A new weekly feature that will look at the Mets beyond the box score. The Mets find themselves in the same spot as the crosstown Yankees. Both are in second place in their respective divisions, and both teams are 1.5 games out of first place. In the last ten games, Mets starting pitchers have a combined 1.38 ERA to lead the league. It’s the lowest ERA in a 10-game span since Gooden, Viola,...
Read MorePhiladelphia Phillies: (11-7; Leader) The Phillies dropped two of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and will head to San Francisco for a three game set with the Giants. Roy Halladay will start Monday against Jonathan Sanchez. Lincecum will start Thursday, likely against Cole Hamels. Florida Marlins: (10-9; -1.5) The Marlins dropped two of three to the Colorado Rockies, including a split of...
Read MoreJose Reyes wasted no time using his speed to get the Mets on the board early in this rain soaked 1-0 win that saw the Mets sweep the Braves. It was the fourth straight victory for the Mets and sixth of their last seven. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey started and it was clear right from the start that he didn’t have anything working. He wasn’t sharp, couldn’t locate his pitches and found himself...
Read MoreSong of the day: Jellyhead by Crush (laugh allllllll you want) AAA International League: Buffalo 10/19/0, Pawtucket 3/7/1 The Bisons exploded for 19 hits, 3 walks and 10 runs, with the top 3 in the order (Pridie, Feliciano, Jacobs) combining to go 9 for 16 with 5 runs, 2 HR and 7 RBI), accounting for all 10 of the runs. 6 of the 9 hitters had multi hit games, led by Jesus Feliciano’s 4....
Read MoreUpdated Post 4/25 2:00 PM While digging up some information on Gee, I came across some glowing remarks by Bisons manager Ken Oberkfell after his last start. “He was outstanding,” Bisons manager Ken Oberkfell said. “He had control of his pitches. He went after hitters and worked ahead and gave us a solid seven innings on a pretty cold day. … Each outing he’s going a...
Read MoreIf you look at the Mets record, you may think they’ve had a very uneventful season. Afterall, they’ve won 9 games, and they’ve lost 9 games. But in all reality, .500 never looked so good. Any team with a .500 record is going to have its share of positives and negatives. But for the Metsies, the good far outweighs the bad, because a lot of the ifs are falling into place. The...
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