Starting Line-up, Game Preview: Mets @ Marlins

NEW YORK METS AT FLORIDA MARLINS RHP Dillon Gee (9-3, 3.67) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (6-3, 3.52) Starting Line-up Jose Reyes – SS Justin Turner – 2B Carlos Beltran – RF David Wright – 3B Daniel Murphy – 1B Angel Pagan – CF Jason Bay – LF Josh Thole – C Dillon Gee – RHP The Mets and Marlins play the rubber game today as the Mets will try to take...

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Exclusive Interview With Justin Turner – Great Expectations!

As most of you know, I’ve interviewed past Mets players before. However, last Sunday, In The Game Collectibles brought New York Mets second baseman Justin Turner to Park East and it was a great time for everyone there. Turner came straight from Citi Field after playing the Philadelphia Phillies, and I was so happy that I got a chance to sit down and talk to him. He spent the night signing...

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Time To Pull The Plug On Mike Pelfrey

This is a tough post for me to write. I’ve been a fan of Mike Pelfrey since he came up and I’ve defended him countless times over the years. I even suggested right here last season that the Mets should lock up Mike Pelfrey based on his great 1st half. With each start since than, it looks like I was wrong. Pelfrey is certainly no ace of any rotation and sadly does not look much like a...

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Morning Grind: Should Dickey, Izzy and Paulino Be Off Limits At Trade Deadline?

According to ESPN, the Mets have received no shortage of inquiries from other teams regarding catcher Ronny Paulino, but the Mets are opting to hang onto him for the rest of this season. Really? Team sources also confirmed that they won’t trade Jason Isringhausen either because they have chosen to keep him as a mentor to Bobby Parnell and Pedro Beato. You’re kidding me right? Last...

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Carlos Beltran Sends A Goodbye Gift To GKR

I thought this was a cool video that ties in with this post and our Carlos Beltran Appreciation Week!  Original Post: Baseball Musings: GKR At The Pepsi Porch  How many of you watched the Thursday afternoon game with all the colored T-Shirts on the kids so they wouldn’t get lost, and stay with their groups? Or what about Wednesday, when the game was worth watching to see the opening of...

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Bay Batting 7th, Game 2 Preview: Mets @ Marlins

NEW YORK METS AT FLORIDA MARLINS LHP Chris Capuano (8-9, 4.16) vs. RHP Clay Hensley (1-2, 2.70)  Jason Bay returns from a right hamstring injury and will bat seventh tonight as the Mets face the Marlins for the game two at Sun Life Stadium. Jose Reyes, ss Justin Turner, 2b Carlos Beltran, rf David Wright, 3b Daniel Murphy, 1b Angel Pagan, cf Jason Bay, lf Josh Thole, c Chris Capuano, lhp The...

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