Your Tuesday morning, post walk-off dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
Well that was certainly a wild game last night! The Mets put two runs on the board early after a Travis d'Arnaud RBI double and a David Wright home run, but the bullpen blew the lead by giving up three runs in the eighth. Curtis Granderson tied it up in the bottom of that frame, and we went to extras where a Ruben Tejada walkoff single propelled the Mets to victory. If you want to relive the contest, choose your recap here: Amazin' Avenue long, short, Newsday, NY Post, Daily News, ESPN New York, Star-Ledger, New York Times
Jared Diamond writes that in the Mets' case, you can never have enough pitching.
Adam Rubin reports that Eric Campbell won't be getting many starts in the near future.
David Lennon says that the Mets have a tough choice in dealing Daniel Murphy.
David Wrightsuggested that he didn't deserve an All-Star bid.
When Dillon Gee returns on Wednesday, he won't be asked to throw more than 95 pitches.
A pair of Mets prospects from Kingsport were busted for drag racing at over 100 MPH.
Terry Collins was seemingly displeased that Mike Matheny didn't give the Mets a call about who to select for the All-Star team.
George Willis writes that the Mets should think twice before trading Zack Wheeler.
Wilmer Floreswas named Pacific Coast League player of the week. Congrats to Wilmer!
Sandy Alderson suggests that he's not concerned about Jon Niese's shoulder.
Zach Brazillier runs down the Mets and Yankees top prospects in advance of the Futures Game.
Around the NL East
The Nationals dropped an extra-inning affair to their Beltway rivals 8-2 on the back of a huge night from Manny Machado.
The Phillies jumped on the board early and never looked back, as they took down the Brewers 3-2.
Arizona put a five-spot up early on the Marlins, as the D-Backs went on to grab this one by a score of 9-1.
Around the Majors
Bronson Arroyo - once considered a viable option for the Mets - tore his UCL and will require surgery.
Justin Perline takes a look at who the top sluggers in the game are.
Craig Calcaterra says that we shouldn't get upset over the All-Star snubs.
The All-Star Final Vote list was released and features some big names.
Dave Cameron gives an interesting take on the A's recent moves, and how they relate to another team.
Yesterday at AA
Chris McShane broke out the Player Performance Meters. Pitchers can be found here, and position players here.
Aaron Yorke previewed the Braves series.
Joe Sokolowski gave us all of the fun things the Mets said this week.
Jeffrey Paternostro took a look at Dilson Herrera for his Behind the Backstop series.
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