Mets 1 - Red Sox 1 - Johan pitches 4 scoreless
2008-03-10 17:15:00
Mets 1, Red Sox
1at Port St. Lucie, Fla.Monday, March 10 Red Sox at the plate: Continuing to fight for the starting job in center field, Jacoby Ellsbury was the only Sox regular who could even touch Mets starter Johan
Santana. He led off the game with a single and later added another, though neither of his two hits turned into runs. In the ninth inning, a Brandon Moss sacrifice fly scored pinch-runner Ryan Khoury. Mets at the plate: After seven innings of futility against Red Sox pitching, the Mets finally broke through when infielder Argenis Reyes hit a ground ball just softly enough to score Angel Pagan from third base. Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado, each returning from injury, finished a combined 0-for-5. Red Sox on the mound: Starter Jon Lester was every bit as impressive as his
New Mets park a friend to environment
2008-03-14 20:47:00
...Great article from Mets.com. It talks about the new "EnviroFriendly" Mets ballpark. It sounds great, I just don't know about the "Waterless" toilets and urnals...I can't fully comprehend how that isn't gross.CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE
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More pictures of Ashley Alexandria Dupre
2008-03-14 13:49:00
...I'm usually not one for gossip or things like this, but for some reason it's just very interesting to me? So interesting in fact, I find it necessary to post on my "Mets" blog :-) (Plus having this content on my site does wonders for my adsense account, lol) Here is a story from Newsday regarding her background and some things her friends have said. It actually premises on her Myspace page, in which "Kristen" depicted herself as someone who grew up in poverty and sometimes even homelesness (Which couldn't be farther from the truth). Ashley
Alexandra Dupré, an alleged call girl known as "Kristen," who helped bring down New York's governor, writes of a past checkered with poverty and even homelessness.It's a tough image to reconcile with the wealthy surroundings of a childhood spent wi
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Carlos Beltran tries legs in center
2008-03-14 13:24:00
...In a surprise yesterday, Carlos
Beltran decided he was healthy enough to try playing a little bit in the field.He was quoted as saying the following to Willie Randolph:"I just told him that I wanted to come and take batting practice and be in the outfield, and I was going to let him know how I felt," "I said to him, 'Give me a try. If I get tired or sore before I take three at-bats, then you take me out of the game.'" CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE
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Mets will host All-Star Game, likely in 2013
2008-03-14 09:34:00
...Great article from Newsday.com:Jay Horowitz was quoted as saying:"We were informed by the commissioner that after moving into Citi Field, we would have an All-Star Game, but no date has been set," Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said yesterday.CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE
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Injuries continue to hang over Mets
2008-03-14 09:00:00
...Great article from Mets.com: The overall health of the Mets, likely to be an issue most of the season, had become a lower-profile topic of late, what with Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Ryan Church and Endy Chavez playing, Luis Castillo threatening to play this weekend and Moises Alou more than a month away from playing. Beltran even shed his designated-hitter identity and played four innings in center field Thursday in what became a 6-5, 10-inning Mets loss to the Cardinals.CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE
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Thursday Mets Update
2008-03-13 15:57:00
...Hello to all of my Mets fans!Thursday
has been a very interesting day, I figured I'd post the pics of the Spitzer girl for fun but now I'd like to actually write about our favorite team:Duaner Sanchez - After pitching yesterday he had the following to say about how he was feeling:"With the way my arm feels, it's like I didn't have surgery," Sanchez said. "This is the best I've felt since the accident."Luis Castillo - Has delayed his return until at least Saturday:Carlos Beltran - Will hopefully be ready to play the outfield by this weekendThe following comes from MetsBlog.com:The Cardinials defeated the Mets by the score of 6-5 in Jupiter today.For a full boxscore, go to MLB.com.Mike Pelfrey allowed one run, two walks and six hits while striking out one of 22 hitters through 4.2 innings
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Pictures of Eliot Spitzer girl - Ashley Alexandra Dupré
2008-03-13 10:10:00
Sorry, I just had to..."22-year-old Ashley
Alexandra
Dupré, born Ashley Youmans, from Belmar, N.J. has been identified as 'Kristen,' the call girl at the center of the Eliot
Spitzer
sex scandal."CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE PICTURES22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupré, born Ashley Youmans, from Belmar, N.J. has been identified as 'Kristen,' the call girl at the center of the Eliot Spitzer
sex scandal."22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupré, born Ashley Youmans, from Belmar, N.J. has been identified as 'Kristen,' the call girl at the center of the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal."
