NEW YORK (AP) – R.A. Dickey became the latest knuckleballer to baffle the Philadelphia Phillies, shaking off an early line drive that hit him on his non-pitching elbow to lead the New York Mets to an 8-0 victory Tuesday night. Jason Bay and Jeff Francoeur each drove in a pair… Read More →
The Mets are still cellar dwellers in the National League East, but they could do a lot to get out of the pit of despair by taking two out of three against the incoming Philadelphia Phillies. In a best-case scenario, they could pull within two games of first place and… 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 →
Raul Valdes was the hero of the night after he pitched five innings in relief to get the win. Starter John Maine left the game after just five pitches due to what the Mets staff is calling a precautionary measure. Valdes allowed three runs on seven hits, but he struck… Read More →
The Mets leap-frogged the Braves in the standings as Mike Pelfrey pitched brilliantly to get the Mets off their losing streak. Pelfrey went 7 2/3 innings, getting the 3-2 win and giving the bullpen some much-needed rest. Pedro Feliciano held the Braves off after Pelfrey left the game. Francisco Rodriguez… Read More →
John Maine could not help stem the tide of Mets’ losses as they compile their fourth straight to the Marlins 7-5. He threw 12 straight balls on route to a four-walk inning. Maine wound up allowing six runs in five innings. It was lucky he made it that far. His… Read More →
ESPN New York reported today that Jose Reyes will move back to the leadoff spot in the batting order for tonight’s game against the Marlins. Angel Pagan will bat third. The move is probably to change things up a bit as the Mets’ offense has been stagnant over the past… Read More →
It seems like the Washington Nationals have the Mets’ number at Citi Field as they won the rubber game of their series 6-4. The Mets failed for the sixth time this season to win the deciding game of a series. The Nationals have now beat the Mets four times out… 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, coming off an unlucky series loss to the Reds, will start a three-game series with the red-hot San Francisco Giants tonight at Citi Field. The Giants are heading to Queens after sweeping the Florida Marlins in Miami. They have nine out of their last 12 games. The Mets,... Read More →
Those prognosticating that the Mets would go into Philadelphia and win just one game in the series were right, but they probably didn’t think it would happen the way it did: Jon Niese pitched a gem on Friday while Johan Santana and Mike Pelfrey got obliterated in their outings. Pelfrey’s… Read More →
Johan Santana who? The ace of the Mets right now is Mike Pelfrey, who won his fourth start of the year and has lowered his ERA to 0.69, despite throwing more than 60 pitches in the first two innings. In a game that was called with one pitch thrown by… Read More →
It was a night of firsts as the Mets capitalized on four Braves errors to beat them in the opening game of the series. Ike Davis got his first Major League home run, launching a bomb into the Pepsi Porch on a windy night. This happened on a night when… Read More →
Everywhere I turn, it’s Pelfrey, Pelfrey, Pelfrey! There has been plenty of talk around New York today about Mike Pelfrey’s recent resurgence as a good pitcher. Granted, it’s only been three starts and a save chance, but he’s looked great since his ho-hum last season when he had a 5.03… 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 →