On Monday, May 10, I wrote a post in which I said that minor leaguers Chris Carter and R.A. Dickey could be ripe for a promotion and days away from joining the Mets. First baseman Chris Carter was promoted the very next day and paid immediate dividends by lining an RBI double later that night. Meanwhile, knuckleballer R.A. Dickey continues to shine, and while Oliver Perez had another brutal...
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Alright, folks. What is really going on here? Not one of you can convince me that Oliver Perez doesn’t need to be sat down or worse as of right now. I challenge you to try, but it’s an uphill battle just like practically every time he comes to the mound. Any Met fan that’s been watching has been mainly optimistic since he came over from the Bucs. He drove over here on the...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 5/10/1, Norfolk 3/9/2 RA Dickey had another outstanding outing today, with 8 innings of 8 hit, 3 run (all UER) ball for his 4th win. Elmer Dessens picked up his 5th save. cf Jason Pridie 0 for 4, K, .281 rf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, BB, K, .357 1b Mike Jacobs 0 for 4, .257 3b Mike Hessman 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .305 dh Val Pascucci 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K lf...
Read MoreIts no wonder with attendance being down more than 6,000 per game over last year, that the Mets have decided to entice their fans by offering tours of their new world-class home. I went on a tour of Shea Stadium many years ago, and I must admit, it was a really fun time. Being able to go behind the scenes of the daily baseball operations, and to go where no fan has gone before, was something...
Read MoreAfter an exciting eight game winning streak that made believers once again out of those who doubted, we’ve watched our beloved Metsies go 4-8 in their last twelve games, currently only one game over .500. The bright spot in that is that the last ten games have been decided by two runs or less, which means that this team’s pitching is not letting any game get out of reach, and its...
Read MoreWell I can’t say for sure whether Jeff Francoeur likes to eat apples or not, but he definitely likes to play for the Big Apple. I figured today I would talk a little about a player for the Mets who is slowly becoming one of my favorite Met players of all-time. Mr. Jeff Francoeur joined this team via a player swap with the Atlanta Braves for right fielder Ryan Church (and it is obvious...
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