Somehow, the Miami Marlins are playing worse than they were expected to. As it stands right now, the Martlins are 6-19. That’s a .240 winning percentage, which is even worse than the Astros, who are at .280 this season. On offense, the Marlins are dead last in baseball in runs scored, OPS, and home runs, …
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Breaking Down The 2013 Mets Schedule
The Mets will play 162 games this season, just like every other team in baseball. However, unlike in other leagues, their schedule is unique. Major League Baseball does not have a balanced schedule, so each team’s schedule is a bit harder or a bit easier than others. Now that we are just about a week …
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Mets 5, Marlins 3: Seizing The Opportunity
Final Score: Mets 5, Marlins 3 Player of the Game: Kelly Shoppach- 1-for-1, 2 RBI Goat of the Game: eh, who cares? Tonight’s game was all about the little things. It was a tight one. Jeremy Hefner was solid and Josh Johnson was dominant for the Marlins. The little things were going to determine this …
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Series Preview: Mets Head To Miami For Three
Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Marlins in Miami. The Marlins have failed to live up to expectations and are currently in last place in the National League East. After spending big money this offseason, they couldn’t put together a big run, and were forced to trade away some of …
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Mets 6, Marlins 1: Dickey Shuts Down The Fish
Player Of The Game: R.A. Dickey- 9 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 118 pitches (84 strikes) Goat Of The Game: None Notes: Jose Reyes failed to extend his hitting streak. Andres Torres had a big game. He was 3-for-3 with a walk, a triple, and a home run. If Dickey hadn’t pitched …
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Marlins 13, Mets 0: Oh…
Final Score: Marlins 13, Mets 0 Player Of The Game: David Wright- 2-for-4 Goat Of The Game: Chris Young- 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 87 pitches (54 strikes) Notes: Chris Young was awful. He left up a few hanging breaking pitches and they were crushed. There’s not much more to say than …
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Marlins 4, Mets 2: Mets Can’t Complete Comeback
Final Score: Marlins 4, Mets 2 Player Of The Game: Daniel Murphy- 2-for-4, HR Goat OF The Game: Jonathon Niese- 6 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 96 pitches (65 strikes) Notes: I don’t think Niese was terrible, he just had a rough fourth inning, allowing the Marlins to jump ahead 4-0. He struggled with …
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Series Preview: Mets Head Home For Three Against The Struggling Marlins
Tonight, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins at Citi Field.. First pitch is at 7:10 tonight. The Marlins come into this series a completely different team than we saw in the first few months of this season. They have dealt high-profile players such as Anibal Sanchez , Hanley Ramirez, and Omar …
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Jason Bay For Heath Bell And John Buck? Why Not?
Yesterday, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported that the Mets and Marlins were discussing a deal before the trade deadline that would send Jason Bay to Miami, and bring Heath Bell and John Buck to the Mets. Although they weren’t close to a deal, they were discussing. All three players in this proposed trade are …
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NL East: Phillies Sign Cole Hamels, Dodgers Acquire Hanley Ramirez
Early this morning, the Phillies made a big move by signing Cole Hamels to a contract extension. The deal is reportedly six years and worth $144 million. With the Phillies selling, Hamels was one of the pieces that could have been traded but now that won’t be the case after he signed this extension. Here are …
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