Yesterday was Hispanic Heritage night at Citi Field which means those snazzy Blue and Orange “Los Mets” jerseys were worn once again. The first time these uniforms surfaced back in early August, the astounding amount of positive feedback toward them raised the question of whether the Blue and Orange jerseys should replace the current Black alternates. Last night, I caught up with...
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Miguel Batista pitched a solid game, and the Mets offense was buoyed by Marlins mistakes in their 7-5 win. Game Notes Miguel Batista, just recently called up and in his first MLB start as a Met, had a solid outing for his 100th career win. Batista went six innings, allowing two runs on six hits, walking three and striking out three. Batista gave up two of his walks and five of his hits in the...
Read MoreHere are some interesting stats I gleaned from the Mets Notes today on Lucas Duda, who continues to rake and deliver key hits for the Mets. Lucas Duda delievered the game-winning RBI last night in the seventh inning of last night’s win against the Marlins. Duda has a very robust .517 batting average from the seventh inning on in August, recording 15 hits in 29 late-inning at-bats with 13...
Read MoreFor those among you who have waited patiently for this season to end, a season in which the lack of payroll flexibility was the cure-all for why no significant moves were made to bolster the team, don’t expect this offseason to be much different from the last one. For nearly a year, the Mets and their apologists have had their auto-responders set to – “It’s not...
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Mets broadcasters Gary Cohen and Ralph Kiner each have an opportunity to be immortalized in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and it’s up to the fans to make this a reality. According to Mets.com, balloting is now open for fans to nominate Cohen and Kiner for the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award, an annual honor for baseball broadcasters. Voting runs from now...
Read MoreThe New York Mets today announced the team acquired lefthanded pitcher Daniel Herrera and righthanded pitcher Adrian Rosario from the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade that sent righthanded pitcher Francisco Rodriguez and cash considerations to the Brewers on July 12. Herrera, 26, appeared in two games with the Brewers this season after he was claimed off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds...
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