Today the NY Post reported that Carlos Beltran played 3 innings in center field for Port St. Lucie. He was responsible for 2 put-outs and went 3 for 5 at the plate with 2 singles, a home run, and a walk. This is a significant indicator on the proximity of Carlos’ return to the Mets. Earlier, Omar Minaya commented that Carlos would require 4-6 weeks once he started participating in rehab...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 3/6/1, Durham 8/13/0 rf Russ Adams 1 for 4, run, .249 2b Justin Turner 0 for 3, .281 1b Mike Jacobs 0 for 4, RBI, .271 3b Mike Cervanek 2 for 4, run, K, .235 CF FERNANDO MARTINEZ 1 for 4, run, 2b (6), 2 Ks, .244 dh Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .224 c Josh Thole 2 for 4, 2b (16), 2 RBI (15), .262 lf Marshall Hubbard 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .000 ss Andy Green 0 for 3,...
Read MoreR.A. Dickey and his knuckleball were highly effective today, and Chris Carter hit his first home run in the MLB as the Mets beat the Orioles 5-1. Game Notes R.A. Dickey was as effective today as he was wild and that was what made his knuckle ball as good as it has been since his call-up. Dickey went 7 innings giving up 1 run on 7 hits with 1 walk. Dickey had the Orioles off balance the whole...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves (35-26; Leader) The Braves had an interesting four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, winning the two highest scoring ones, and losing the two lowest scoring. In fact, Aaron Heilman got the win in relief for the D-Backs on Wednesday. The Braves will face the first-place Minnesota Twins, with tonight’s pitching matchup being Tim Hudson vs. Francisco Liriano. Philadelphia...
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Do you recognize the baseball player in the photograph to the left? No? Then welcome to the club. The man in the Padres hat is San Diego’s backup centerfielder Chris Denorfia, and he just became the latest player to keep the Mets from finally recording their first no-hitter. Last night, during the second game of the day-night doubleheader between the Mets and the Padres, Chris Denorfia...
Read MoreI’m a fan of history. Whether it be baseball or Mets history or the history of our nation, I love how history provides us with a template for the future. We tend to have short attention spans in this new media digital age. We tweet, surf the web and instant message while texting all at once. We Hulu a show that we could’ve easily watched a few nights before but our DVR was already...
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