NEW YORK (AP) – John Maine acknowledged Saturday that his right shoulder is bothering him, then quickly backed away again, saying he thought he could remain in the New York Mets’ starting rotation. It’s hard to tell exactly what’s going on with Maine. He’ll visit a doctor Monday for more… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Mets pitcher John Maine is heading to the disabled list with right shoulder weakness, a day after getting pulled from his start after only five pitches and getting into a dugout spat with manager Jerry Manuel. The move was announced before the opener of a three-game… Read More →
ATLANTA (AP) – New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel says he’s not concerned about his job following a meeting with chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and general manager Omar Minaya. Assistant general manager John Ricco also is in Atlanta and attended the meeting before tonight’s game against the Braves. The… Read More →
The Star-Ledger is reporting that Jerry Manuel has met with Oliver Perez and told him he is being reassigned to the bullpen. Perez lasted just 3 1/3 innings in last night’s 7-2 loss to the Marlins. Perez allowed seven earned runs in the lopsided affair. He allowed nine hits, including… Read More →
Despite a very good outing by John Maine, the Mets could not pull off a win against the Nationals, who moved a game ahead in the standings with their 3-2 win last night. Maine allowed only back-to-back homers in his six innings. The Mets’ offensive frustrations continued as they managed… Read More →
The Mets failed to finish a Giant sweep of San Francisco over the weekend, thanks to a whirling dervish of a day that ended up hurting the Mets more than it helped them. Despite a poor outing by Oliver Perez, who seemed to walk the entire ballpark, the Mets were… Read More →
Despite Francisco Rodriguez blowing his second save of the season, the Mets took the first game against the San Francisco Giants after Rod Barajas hit a two-run walk-off homer, his second jack of the night, to end the game in the bottom of the ninth. Not to be outdone, Ike… Read More →
The Mets swept their first doubleheader with the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1971 and moved into first place in the National League East in the process. The Mets won the second game 10-5 despite an abbreviated start by Oliver Perez, who only gave up three runs but lasted just 3… Read More →
Francisco Rodriguez got his first save of the season last night as the Mets beat the Cubs 5-2 to win their first series. He is now tied with Mike Pelfrey for the most saves on the team. :-) Johan Santana got his second win of the season, allowing only a… Read More →
Except for Jeff Francoeur, none of the Mets are producing offensively. Jason Bay, the grand off-season pickup who was to be the Mets’ offensive saviour, is in a huge slump to start off the season. He’s batting .217 with only two RBI and no homers. Jerry Manuel was right to… Read More →
The Mets ended their four-game losing streak by shutting down the Colorado Rockies yesterday afternoon. It wasn’t Johan Santana who served as the stopper. This time, it was Mike Pelfrey. It’s his second win in a row and makes him the leader of the Mets starting rotation. He even helped… Read More →