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Youthful Milledge Brings Poise to Nats' Clubhouse
2008-03-17 11:14:00
...Great article from the Washington Post which talks about our old friend and favorite MC, Lastings "L-Millz" Milledge.Milledge has a lot to say in the article, the first quote is whether or not he thinks playing a spring training game against the Mets will be different than other spring training games:"Let's not kid each other," Milledge said the other day. "It's going to be different." The article goes on to talk about Jim Bowdens love affair with Milledge and than has some more great quotes from L-Mills himself:Rare is the 22-year-old who has developed such a reputation in the majors that he already has generated animosity from old teammates. Rare is the athlete who, five years after high school, spends some of his mornings during the season managing a nascent record label, because e
Budweiser becomes Mets first "Signature Partners"
2008-03-17 11:06:00
...Here is an official Press Release from Mets.com:The New York Mets' home venue will change in 2009, but thanks to a deal announced today, the team's association with one of the world's premier sports marketers - Anheuser-Busch, Inc. - will continue. Anheuser-Busch and the Mets today announced a multi-year marketing agreement in which the world's best-selling beers, Budweiser
and Bud Light, become the Mets' first Signature
Partner at Citi Field with an unprecedented and comprehensive set of rights and benefits across multiple properties and platforms. Budweiser, the Great American Lager, and Bud Light, the world's best-selling American-style light lager, will continue as the exclusive alcohol beverage partner for in-venue signage for the Mets' final season at Shea Stadium in 2008 as well
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Vargas, Valentin latest Mets out
2008-03-17 10:15:00
...The following article comes from Mets.com and Marty Noble:The Mets' scalpel, used more often than Moises Alou's bat in the last two weeks, was to be in action again Monday to put another player out of action. Left-hander Jason Vargas
was expected to undergo surgery to repair a tear of the labum in his left hip.Valentin, 38, had experienced a similar problem in 2002 when he played with the White Sox. An injection then was beneficial. He said he was opposed to undergoing surgery, which likely would end his career. As it is, the current problem has undermined his chance to be on the Opening Day roster. Mets manager Willie Randolph, who admires Valentin and wanted him on the team, said the veteran switch-hitter is "behind the 8-ball" now as far as being with New York when it plays its first
Tony Armas Jr finally arrives to Mets camp
2008-03-17 09:41:00
...This information comes from Matthew Cerrone from MetsBlog.com:According to eyewitnesses, Tony Armas Jr. has finally arrived to Tradition Field after being held out of the country due to visa problems. The Mets signed Armas to a minor league contract in February. He appeared in 31 games last year as a starter and reliever, posting a 4-5 record with a 6.03 ERA.This is actually somewhat important, since Phil Humber and Kevin Mulvey are in Minnesota. I mean, when Orlando Hernandez ends up back on the disabled list, and if Mike Pelfrey is struggling at Triple-A, having a guy like armas will be necessary – as much as i hate to admit it.The thing is, the initial buzz around armas had been that if he does not make the major-league club, he would refuse an assignment to the minor leagues. Howe
Billy Wagner speaks out against Jimmy Rollins
2008-03-17 09:11:00
...Here is a great article from the NY Post, it talks about Jimmy Rollins
' most recent comments questioning the Mets and the rest of the NL's desire to win.The article has the following to say:"A few days ago, the Philadelphia Inquirer had a report of a Rollins interview with Men's Journal in which Rollins, who correctly forecasted a division title last season, discussed the Phillies being the team to beat in '08. "That wasn't a one-year thing," Rollins said. "It's still gonna ring true in 2008 and every year I'm with the Phillies. We're going to win. It's gonna come down to who wants it more, and we want to win more than the Mets do." Yesterday Wagner
said, "He's right. He's right that they're the team to beat. They're excited they got to the playoffs. As far as do they want it more? It's
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Carlos Delgado, Ramon Castro injuries mar Pedro's debut
2008-03-17 08:35:00
..."2 steps forward, 2 steps back" - The lyrics of an old Paula Abdul song and also of the Mets 2008 spring traning. The following comes from Newsday:First baseman Carlos
Delgado and backup catcher Ramon Castro
both suffered injuries and had to leave Martinez's start against the Tigers at Tradition Field. Delgado's was bloody and scary; Castro's might be more long-lasting. He reinjured his right hamstring and is scheduled to get an MRI Monday. The Mets already are without No. 1 catcher Brian Schneider.Delgado was hit in the right forearm by a shard from teammate Brady Clark's bat while leading off third base in the third inning. Delgado said he was following the ball -- a flyout to center -- and didn't see the bat fragment until it was too late.Castro, catching Martinez in his first game s
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Steven Register not losing sleep
2008-03-16 22:14:00
...I finally got a chance to see Steven
Register
pitch today against Detroit. It was not a save situation per say, but it still was the 9th inning in a game where the lead changed 3 times. He wound up allowing 2 hits, but no runs and was never not in control.There is something about this guy that intrigues me. Maybe it's the fact that since he is a rule V guy, if he doesn't make the team we could lose him. With a glutton of right handed relief, including Heillman, Sanchez, Wise and Sosa there doesn't really seem to be room for Register. This is an article from John Delcos that quotes Register as saying:"I can sleep," Register said. "I have no problem there. I'm not dwelling on this. I can't start thinking about things I can't control. If I started doing that, it would drive me crazy."
