Hope you all are celebrating Memorial Day – it touches everyone. Some interesting things have happened during the past week, some good, some not good. Of course there is the Gary Carter situation and we will all be following his progress. I need to hear a professional opinion now that the news is out. Then there were the two (2!) magazine interviews that appeared in The New Yorker and...
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On Friday night, when Mets second baseman Ruben Tejada battled Phillies’ pitcher Antonio Bastardo in a 16-pitch at-bat that resulted in a walk, manager Terry Collins said it was “as good as an at-bat as we’ve seen all year from anybody.” “He fought off the good pitches. The thing I thought was truly amazing was that he took a couple close pitches that were off the...
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Steve Serby of the NY Post intreviews Jose Reyes for his Serby’s Sunday series. Here are just a few of the questions asked, but check out the full three page interview here. Q: Carl Crawford signed a seven-year, $142 million deal with the Red Sox. Does it have to be seven years for you? Could it be less? A: Right now I don’t think about that. I’m not a free agent yet (laughs). It’s gonna...
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Yesterday, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, reported that new Mets partner David Einhorn has an opportunity to become the majority and principal owner of the Mets in three years. “Einhorn has agreed in principal to purchase roughly 33 percent of the team for $200 million, which will infuse cash and keep the organization solvent in the immediate future. In three years, according to the source,...
Read MoreThe Mets offense, after being quiet for the last two days eviscerated Vance Worley & the Phillies behind Josh Thole’s three RBI and Jonathon Niese’s excellent outing. Game Notes Jonathon Niese pitched a gem today, going six and one third innings, giving up five hits and one unearned run, while walking four and striking out six. Niese didn’t have A+ control today, but he was...
Read MoreOn Mets Minor League Blog, they had a good article on pitcher Greg Peavy, who is pitching very well right now for Savannah. Check out the rest of the article on their blog. Last June, the Mets took Greg Peavy, a pitcher from Oregon State in the 6th round, and assigned him to Savannah. During the month of April, Peavy tossed 24 innings allowing 13 runs (12 earned), with 24 strikeouts. His...
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