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OFs Jason Bay and Jeff Francoeur produced rbi doubles in consecutive innings leading the suddenly surging New York Mets to a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. NY improved to -1 on their current 10 game homestand and have won three in a row for the first time since May [...]

Phenom 1B prospect Ike Davis hit a 450 foot shot for his 1st ML homer while 3B David Wright drove in two runs, helping the NY Mets to a 5-2 win over the rival Atlanta Braves Friday night at Citi Field. Things were not all good  for NY, however, RH SP John Maine, who has [...]

Ace Lefty Johan Santana continued to pitch like Johan Santana while some of the Mets slumping batters came thru with clutch rbi, helping New York defeat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 Thursday night at Citi Field. 3b David Wright(2 for 11 on the recent homestand) doubled home the first NY run  whle RF Jeff Francoeur(1st RBI [...]

RH SP Carlos Silva threw 2 hit ball over 6 innings while LF Alfonso Soriano capped a three hit night with a 2 run shot in the 7th, leading the Chicago Cubs to a decisive 9-3 win over the New York Mets Wednesday night at Citi Field. Mets starter, Lefty Oliver Perez, battled for 5 [...]

RH Mike Pelfrey continued his strong start to the 2010 campaign with 7 shutout innings while SS Jose Reyes had 4 hits, leading the New York Mets to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pelfrey allowed only 3 hits over 7 frames while matching a career high with [...]

Phenom 1B Ike Davis went 2 for 4 in his ML debut and his teammates exploded for 5 runs in the 7th inning, helping the New York Mets punish the Chicago Cubs 6-1 Monday night at Citi Field in Queens. LH SP Jon Niese pitched into the 6th(5 and 2/3rd innings) and was excellent, while [...]

SP Adam Wainwright  tossed a complete game while OFs Colby Rasmus and Ryan Ludwick hit home runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the New York Mets at Busch Stadium Sunday night. A day after winning in 20 draining innings, Mets SP John Maine picked a good night to throw his [...]

Over the past 3 seasons, the New York Mets have had some excruciating and painful defeats, on Saturday, they won one of the more incredible contests you will ever see, 2-1 in 20 innings over a historic rival, the St. Louis Cardinals. SS Jose Reyes’ sacrifice fly of position player -Yes, a non pitcher- Joe [...]

The New York Mets wasted an outstanding start from LH Oliver Perez on one pitch, as INF Felipe Lopez hit a 7th inning grand slam, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a come from behind 4-3 victory Friday night at Busch Stadium in Missouri.  The Mets mercurial southpaw deserved better on this night, allowing only [...]

Big right hander Mike Pelfrey starred on the mound and in the batters box, leading the slumping New York Mets to a 5-0 win over the Colorado Rockies Thursday afternoon at Coors Field. Pelfrey, now 2-0, pitched 7 strong innings and plated a run with an rbi single in the 4th while 2B Luis Castillo [...]

The early season struggles of the New York Mets continued Wednesday as C Chris Iannetta homered in the 10th inning, helping the Colorado Rockies win 6-5 at Coors Field in Denver.  Starter Jon Niese battled for 5 innings but was hurt by a 3 run homer from Rockies RF Ryan Spilborghs in the 3rd.  New [...]

Mets starter John Maine found out the hard way Tuesday night why many consider the Colorado Rockies one of the  best teams in the game as the righthander was pummeled for 3 innings as New York lost 11-3. Maine, who threw 75 pitches to 20 batters, allowed 8 hits and runs while walking 4 and [...]

The Washington Nationals jumped on Mets ace Johan Santana and never looked back, winning 5-2 Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.  LF Josh Willingham’s 1st inning grand slam was the big blow while ex- Met Livan Hernandez had his former club off balance all afternoon, allowing only 5 hits over 7 innings.  Santana struggled with his [...]

Career Mets killer Willie Harris, who has hurt this team numerous times over the past couple of seasons with both his bat and glove, snagged Rod Barajas line drive in left to end the game with the bases loaded. The catch helped secure a 4-3 win for the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets [...]

The Mets offense finally came alive, hitting 4 home runs(2 apiece from C Rod Barajas and RF Jeff Francoeur) while Mike Pelfrey pitched 6 strong innings, leading New York to a 8-2 win over the Washington Nationals. The win evens the Mets record at 2-2 and the club pounded out 12 hits.
PLEASING PELFREY: In my [...]

New comer Nate Robertson pitched 5 solid innings while 3B Jorge Cantu and 1B Gaby Sanchez added rbi doubles, leading the Florida Marlins to a 3-1 win over the New York Mets Thursday night at Citifield. Jeff Francoeur drove in the lone NY run in the 4th,doubling home Jason Bay.  After a rough performance by [...]

