The scoring in today’s game was completely backwards. If you told me the Phillies would score eight runs today, I would have said they would have been scored on Mike Pelfrey and not the Mets bullpen- which has been lights-out this season. That was not the case today. Pelfrey, making his second start of the …
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Last night, most of the Mets fanbase was thinking about what the net two weeks would be like for the team with Daniel Murphy manning the hot corner. 24 hours later, David Wright is back, and looks like he’s in mid-season form. Yesterday, Terry Collins told the media that Wright would go on the disabled …
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David Wright will be playing at third base today for the Mets after missing three games with a broken pinkie finger. I think this really surprised us all when we heard the news. Yesterday, Wright told reporters that his finger was so swollen, he could not move it. Terry Collins said if the swelling didn’t …
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In Philadelphia, tonight belonged to R.A. Dickey. Despite the favorable pitching matchup for the Phillies- Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee vs. R.A. Dickey- the Mets won the game behind their number two starter. Here’s how it went down. In the first, the visiting Mets began a rally with Ruben Tejada, who is hitting .320 …
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After losing this week’s three game series to the Washington Nationals, the Mets will travel across New Jersey to play the Phillies in Philadelphia tonight. The Mets are coming off two straight losses to the Nationals. After winning the first game of the three-game set 4-3, thanks to a Daniel Murphy walk-off single, the Mets’ …
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I’m starting a new feature here at Up Along First called “Thursday Trivia.” Each Thursday, I will post a Mets-related or MLB-related trivia question. Good luck! In light of yesterday’s 50th anniversary of the first ever New York Mets game: How many 15-game losers did the Mets have in 1962? Can you name them? Click “Continue …
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