I gotta give a shoutout to Ken Davidoff, who I routinely bother/tweak on Twitter over his Met/Yankee prediction tweet(s). He’s very funny, and a very good sport about it. More journalists could take lessons from him on fan interaction. AAA International League: Buffalo 7/9/0, LeHigh Valley 3/9/2 ss Andy Green 1 for 4, run, K, .259 2b Justin Turner 1 for 4, run, .282 1b Mike Jacobs 0 for 3,...
Read MoreYuniesky Maya – does that name ring a bell? A little while back in the offseason, the Mets were looking to sign this guy, but there were a few problems with his Visa and that held him back. But there’s good news on that front, reported here : Enrique Rojas of ESPN.com says free-agent Cuban RHP Yuniesky Maya is finally free to sign a contract with a Major League team. (Link is in...
Read MoreToday is June 15th and the NY Mets are currently 1 1/2 games out of first place in the division. Pre-season analysts regarded the 2010 Mets as a cellar team, questioning Omar Minaya’s lack of motivation during free agency and through the countless “On Paper” comparisons of this 2010 Mets team with the 2008 World Series Winning and 2009 World Series Losing Philadelphia...
Read MoreThe Mets looked extremely sharp last week, posting a 5-1 record over their last 7 days. The off-day seemed to have no ill effect on the team and hopefully that trend will carry over into Cleveland as the Mets travel there to take on the Indians this week. It is a great day to be a Mets fan, with the Mets looking sharper than ever lately, and you have to give most of the credit to the Starting...
Read MoreThis season Pelfrey has been great there’s no denying that. This was an important season for the Mets and Mike Pelfrey after his disastrous 2009 season. This is the Mike Pelfrey we thought we would have last year after his 2008 season in which he won 13 games. In fact in 2008 the year that the bullpen killed the Mets you can argue that Pelf should have had at least 15 wins. The Mets...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 7/11/0, Lehigh Valley 6/9/2 Fernando Martinez hit a walkoff grand slam in the 9th today, helping the Bisons erase a 6-3 ninth inning deficit. Josh Thole had 3 hits and reached base all 4 times up. rf Russ Adams 0 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .238 2b Justin Turner 1 for 5, .283 1b Mike Jacobs 2 for 5, run, .268 3b Mike Cervanek 2 for 5, run, 3 Ks, .235 cf Fernando...
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