When R.A. Dickey first started pitching for the Mets, his strong outings were treated like a parlor trick that would soon be exposed. But after Sunday’s outing, pitching into the ninth innings to give the Mets a series win over Arizona, I wondered: just how good has Dickey been for… Read More →
Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com has a great breakdown of what the Mets will encounter in the off-season. Here are some of the highlights: What to do with potential free agents Jose Reyes, Hisanori Takahashi, Pedro Feliciano, Henry Blanco, Fernando Tatis, Elmer Dessens and Kelvim Escobar What to do with arbitration-eligible… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Dave Bush pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and helped his own cause with an RBI single, Ryan Braun hit a two-run double and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 3-1 victory over the Mets to complete a doubleheader sweep tonight. Prince Fielder’s RBI… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey took a three-hitter into the ninth inning and Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets feasted on Zach Duke and the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 9-1 victory tonight. Dickey’s tricky pitch was no match for the inexperienced Pittsburgh Pirates. He didn’t allow an… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – R.A. Dickey flustered the Houston Astros with knuckleballs and foiled them with his bat, leading the New York Mets to a 5-1 victory Sunday. Josh Thole homered and Dickey keyed a second-inning rally with a two-run single that helped the Mets end Bud Norris’ four-game winning… Read More →
HOUSTON (AP) – Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has a torn thumb ligament in his pitching hand and will need surgery to repair the injury, which presumably was sustained when punching his girlfriend’s father at Citi Field. The Mets announced the injury before Monday night’s game at the Houston Astros. They… Read More →
Jeff Francoeur has been struggling mightily lately at the plate, but it was a big night for him as he scored the tying run and hit a solo home run in the ninth off Billy Wagner for the go-ahead run. The Mets won a close game, 3-2, something they’ve had… Read More →
The Braves scored three runs in the first inning against Johan Santana, and it was all they would need as the Mets fell 4-1. Santana should’ve been able to get out of the inning with just one run had David Wright and Luis Castillo turned a double play. Instead, Matt… Read More →
So, the Phillies just got a little better as former Houston ace Roy Oswalt was traded for J.A. Happ and two other prospects today. It’s just one more tough customer the Mets will have to face the next time they play the Phils. Caption: Cole Hamels, left, Roy Oswalt, middle,... Read More →
R.A. Dickey was brilliant once again today as he was just two outs shy of pitching a complete game shutout against the Cardinals, 4-0. He allowed only four hits and two walks as he improved to 7-4 on the season and lowered his ERA to 2.32, the lowest of any… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Mets have put catcher Rod Barajas on the 15-day disabled list and promoted infielder Mike Hessman from Triple-A. Barajas had an MRI exam today that showed a mild strain on his left side. The move was retroactive to Sunday. The 32-year-old Hessman has… Read More →
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Clayton Kershaw scattered seven hits over eight innings in his first start since appealing a five-game suspension and Russell Martin hit a late RBI double in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 1-0 victory over the punchless New York Mets today. Former catcher Kenley Jansen got his first… Read More →
In the shortest outing of his major league career, Mike Pelfrey didn’t last two innings as he allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks. He was pulled after throwing 74 pitches, 51 of which were in the first inning alone. Poor defense didn’t help Pelfrey’s cause as Jose… Read More →
Adam Rubin of ESPN New York wrote that the Mets have scratched Jose Reyes from tonight’s lineup due to his continued problems with his oblique. Reyes, therefore, will not get a chance to be on the field when Carlos Beltran trots out to center field for the first time this… Read More →
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Cody Ross homered and had three hits, Ricky Nolasco pitched seven solid innings and the Florida Marlins beat the New York Mets 10-3 Monday night to give interim manager Edwin Rodriguez a sweet homecoming in Puerto Rico. Chris Coghlan and Mike Stanton also homered… Read More →