Last night, as the Mets were on the precipice of their tenth walkoff loss of the season, Ruben Tejada may have made his strongest case for remaining the Mets second baseman even after Luis Castillo returns from the disabled list. With defeat knocking on the door and the winning run at the plate in the form of Mets killer and nemesis Willie Harris, Ruben Tejada saved the game with a remarkable...
Read MoreThroughout my time writing for Mets Merized, I’ve always been one who preaches the rare virtue of patience. The formula is straightforward. Keep and develop your minor leaguers, complement them with a few key free agents, and over time you will have built a long lasting winning team. It’s a simple theory but of course doesn’t always work. Nor does significantly increasing...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 12/13/2, Rochester 4/8/2 2b Justin Turner 3 for 5, 3 runs, RBI, .274 ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 3, run, .308 cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .345 1b Mike Jacobs 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, BB, .257 rf Fernando Martinez 1 for 5, run, HR (5), 2 RBI (19), K, .250 3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 4, RBI, .232 lf Lucas Duda 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b (5), HR (6), 3 RBI (16),...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves: (46-33; Leader) The Braves took two of three from the Washington Nationals and will open a three game series with the Marlins this weekend. J Hey was placed on the DL with a thumb injury, while he was 2nd in the All-Star voting in the OF. If he is not ready by then, the replacement would be at the manager’s (Charlie Manuel) discretion. More on this in the next paragraph....
Read MoreAs you know today is Friday, and it is my favorite day of the week. Most in part because it means the end of the work week, but also because today is my day to talk Mets with my Metsmerized buddies. So lets talk Mets and more importantly Mets trade deadline talk. As you all know the Mets are in need of a front end starter, we have all read hundreds of posts regarding Cliff Lee, Dan Haren,...
Read MoreLast night, the Mets lost 2-1 after a ninth inning sacrifice fly by Ryan Zimmerman. It was the ninth time this season that the Mets have suffered a walkoff loss on the road. A hefty number considering they have just 23 losses on the road overall. On Tuesday, Jerry Manuel had no problem bringing Frankie Rodriguez, his best option, in the eighth inning of the game. However, he opted against...
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