NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball is OK with the New York Mets putting pitcher Oliver Perez on the disabled list. MLB received the medical reports from the Mets, reviewed them and today said the move was fine. The Mets put Perez on the 15-day DL during the weekend… Read More →
In a very suspicious move, the Mets have placed Oliver Perez on the disabled list, just in time to make room for Jon Niese to be removed from the DL. Niese is slated to pitch this afternoon against the Marlins. The move is suspicious because Perez apparently complained of discomfort… Read More →
Say goodbye to Gary Matthews Jr. and say hello again to Ruben Tejada. In a move that many expected, Luis Castillo was placed on the 15-day disabled list for his ailing feet, which made room for Tejada. Perhaps what wasn’t expected is the call-up of Omir Santos to fill the… Read More →
Carlos Beltran told WFAN yesterday that he could play in an extended spring training game as early as next week. The Mets brass aren’t willing to commit to that timeline, however. Even if he does, it’ll still take four to six weeks before he’d be ready to join the active… Read More →
Mike Pelfrey was brilliant again as the Mets got even in their series with the Padres with a 4-2 victory. He pitched eight strong innings, the most so far this season, allowing only a run on four hits and two walks. He also struck out eight, also a season high…. Read More →
ESPNNewYork.com’s Ian O’Connor, former Journal News columnist, talks about why the Mets owe it to their fans to try to get another ace like Roy Oswalt or Cliff Lee. The Mets brass have indicated they are in the market for another starter. Oswalt has made it clear that he would… Read More →
For the first time since 1998, the Mets have shut out the Phillies, this time 5-0. Hisanori Takahashi got his first Major League win, pushing the Mets within three games of first place and a game over .500. A night after R.A. Dickey shut out the Phillies and pitched six… Read More →
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 →
ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin is reporting that the Mets will send reliever Jenrry Mejia down to the minors to stretch him out into a starter again. Mejia had not thrown a pitch in Triple-A before making the roster out of Spring Training. In AA, he went 0-5 with a… 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →