 Written By Kevin Connor: Finally. The barbecues are over. The Mets have gracelessly eliminated themselves from playoff contention. Brett Favre has chosen his ankle as the body part ESPN will hammer to death with coverage over the next 17 weeks...NFL football is back.
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 With the New York Mets season becoming more and more dreary at the days go by, the team made a few roster moves right before the waiver wire trade deadline. The trade and a few call ups will give the Mets a chance to see some young guys play the remainder of the year.
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 Mets fans can expect to see Josh Thole in the every day lineup. The team has sent catcher Rod Barajas to the Los Angeles Dodgers after he was claimed on waivers.
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 [This article was written by Double G Sports contributing writer Marc A. Spallino]
After a tough extra innings loss onWednesday, the Mets bounced back Tuesday afternoon with a 4-0 victory to takethe rubber match against the Cardinals.
R.A. Dickey was brilliant on shortrest. He pitched 8.1 innings only allowing 4 hits, 2 walks, and no runs scored.After the game Dickey was quoted saying: ...
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 [This article was written by Double G Sports contributing writer Marc A. Spallino]
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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 Normal 0 [This article was written by Double G Sports contributing writer Marc A. Spallino]
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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 [Article written by Mets writer Marc A. Spallino]
Last night the Mets sent Hisanori Takahashi to the mound to face Matt Cain and the Giants. Takahashi had a disgraceful outing allowing 6 runs in only 2 2/3 innings.
When the Mets GM Omar Minaya will get the hint and pick up a starting pitcher remains to be seen. It is quite clear that Takahashi needs to be returned to the bullpen. Manager...
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