The Mets are 13-9 and if the season ended today, and I know it doesn’t, the Mets would be in the playoffs. The Marlins and Phillies on the other hand would be watching from home like you and me. Now onto the meaty stuff… During the Colorado series the Mets bullpen was charged with 17 earned runs in 11 innings, prompting Terry Collins to say: “If we started getting banged around at...
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(click any photo to embiggen) Last week I published the first half of the MMO Exclusive interview I conducted with Buffalo Bisons manager Wally Backman. Wally was kind enough to sit down and answer some questions about his current team. He was very candid about which of his AAA players he feels, are working themselves into consideration for big league time with the Mets this season. At times...
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The best thing about a Mets fan site as diversified as ours, is a fair representation and good cross-section of fan sentiment on many of the hot topics we cover extensively at MMO. Today, we tackle the ongoing debate between the hot-hitting, slick fielding rookie Kirk Nieuwenhuis versus journeyman Andres Torres who is healthy again and returns to the Mets lineup tonight against Houston. Should...
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Buffalo 8, Rochester 2 By Andrew O’Brien Dylan Owen pitched seven strong innings Sunday afternoon, leading the Buffalo Bisons to an 8-2 victory over the Rochester Red Wings. With the win, Buffalo (14-10) has won three straight and 10 of its last 14. Over seven innings, Owen (2-1) allowed four hits, one run (one earned), no walks and struck out seven. He now has a 3.18 ERA in Triple-A. He threw...
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In Doug’s Dugout today, we discuss comebacks, a Hot Reuben Sandwich, and other insipid thoughts: I will give the Mets kudos for not folding like a child’s tent in a wind storm, after Todd Helton (another Met killer) pinch-hit a grand slam off of Tim Byrdak in yesterday’s 8th inning. Byrdak has been perfect, but never, ever, never, throw one down and in to a lefty. Helton...
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Nothing ever comes easy for the Mets does it? This was one of those games where you come out of it with your nerves frazzled, your voice gone, and a sudden need for a new remote control for the HD. Johan Santana pitched brilliantly and tossed six scoreless innings before departing the game with a four-run lead. Santana was cruising along and his pitch count sat at 90, but Terry Collins saw fit...
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