Tough loss Wednesday night for the Mets in the 2nd game of the season, as they rallied late down 5 only to lose in the 10th, as the Florida Marlins won 7-6.  NY trailed 6-1 going into home 7th  and took advantage of some wildness and ineffectiveness by the Marlins bullpen. Several story lines to [...]

The season could not start better for the NY Mets Monday, as both the franchise pitcher(Johan Santana) and player(3B David Wright) had big days, helping them defeat the Florida Marlins 7-1 at Citfield. Wright homered in his first at bat with a runner on in the 1st while  Santana handled one of the better lineups [...]

I would like to dedicate my work on the blog this year to Mike Dalton, one of the best of many from my home town of Andover, Massachusetts. Mike comes from one of the most respected families in Andover but his smile and spunk made him stand out. A  popular firefighter, he was a retired [...]

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREVIEW
NL EAST
1- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES(WORLD SERIES CHAMPION)-
Strengths- Tremendous power and speed… Added Roy Hallday, the premier pitcher in the game…. Great team chemistry.. Excellent organization top to bottom, led by GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. and Manager Charlie Manuel… Best left side of the infield in the game in 2B Chase Utley and 1B Ryan [...]

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREVIEW
AL EAST
1- BOSTON RED SOX(AL CHAMPION)-
Strengths- Pitching depth, all areas…. Outstanding top 3 rotation… Very good minor league system(6-7 developed stars on the team over the last 5 yrs)… Best right side of the infield in the AL… Deep team… Upgrade at SS… Underrated Manager in Terry Francona.. Potentially great defensive team [...]

Numerous reports have RH Sean Green making the team over LH specialist Raul Valdez.  Nothing official as of yet but below is the roster as reported.
Starting Pitchers
LH Johan Santana
RH Mike Pelfrey
Niese
Maine
Perez
BULLPEN
Righthanders:
Francisco Rodriquez
Ryota Igarashi
Hisanori Takahashi
Fernando Nieve
Sean Green
Jenrry Mejia
Lefties:
Pedro Feliciano
CATCHERS:
Rod Barajas(R)
Henry Blanco(R)
INFIELDERS:
Luis Castillo(S)
Alex Cora (R)
Mike Jacobs(L)
Ruben Tejada(R)
Fernando Tatis(R)
David Wright(R)
OUTFIELDERS:
Jason Bay(R)
Jeff Francoeur(R)
Gary Matthews(S)
Angel Pagan(S)
Frank Catalanatto(L)
Mets legend Darryl [...]

The Mets cut 6 players Friday night, among them RHPs Bobby Parnell  (68 appearances in 2009, 16 holds)and fan favorite Nelson Figueroa. The team is now at 26 healthy players and has to make one more move before Sunday’s 3 pm deadline to be at the required 25 man roster. The team will announce that [...]

Mets GM Omar Minaya just finished a brief with the media, here are some of the hi-lights.
1- Closer Francisco Rodriquez has left the team to deal with a family issue in Venezuela. He is expected to rejoin the team on Opening day.
2- SS Jose Reyes will open the season on the DL, staying in St. [...]

The Mets received the best news of Spring training so far when superstar shortstop Jose Reyes was medically cleared to resume baseall activties Tuesday. According to team officials, he will join the team Wednesday and has not been ruled out for Opening day on April 5th. Reyes left the team almost 3 weeks ago after [...]

Doctors have advised all star shortstop Jose Reyes to rest without physical activity for a period of 2-8 weeks, while he deals with an overactice thyroid. He is likely to start the season on the disabled list and the Mets will start  either veteran INF Alex Cora or rookie Ruben Tejada(my choice!) at the spot. [...]

SS Jose Reyes has returned to New York for further testing after a physical exam found he has an imbalance in his thyroid levels. He will have tests Monday and it could take up to 48 hours for results. The speedy shortstop will not take part in any physical activity until this situation is cleared [...]

1- Team signed C Rod Barajas Saturday and he is penciled in as the starter. Noted as a very good defensive catcher, he should combine with veteran Henry Blanco to give the Mets a tremendous defensive upgrade behind the plate. Barajas hit .226 with 19 homers and 71 rbi for the Toronto Blue Jays in [...]

UPDATE OF RECENT METS NEWS:
1- 3 signings announced this week that might have impact for the 2010 Mets, as 1b Mike Jacobs(an ex-Met), LHP Hisanori Takahashi and C Shawn Riggans all signed minor league deals Thursday. Jacobs, who could platoon with Daniel Murphy at first, launched 19 homers for the Kansas City Royals last year [...]

Lots of news around MLB today and some signings that could potential impact the 2010 New York Mets.
1- Free agent starting pitchers Ben Sheets and Jon Garland are now signed with Sheets joining the Oakland A’s(1 yr/10 million) and Garland tossing for the San Diego Padres(1 yr/4.7 mill). Both were believed to be options [...]