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Several points about Jose Reyes rehab from his hamstring injury have come to light in the wake of his latest setback. For those who don’t know, Reyes took himself out of his second rehab game last Thursday after tweaking his bad hammy. He underwent an MRI on Friday and it turns out that not only […]
Mets Avoid Weekend Sweep
I was getting ready to write my weekly post about how the Mets got swept over the weekend when I was thrown a curve. They beat San Diego today to avoid the sweep. I didn’t see any of the game today (my family manages to keep me busy most weekends) so I’ll post some stuff […]
Mets Win 6-1
The Mets beat the Dodgers last night marking several milestones. Firstly they scored 6 runs. That’s a big deal for this team and hopefully is a sign that they are coming out of their collective hitting slump. Secondly, they scored their first series win since the first week of the season. If they can parlay […]
Bad News on the Injury Front
Jose Reyes took himself out of yesterday’s rehab game with St. Lucie. He tweaked his hammy trying to run out an infield single. Not much else is known. Cliff Floyd is not yet ready for a rehab game and is now not expected back until Tuesday in San Francisco at the earliest.
Another Day, Another Loss
In losing to the Dodgers 3-2 last night at least the Mets made a game of it. Kaz Matsui led the game off with a homer and got a hit in the 9th against Eric Gagne to keep the game alive (even though his team mates weren’t able to score against the closer who hasn’t […]
Mets Beat Dodgers
The Mets won in LA last night, 9-5 as Mike Piazza finally belted his 351st home run to tie Carlton Fisk for most career home runs by a catcher. Shane Spencer and Todd Zeille hit homers too as the Mets scored more runs than in their last 6 games. Other notes: What am I looking […]
Ted Robinson’s Head
I like watching the openings to Mets games on Fox Sports Net/MSG just to see Ted Robinson introduce the game. Not that I love his voice or intro but his facial expressions while he talks are incredible. I keep waiting for his eyes to pop out or his head to explode. Am I the only […]
The Shea Hot Corner’s Scary Stat of the Day
The Shea Hot Corner posted an Scary Stat of the Day that’s both alarming and humorous at the same time.
Today’s Newsday
Newsday’s David Lennon has an interesting article in today’s edition about how 2004 is beginning to look a lot like 2003 for the Mets. He places a lot of blame on everyone’s favorite scapegoat Art Howe citing some of the same issues I wrote about yesterday.
Excellent Article About Rick Peterson
Today’s Star-Ledger has an excellent piece by David Waldstein discussing Rick Peterson’s approach to the game.
