Monthly Archives: March 2012

Opening Day With An Asterisk

I have a personal problems with asterisks, and it has nothing to do with steroids. I feel compelled to use them to explain the whole truth of the situation, even when the truth is not poetic, wordy, and takes meaning … Continue reading

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Wilpons Real Winners Yesterday…What About The Future Of The Team?

There were two big stories to come out of the Mets ownership department yesterday. First, the Mets settled on Picard case with a 162 million settlement. Second, the Mets completed selling minority shares of the team, totaling 240 million. The … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game 10: Nothing Good Here…

Yesterday’s 7-1 loss to the Cards was a rough game all around. Let’s start off with something positive. The hits in today’s game came from the starters on the team. Murphy had a 2-4 day, Bay had a double, Torres … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game 9: Obligatory Joke about No Tie-ing In Baseball

The Mets stagnated their record at 3-5-1 today after a 7-7 with the Detroit Tigers. The highlight of the game was Lucas Duda, who went 1-2 with a Grand Slam. Duda was playing his first game back from injury and … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game 8: Santana!

In the middle of the less than good news about Wright, Byrdak, Hairston, Torres and Herrera, there is Johan Santana who pitched 2.2 innings allowing 2 hits, a run (none earned), walked one and struck out 2. Johan cruised through … Continue reading

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Spring Training Games 6 and 7: Harvey and Others

Over the last two days the Mets have split two Spring Training Games. The main story over the last two games would be Harvey who was fantastic on Friday. Before his latest start, he was informed he would be starting … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game 5: Pelfrey Struggles, Rauch Bounces Back

Pelfrey struggled in the Mets 5-4 loss to the Marlins yesterday afternoon. On the positive side, he pitched 2.2 innings, which was longer than any previous Mets pitcher (probably due to his time in the intrasquad games last weekend) but … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game 4: Niese and Turner

The Mets improved their spring record to 2-2 this afternoon as the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-0. The two biggest stars for the Mets today would be Jon Niese and Justin Turner. Niese, making his first spring … Continue reading

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Spring Training Games 2 and 3: Santana and Torres

The most important story of the day is Santana. Johan finally returned to the mound against an opposing team today, and he did more than he had to do. The Mets booth said it right last night that all he … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game 1: Torres, Harvey and Keith Hernandez

The Mets played their first Spring Training Game tonight which means its time to start tracking the players. The Mets came out of the gate literally running. They ran a lot tonight as they showed off speed on the base … Continue reading

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