One beat writer called the upcoming three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies one of the three biggest series of this entire season. Whether it is or not remains to be seen, but I would bet you couldn’t get one player, coach or manager to agree with that. And if anyone should know, wouldn’t it be them? With that said, I do believe the series could have some added...
Read MoreJohn Sickels of Minor League Ball, profiles Mets second baseman Brad Emaus in his Prospect of the Day series and writes, Taking over at second base for the New York Mets this year is Brad Emaus, a Rule 5 pick from the Toronto Blue Jays system. Drafted in the 11th round in 2007 from Tulane University, Emaus doesn’t have exceptional tools or eye-catching athleticism, but is a...
Read MoreTonights Lineup Jose Reyes – SS Angel Pagan – CF David Wright – 3B Carlos Beltran – RF Scott Hairston – LF Ike Davis – 1B Brad Emaus – 2B Mike Nickeas – C Chris Young – RHP The Mets continue their opening road series of 2011 with a trip to Philly. The Mets won their road series in Florida, something they didn’t do in 2010 until June (against Baltimore). Philly also started their season off...
Read MoreI wanted to update this Pedro Feliciano/Brian Cashman post now that Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen had a chance to weigh in, as did Feliciano himself. Warthen actually got a kick out of Cashman’s comments that he “abused” Feliciano and sort of mocked him. “They didn’t know that when they signed him? That was part of the reason we decided to not re-sign him —...
Read MoreLost in all the excitement of the season-opening weekend series against the Marlins, was some news regarding the ongoing clawback lawsuit against the Mets partners by trustee Irving Picard. The Daily News reports that there is mounting criticism over the revenue and fees Irving Picard has been paid for recovering the billions of dollars lost by the victims of the Madoff Ponzi scheme....
Read MoreIn the first edition of The Amazin’ Week Ahead, we look at the big series ahead against the Philadelphia Phillies, and peek in at our first home series against the Nationals this weekend. The Phillies Pitching Matchups Game 1: Chris Young vs Cole Hamels Game 2: Mike Pelfrey (0-1, 10.38 ERA) vs Joe Blanton Game 3: Jonathan Niese (0-0, 2.57 ERA) vs Roy Halladay (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Analysis On...
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