuis was called up on April 7th, I’m sure a lot of people weren’t expecting Captain Kirk to have an major impact on the team going forward into the season.  Guess what? He has. Luckily, he has done all that and more for the Amazin’s. Not only has Nieuwenhuis provided the Mets with some key hits offensively, but his defensive ability has really shined and...