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After a brutal west coast trip the Mets headed back to Citi Field to face Albert Pujols and the Cardinals. The Mets went 2-9 on the road and desperately needed to get something started. They sent Jon Niese to the mound to face Adam Wainwright. Niese pitched 6 innings and only allowed one earned run, givin...
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Everythingabout this west coast road trip for the Mets has been a complete nightmare. Thebiggest issue is the Mets offense. The team has gone 14 straight inningswithout scoring a run and also has had 32 strikeouts in their past 3 games.Last night’s 2-0 loss to the Dodgers put the Mets 7 ½ gam...
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 [This article was written by Double G Sports New York Mets writer Marc A. Spallino]
Let’s face it, the Mets avoided a brutal fourgame sweep by the San Francisco Giants due to a blown call at home plate onSunday. K-Rod came in on Sunday with a two run lead in the ninth and blew it.He gave up his very familiar leadoff walk followed by a sacrifice and two hitsto allow the Giants to tie the game. I...
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This article was written by Double G Sports contributing writer Marc A. Spallino.
Saywhat you will about the New York Mets, but one thing you cannot say this 2010season is that this team does not have great chemistry. Whether it’s AngelPagan giving a pie in the face, Jose Reyes patting Josh Thole on the head, orthe way this team has not quit, even when down by seven runs or m...
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 The New York Mets will be adding a bat sometime within the next three weeks to a month. The team announced centerfielder Carlos Beltran will begin a rehab assignment tomorrow (Thursday) with Class-A St. Lucie.
Assuming there are no setbacks, Beltran would return to the Mets no later than July 15th, the first game after the All-Star break.
Beltran has been playing in extended spring games since l...
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 Everyone around baseball knows the New York Mets are a completely different team when Jose Reyes is on base. Unfortunately, for much of this season, the star shrotstop has not been on base much this season. He has struggled to regain his form after returning from injury. Reyes started the season on the disabled list.
Recently Reyes has said he finally feels healthy and has his legs back.
"I was te...
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 Back on Sunday May 16th, New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel once again moved around his lineup a little bit. This time, Manuel slotted his left fielder, Jason Bay, into the number three spot. This move has turned out to be a good one so far.
Bay had been hitting fourth or fifth for most of the year and his power numbers remained much lower than expected. Since being moved to the three spot, Bay ha...
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 Interleague play gets underway today in Major League Baseball. The New York Mets and New York Yankees get together for the first of two series this season. The Subway Series may have lost some of its luster the past couple seasons, but both teams have a lot riding on this series. Starting tonight, the teams will play a three game series at Citi Field.
The Mets, 20-22 overall, have been s...
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