Thank you all for you wonderful comments. To read part one of the series, highlighting Right-Handed pitchers, go here. To read about the Left-Handed pitchers, go here. And yesterday’s column looked at the Outfielders. Today, we’ll see the prominent infielders. And when I say infielders, I’m including catchers. If you have been reading mock drafts, you’ve seen the names Zach Cox and Yasmani...
Read MoreWhile there’s no need to reiterate the botched call by first base umpire Jim Joyce in yesterday’s should-have-been perfect game by Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga, I will. One out away from a pitcher’s ultimate personal feat, Galarraga allowed an infield hit to Indians short stop Jason Donald. A scene that will run through the minds of players, fans and media for a long,...
Read MoreFrankie Rodriguez, Pedro Feliciano, Jenrry Mejia, Elmer Dessens, Raul Valdez, Fernando Nieve, Ryota Igarashi, and Oliver Perez. There you have it – The current Mets bullpen from top to bottom, best to worst. It flat out stinks. In April it was near the top of the National League. A month later, I can’t imagine a worse staff. Other than K-Rod and Feliciano, it is a bunch of...
Read MoreHow much more of this can we take? Once again, Mets fans had to endure another agonizing, gut wrenching, heartbreaking loss. How can these types of losses continue to plague this team time and time again? The Mets have made losing in stunning fashion an art form… This one hurts so much on so many levels. Only five games ago, we watched in shock as the Mets wasted an absolute gem by Johan...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 3/6/2, Syracuse 6/5/1 Daniel Murphy left the game in the 7th inning after a dirty take out slide on a DP by Syracuse’s Leonard Davis. Josh Thole also left the game in the first after being clocked in the head by a backswing. He’ll sit out tomorrow against some no name pitcher (Steven Strasburg or something…I’ve never heard of him). cf...
Read MoreMy name is John Delcos and this is the first of many posts for Mets Merized Online. Some of you may remember me from my days as the Mets beat writer for The Journal News. I have since started my own NY Mets project entitled the John Delcos New York Mets Report. Me and Joe D. will now be working together to bring our readers even more relevant team news and improved content on the New York Mets....
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