Tonight, the Cincinnati Reds come to Citi Field to begin their two-game miniseries with the Mets. The Reds are coming in a 19-18 team, and are currently second in the NL Central. The Reds best two hitters this season have been Joey Votto and Jay Bruce. Bruce, 25, had a great season last year, hitting …
Monthly Archive: May 2012
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Series Preview: Mets Take Their Struggling ‘Pen Back Home to Face Brewers
Tonight, the Mets begin a brief two-game set against the Brewers at Citi Field. The Brewers are a team that has been riddled with injuries. After losing Prince Fielder this offseason to the Detroit Tigers, the Brewers needed everyone on their roster healthy and productive more than most teams. However, Mat Gamel, once thought to …
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It May be Time to Send Ike Davis to Triple-A
I’ve been wrestling with this idea in my head for a while now. The idea of sending Ike Davis down to Triple-A Buffalo to find his swing. I have been very hesitant to decide on anything up until this point, but now I think it’s tim the Mets made the move. Ike is struggling, and …
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The Phillies Won’t Really Become Sellers, Right?
“My job is to keep all lines of communication open, for the good of the club today and tomorrow,” Amaro said. “I can’t shut any doors down. You try to be creative. And there are a lot of creative GMs out there who have different goals.” Amaro first mentioned the possibility of the Phillies as …
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Series Preview: Mets Make First Trip to Miami
Tonight, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park. Tonight’s game will begin at 7:10. Here are your pitching matchups: Game 1: Tonight at 7:10 Johan Santana (31 innings, 2.61 ERA, 1.194 WHIP) vs. Mark Buehrle (41.1 innings, 2.83 ERA, 1.089 WHIP) Game 2: Saturday 1:05 R.A. Dickey (38.1 innings, …
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Notes: Tejada, Hamels, Werth
Here are a few notes… —– Ruben Tejada was placed on the Disabled list yesterday, and was replaced on the roster by Jordanny Valdespin. Tejada has a strained right quad muscle, which he hurt while falling into first base. He also apparently hurt his eye on the play. From ESPNNewYork.com: Tejada had a significant cut on …
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