Good signs from Martinez in debut
2008-03-16 16:15:00
...Here is more on Pedro Martinez
spring training debut
: Hours before Pedro Martinez threw his first pitch of the exhibition season on Sunday, Billy Wagner provided this perspective on what he was going see, saying, "It doesn't matter if he gets lit up or pitches two scoreless innings," a reflection of the approach that veteran pitchers generally have in Spring Training. Martinez undoubtedly had the same mind-set when he faced the Tigers at Tradition Field. He would work on his pitches more than he would work on the Tigers. And when he finally did get to a mound in genuine game conditions, what he produced was something of a hybrid of what Wagner had mentioned -- he pitched four scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out four. Though he hardly was hit hard, the results were no
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Pedro blanks Tigers in spring debut
2008-03-16 16:09:00
...Pedro
made his debut
today and looked great - This comes from Mets.com: METS (ss) 7, TIGERS (ss) 4 at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Sunday, March 16 Tigers
at the plate: Carlos Guillen hit a two-run home run against Brian Stokes in the sixth inning. A Baltimore-chop single by Brent Clevlen drove in the tying run, and, after a single by Michael Holliman, a single by Ramon Santiago drove in two runs in the four-run sixth. Magglio Ordonez had a booming double to center field against Pedro Martinez in the second. Mets at the plate Jose Reyes tripled and scored, on a groundout by Luis Castillo, in the first inning and drove in a run in the second with a sacrifice fly in the second. Carlos Delgado's opposite-field double to left produced a run in the third. Delgado eventually advanced
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Pedro makes anticipated debut Sunday
2008-03-16 13:10:00
No more false starts. Pedro
Martinez is finally set to make his Spring Training debut
, and this time, it's for real. After numerous delays worked in concert to stall his Grapefruit League season, Martinez will face the Tigers on Sunday
in a 1:10 p.m. ET game at Tradition Field. The Mets allowed one turn in the rotation to pass before Martinez was even scheduled for his first start earlier this month. When heavy rains in Viera, Fla., postponed that game, Martinez instead pitch a simulated game the next day. Four days later, Martinez would have pitched, if not for his aversion to long bus rides. The Mets were slated to travel across the state to Fort Myers, Fla., for a game against the Red Sox, so Martinez instead stayed behind to pitch another simulated game. Now, he'll face a real opponent
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Fernando Martinez was worth holding onto
2008-03-16 03:22:00
...Great article from SI.com: He's the great Mets hope -- the prospect New York refused to trade, not even for arguably the best pitcher in the major leagues. He's the anti-Lastings Milledge -- a young man who has earned the veterans' respect with his hard work and humble nature. He's Fernando
Martinez
-- a 19-year-old outfielder the Mets protected, even when the Minnesota Twins demanded he be included in the Johan Santana deal.CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE
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Mets’ Schoeneweis Puts Painful Year Behind Him
2008-03-16 03:14:00
Great article from the NY Times that talks about Scott Schoeneweis 2nd year with the Mets, it also mentions Jose Reyes and his over usage. CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE
Luis Castillo Feels No Pain in Spring Debut
2008-03-16 03:11:00
...From the NY Times:Luis Castillo became the last Mets regular to make his Grapefruit League debut. Then he spoke optimistically about playing enough in the team’s final 13 spring games to be ready for the regular season. “I need to play,” Castillo said Saturday. “I’m going to play the most games I can.”Castillo’s debut had been delayed to allow more time for his knees to heal; he had surgery on his right knee in the off-season. He said he felt no pain after playing more than five innings at second base in the Mets’ 10-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Tradition Field. He said he was hoping the first ball of the game would be hit to him, and it was. He threw out the runner. Then, in his first at-bat, he hit a hard one-bouncer off pitcher Adam Wainwright’s right leg. T
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Soothsayer to Mets Won’t Brush Off Signs
2008-03-16 03:09:00
...Very interesting article from the NY Times: Andrea Mallis’s devotion to baseball is otherworldly. She charts her favorite team’s pitchers, except her focus is not the location of their fastballs but of Jupiter in their planetary houses.CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE
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Mets Sunday Spring Training notes
2008-03-16 03:04:00
From the NY Post: An off day in the Mets' schedule next week means another simulated game for Orlando Hernandez. El Duque, who was knocked around by three minor leaguers in a 60-pitch simulation earlier this week, will throw another simulated game Tuesday before proceeding with his Grapefruit League debut. Hernandez has been sidelined all spring by discomfort in his right foot that has allowed Mike Pelfrey to challenge for the No. 5 starter spot and prompted Hernandez to scale down his trademark leg kick.Non-roster third baseman Fernando Tatis' visa nightmare finally ended yesterday. Tatis, an eight-year veteran of the big leagues, is now in camp after missing almost the entire first month while the U.S. Consulate in the Dominican Republic strung out his visa bid without explanation.
