In a must-read article by Andrew Marchand of ESPN, he interviews David Wright and gets him to open up about his frustration with the state of the team. “I thought we created a lot to build on in ’06, but it seems like we have taken some steps back, off of that year. It is frustrating being able to experience that, but not being able to experience that on a consistent basis.”...
Read MoreGood Morning, Met Nation. I ‘gotta believe’ there are quite a few teams out there in more dire straits than Flushing is. This is more egregious, however. The bigger the house, the more grander the fire when it burns. No miracles this year, folks. The team’s in a drought without a doubt. 7 gms back with 17 gms left. It’s not all about the Benjamins. 139M is more than...
Read MoreThe Mets, fresh off of a series win against the Astros, head back on the road, this time to Atlanta. On their last road trip, the Mets finally won their first National League Road Series of 2010 (although it was against the Pirates) and now they try to make sure they win one against a team in their own division. The Mets look to get behind Misch who will battle with Jair. Pat Misch has an 0-3...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 1/2/0, Scranton 5/8/0 All four prospects had rough days today, with the three offensive ones (Duda, Evans, Nieuwenhuis) taking 0-fers, and Michael Antonini (semi-prospect), getting crushed for 5 runs on 7 hits (3 homers) in 6 innings. rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, .344 ss Andy Green 1 for 3, run, BB, .249 lf Lucas Duda 0 for 3, BB, K, .307 1b Nick Evans 0 for 3,...
Read MoreThe Mets beat the Astros 5-1 to take the weekend series and close out the homestand. Game Notes R.A. Dickey took the mound and pitched another gem for the Mets on Sunday. The 35-year-old Dickey stumped the Astros for seven superb innings, yielding just six hits in seven-plus innings, and lowering his ERA to 2.56 for the season. How good is that? Well check this out… Dickey has...
Read MoreI am getting so tired of this season that I wish it would end already. It’s not the games that bother me, I love Mets baseball so much that I can find enjoyment even in a loss, but this lack of direction is really wearing thin on me. In a few weeks we’ll head into another offseason and it won’t be long until we get into that ole wait ’till next year mode. It seems like...
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