Game Preview & Notes: Mets @ Phillies

Tonights Lineup Jose Reyes – SS Willie Harris – LF David Wright – 3B Carlos Beltran – RF Angel Pagan – CF Ike Davis – 1B Brad Emaus – 2B Josh Thole – C Mike Pelfrey – RHP The Mets and Phillies play game two tonight as the Mets try to take the series in Philly. Last night the Mets were able to chase starter Cole Hamels out of the game after 2.2 innings, and were able to keep the Phillies’...

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Forever Young, Mets Beat Phillies 7-1

Chris Young, in his Mets debut pitched a great first game, going five and one-third innings, giving up one run on five hits with four walks and seven strikeouts and the offense exploded in the third inning, chasing Cole Hamels in their 7-1 victory. Game Notes Chris Young looked pretty good in his first outing for the Mets. He allowed five hits, but didn’t start allowing hits and runs until...

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Chris Young Has Spectacular Debut With Mets

The Mets were hoping for big things from Chris Young when they signed the right-hander to an incentive laden one-year deal in the offseason, and he gave them just that only most of his heroics were at the plate and not on the mound. Chris Young came up in the the third inning and singled off southpaw Cole Hamels, then after the Mets batted around, he came up again and lined a broken-bat single...

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SI.com: Blow Mets Up And Start All Over

As I was reading through the team by team previews on SI.com, I came to the Mets preview where Sports Illustrated graded the Mets offseason a “C”. Not a big deal and pretty much the same assessment we’ve seen all over the web. The three key questions for the Mets in 2011, which you can read about here, are: 1. Can they withstand the loss of Johan Santana? 2. Is Jason Bay back?...

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The Foundations of Success – Part Two – The Hitters

In a further look into the foundations of success, after a team has found a manager, which I wrote about yesterday, that knows the game, can pull the correct strings and can really make things happen with both his direction and his decisions, he then needs to rely in his players. Those players consist of the offensive players, who for the sake of this article we’ll call hitters, his...

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From Left Field: Top 10 Power Hitters In Mets History

I know this may be slightly off topic due to the HUGE three-game road series starting in Philadelphia tonight, but everyone loves the home run. Home runs are the most exciting part of a baseball game. Over the years, players have made a living on their ability to hit the long ball. Though the New York Mets have been known for developing strong pitching prospects like Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman,...

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