Mark Simon who does an amazing job at ESPN New York, sent me an email this morning about his latest post entitled, “A Shout-out to Shutouts”. It’s a great fact-filled piece on the Mets 17 shutouts this season that I encourage all of you to read. One interesting piece of information he throws in at the end of his article is this, Lastly, Ruben Tejada, whose play we wrote about...
Read MoreSHUTOUT The “Ace” Johan Santana pitched a shutout yesterday afternoon against the Rockies in a 4-0 win, giving up 4 hits in his complete game effort. Santana has, most emphatically in this game at least, shown why he is the real closer for this team. Whenever things get off track, the ace is supposed to bring things back into alignment with a quality start. It’s funny how Big...
Read MoreThe New York Mets today announced they are taking the following disciplinary action against pitcher Francisco Rodriguez: The team has placed Rodriguez on the restricted list for two days. He will be removed from the roster, will not be with the team, and will not be paid during that time. “Ownership and the organization are very disappointed in Francisco’s inappropriate behavior and...
Read MoreThe Mets took the rubber game of the series with a 4-0 win over the Rockies thanks to the likes of Johan Santana. Santana pitched a complete game shutout and kept the relievers in the bullpen. Reyes and Beltran both had a multiple game. The Mets get back to .500 on the season. Game Summary Johan Santana pitched an absolute gem today. If you missed it, I really hope you recorded it because this...
Read MoreIt’s getting awfully hard to find anymore reasons to justify keeping Jerry Manuel as the manager of the Mets. His inability to identify the critical point late in a game when he should use his closer and best bullpen option Frankie Rodriguez, has resulted in yet another devastating loss. This time, with the Mets hanging on to a razor thin 2-1 lead in the eighth inning and the bases loaded,...
Read MoreA+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 2/7/0, Palm Beach 4/10/1 Jeurys Familia put together back to back outstanding starts for one of the few times this season, this one was even better then his previous outing. He allowed a run on 7 hits in 7 innings, but took a tough ND after Elvin Ramirez got ripped for 3 runs in 0.1 innings. In Familia’s last two outings, he’s worked 13.2 innings,...
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