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Angel Pagan goes from Left out to Left field
2008-03-16 03:00:00
This article come from the NY Post:The Mets hardly recognized Angel Pagan when he arrived at spring training this yearPagan was leaner, stronger, locked in at the plate and noticeably more mature. In other words, who was this guy? It certainly wasn't the gangly and undisciplined fourth-round pick who disappointed by bouncing around their system for six years without getting a sniff of the big leagues. At least so far, that Angel Pagan is no more. Every spring training has its out-of-nowhere hitting sensation, and Pagan is filling that role so well this year - he is hitting .400 through yesterday - that he might end up as the Mets' Opening Day left fielder. "I had a chance to really grow up the last couple of years, and now the Mets are seeing the results of that," Pagan said. "It just fee
Aaron Heilman still longs to start
2008-03-16 02:53:00
...I guess it's been long enough, we haven't gotten to read a "Don't you want to start" article about Aaron
Heilman in a while. I guess I've read some things on Mets Blog, but this is a new one. You know what, he probably wouldn't be bad as a starter. But you also have no idea, remember we all thought he was a bust until he was moved into the bullpen. Yes he did have a couple of one hit games as a starter that year, but I chalk that up to other teams unfamiliarity with him.He has been so solid for the Mets in the bullpen, even though he always seems to give up big home runs. Aaron Heilman is going to be a staple for the Mets this year, let's just hope he can stay happy.Heilman was quoted as saying:"My job on this team is coming out of the bullpen," he said. "That's what I do. There's n
Willie Randolph closes in on opener
2008-03-16 02:44:00
...Here is an article from the Daily News: It takes a closer look into Willie
Randolph and how he is preparing for the 2008 season. It mentions a meeting he had with Carlos B and D, in trying to get them on the same page regarding their schedule. The bottom line is that Willie obviously wants to knows these guys are going to be ready. He was quoted as saying: "This is the time where we need to start to get our group together"CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE
Valentin makes a major plea about his role
2008-03-16 02:36:00
...Here is another great article from Newsday. It talks about the current situation with Jose Valentin, who still has not proven his place on the Mets roster.The article goes on to quote Valentin saying:"The only way I go down is to test my knee," said Valentin, the 38-year-old utility player who appeared in only 51 games last year because of a partially torn knee ligament and a broken shin that ended his season June 21. "I mean, I'm not going down there because they say I don't make it. I don't have to prove something in Triple-A. Money-wise, it's not a big deal. I think that if I just shut it down right now and retire, I've still got enough money to live the rest of my life." CLICK HERE
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Pedro Feliciano gets a big save
2008-03-16 02:31:00
...The following is an article from Newsday: Throwing a baseball? For Mets reliever Pedro
Feliciano, that's easy. That you can control. You either get them or they get you. Clean and simple. The other thing? It's only the hardest thing you'll ever go through. And when you see those doors open and the doctors and nurses and technicians come out of the operating room laughing and smiling, telling you everything is going to be all right -- not just now but for tomorrow and the next day and the next -- it's only the best feeling you'll ever have. "My baby, after surgery she never gets a fever, nothing, no change color, no blue hands, nothing," Mets lefthanded setup man Feliciano, 31, said this past week at Tradition Field. "They don't know how she reacts that good after surgery. Strong ki
Happy St Patricks day from JM Mets Blog
2008-03-17 19:33:00
...Happy
St. Patricks
day to all, have a great night if you go out!Don't forget to be safe and call a cab!!!Thanks for Loge13 for the pic :-)
Mets Notes: Juan Rivera being dangled to the Mets?
2008-03-19 21:48:00
This comes from the Daily News:Ramon Castro's MRI exam revealed a strained right hamstring, but Mets trainers felt good enough about his condition to clear him to catch Mike Pelfrey's six-inning simulated game Tuesday. Castro, who is apprehensive about running, pulled himself from Sunday's game after sitting out the previous six days with tightness in the area."The doctor talked to me and he said maybe three, four days - the longest a week, maybe," Castro said. TIGHT SPOT: Brian Schneider - who has been limited to five at-bats and hasn't appeared in a Grapefruit League game since March10, also because of right hamstring tightness - hopes to return tonight when the Mets play Cleveland. But Schneider, who caught Orlando Hernandez's simulated game yesterday, said team brass may want him to te
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