The LoHud Mets Blog

If you were one of those who registered to purchase Opening Day tickets but were not chosen, here’s a second chance. The Mets are offering five-game packs of tickets, which include a ticket to Opening Day. The other four tickets are for games in April and May. Prices vary. Go… Read More →

Starter Mike Pelfrey was cruising along, having only given up one run in the third when it all started to unravel in the fifth inning. He gave up a homer to “Pudge” Rodriguez and followed it by allowing five more runs in the frame. One of them came when Michael… Read More →

It’s looking like the Mets’ rotation could be Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, John Maine, Oliver Perez and Livan Hernandez. Hernandez, who went 13-11 with a 6.05 ERA last year between Minnesota and Colorado, pitched five solid innings in a minor-league game Monday, allowing a run and five hits with seven strikeouts. Check… Read More →

MLB.com’s Marty Noble reports that Mets skipper Jerry Manuel is contemplating placing left fielder Daniel Murphy in the No. 2 hole, which would relegate the resurgent Luis Castillo to the eight hole in the batting order. Manuel’s rationale is that he likes Murphy’s hitting so much, it would be a… Read More →

The Mets turned the tables on the Braves today, putting up a 12-spot against the team that did the same to them a day before. This time, it was Johan Santana on the mound, and he was his usual self, allowing only one run, off a homer, on two hits… Read More →

Starter John Maine had another rough outing, allowing five runs in four innings. In his past three starts, Maine is giving up an average of 4.67 runs per game. His ERA has skyrocketed to 10.38 in his four spring starts. Fernando Nieve and Roy Merritt combined for two scoreless innings…. Read More →

It was another great game for Mets pitching, especially for starter Oliver Perez who pitched three scoreless innings in his Grapefruit League return today. Ollie only gave up a hit and two walks. Of course, those who know his pitching past will wait to see how he does when he… Read More →

Well, the competition for the fifth starter position seems all but over after the Mets sent Jonathon Niese to the minors today after he posted a 6.75 ERA in three Spring Training outings. Niese will start for Triple-A Buffalo. With Tim Redding out indefinitely and Freddy Garcia being completely ineffectual,... Read More →

Mike Pelfrey looked sharp as a tack as he pitched six innings, allowing only one run in a rout of the Houston Astros. Pelfrey retired the first 13 batters before giving up a single, a double and a walk in the fifth inning. Relievers Carlos Muniz, Fernando Nieve and Sean… Read More →

Catcher Brian Schneider is hobbled with a sore knee. According to Mets.com, Schneider got an MRI, which showed “a strain of the posterior capsule of the right knee.” It is unknown when he’ll be able to resume catching duties. David Wright cracked a toenail after fouling a ball off in… Read More →

Mets.com has a very nice article about outfielder Daniel Murphy’s ascendancy to the majors. Skipper Jerry Manuel praises Murphy’s patience at the plate and the fact that it seems like he’s a student of the game. The article talks about Murphy’s college days and how he lives and breathes baseball,... Read More →

Is it safe to pencil in Livan Hernandez as the Mets fifth starter? He sure made a case for it as he pitched five innings, giving up five hits and only one run today vs. the Atlanta Braves. Freddy Garcia didn’t help his chances any by following Hernandez with an… Read More →

It was a big night for Mets players in the World Baseball Classic on both the U.S. and Puerto Rican teams, but only some of them will be continuing. David Wright was the hero of the night when his ninth-inning single scored two runs to defeat Team Puerto Rico 6-5… Read More →

The Mets succumbed to the Grapefruit League’s No. 1 team as the Braves scored two runs off of starter Jonathon Niese, who went four innings, and two runs off of Casey Fossum in two-thirds of an inning in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Niese had three walks and three strikeouts and… Read More →