The Morning Grind is the place for Mets fans to sound off on anything and everything! An open thread for ranting and raving about the Mets, completely raw and uncensored! Whats Bugging Me 1. David Wright – I’ve just realized that my freaking mood swings lately are directly related to David Wright’s cold and hot streaks at the plate. Would it be asking so much to have just a...
Read MoreMets.com reports that Mets backup shortstop, Ramon Martinez was removed from the Mets’ 3-1 loss to the Pirates on Tuesday night at PNC Park after the fifth inning, when he suffered a dislocated left pinky on an awkward, but successful slide into the plate. Martinez’s scored on a sacrifice fly by Luis Castillo. His slide was part tumble. He seemed to touch the plate with his right toe...
Read MoreGame Summary Another tough loss to the Pirates. Another game where the pitching gave up the lead and the offense couldn’t get it back. The Mets gave up a 1-0 lead and lose 3-1. Pitching Johan Santana started the game off well. No surprise. Johan had a no-hitter through three innings, giving up his first hit after F-Martinez made a great diving attempt but failed to catch the...
Read MoreAccording to Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post, a member of the SNY production team traveling with the New York Mets has been admitted to a Pittsburgh hospital with a possible case of H1N1 Influenza, or popularly called, “Swine Flu.” This unnamed employee is in isolation, and reportedly had contact with players as part of his SNY duties. Carlos Beltran and John Maine have both been ill...
Read MoreBuffalo 4, Norfolk 2 cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .259 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .297 3b Javier Valentin 1 for 3, run, .292 1b Michel Abreu 0 for 1, .226 dh Willy Pena 1 for 4, .248 rf Emil Brown 2 for 4, run, .313 2b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .195 c Robinson Cancel 0 for 4, RBI, K, .210 1b, 3b Jason Cooper 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .169 ss Jon Malo 0 for 3, .208 Nelson Figueroa 7.2 IP, 6 H,...
Read MoreI just read a quote from Gary Sheffield on Newsday.com. According to Sheff “it takes more than 25 guys to win a world championship”, he should know, he’s been there. I pretty much agree with Sheffield’s statement. Watching last night’s game, you could tell Sheff was hurting, but he put himself out there, and played his best. I wish we could say the same about this...
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