While it was no laughing matter for the Mets and their fans, even the Dodgers’ players themselves found some humor in the Mets horrific display last night. Redding gave us a quality start and the Mets fought back to tie the game. And then … Two words – Third base. How does one miss it? I have been watching baseball for over 20 years and have NEVER seen a player miss the bag...
Read MoreThe Mets began game one tonight against the NL leading Dodgers (26-13). The Dodgers came in winning 5 of their last 6 games. The Mets have Tim Redding play his first game of the season after only allowing 4 runs in 13 innings in the minor leagues. He’s also 1-3 with a 5.64 ERA in four starts and six lifetime appearances against the Dodgers. Randy Wolf started for the Dodgers, Wolf is 5-0,...
Read MoreI have absolutely no words to describe what we just witnessed in Los Angeles. Buffalo 9, Pawtucket 2 Fernando Nieve’s first AAA start with the Mets was a success, he gave up just 2 runs on 3 hits, though he did walk 6, he picked up the win courtesy a 6 run outburst in the top of the 7th inning. The Bisons had 9 hits and drew 5 walks themselves, going 3 for 12 with RISP and leaving 7 on...
Read MoreLast nights loss coupled with the loss of first baseman Carlos Delgado for an extended period of time, is enough for me to begin to consider some serious options in terms of a trade. First lets consider the whys… 1. The experiment in leftfield with Dan Murphy has been shelved because Jerry Manuel feels he needs a presence in the middle of the lineup. Right now that presence is named Gary...
Read MoreI took a look at David Wrights numbers this season and see how his splits looked since he was dropped from third in the batting order to fifth. These numbers do not reflect last nights game. Lets just ignore the one game where he batted cleanup and just compare his stats in the number three and five spots. The biggest gains were made in RBI’s, batting average and slugging which was 160...
Read MoreAdam Rubin is now reporting that Carlos Delgado has met with doctors and will now have surgery for the hip condition that has kept him out for almost two weeks. Carlos Delgado will have surgery in New York on Tuesday, the Daily News has learned. He has a bone spur and labrum tear. Mets doctors will perform the surgery. The team did not give any estimate on how much time Delgado would miss, but 8...
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