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Wally Backman still looking for another shot
Backman is currently managing the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, hoping another major league team will give him a chance to manage in the big leagues after his short-lived run with the Diamondbacks in...
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Cubs 4, Mets 1: Kyle Hendricks Shines Again
The Cubs rookie righthander could get some Rookie of the Year votes if he keeps this up.I told you guys about Kyle Hendricks in spring training.Yes, I understand completely the reasons he didn't make...
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Final Score: Cubs 4, Mets 1—More offensive ineptitude
The Mets dropped their second straight game to the Cubs despite an unexpectedly solid spot start from Carlos Torres. The Mets lost again this afternoon to the Cubs, as the latter scored four runs...
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Bartolo Colon placed on bereavement list, Gonzalez Germen recalled
Colon, who is currently on the bereavement list while visiting his critically ill mother, was scratched from his start today.The Mets will recall Gonzalez Germen to replace Bartolo Colon, who has been...
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Mets vs. Cubs Recap: Sisyphus and his rock
The Mets ended a disappointing homestand with another miserable offensive performance in a 4-1 loss to the Cubs. There were a two positive aspects of today's game versus the Cubs. First of all, David...
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Cub Tracks Doesn't Shut Down
Jake will keep throwing and Kris will get back to swinging. Others are learning on the job, we wonder if Starlin is the apple of New York's eye, and Len Kasper dismisses your predictions.Can't use yard...
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Mets Morning News: Torres plays the star, as Mets offense falls in a black hole
Your Tuesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the MetsThe Mets meager offense barely made an appearance again yesterday, as our heroes fell to the Cubs 4-1 after...
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The Marlins were hungover during John Maine's final start of 2007
The brilliant and temporarily season-saving outing may have been aided by something called "Mexican Shotgun."I actually bought Matthew Berry's Fantasy Life book last year when it was published, but I...
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It's time for the Mets to move on from Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez
As the Rockies' oft-injured superstars undergo their latest round of surgeries, the Mets should turn their attention elsewhere.The recent news that both Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez will undergo...
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The Mets on DVR: Baseball like it used to be
Remember when you could watch a baseball game in two hours and change?On July 4th, 1985, I had the basic idea for what is now known as the DVR.How do I know this? Because that’s the date of that crazy...
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Looking past the stat line: Noah Syndergaard
Noah Syndergaard has been hit hard at Las Vegas this season but his long-term outlook remains unchanged."Don’t scout the stat line" is a phrase commonly heard in scouting circles, especially when it...
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Moonshots Episode 5: Citi Field
Who has hit the longest home run at Citi Field during the HitTracker era?Giancarlo Stanton came to the plate to lead off the seventh inning on May 16th, 2011. In the process, he slammed a moonshot past...
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Series Preview: New York Mets vs. Oakland Athletics
The Mets take their wilting offense to a place where it's not very easy to score runs.What's going on with the Athletics?Much has changed since the last time the Athletics faced the Mets in late June...
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The Mets' Matt Harvey problem is a Mets problem
Why would do the Mets constantly carp and grump about their most exciting pitching prospect in a generation? Because it's what they do.There is no good kind of sports team owner, really. Some are...
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Mets offense has been the worst in baseball for the past month
They're not getting on base. They're not hitting for power. It's kind of a big mess.In the wake of the Mets going five straight games with four or fewer hits, ESPN stats expert Mark Simon posted this...
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Jacob deGrom scheduled to start Saturday, Rafael Montero might work out of...
With deGrom seemingly ready to return, Montero appears to be the odd man out in the Mets' rotation.After Jacob deGrom threw a successful bullpen again this afternoon in Oakland, Mets manager Terry...
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Final Score: Athletics 6, Mets 2—Sleepwalking in Oakland
The Mets could not muster much as they fell to the A's in the first of two games in Oakland. The Mets did not appear to have any interest in winning tonight's ballgame and were thoroughly beaten by the...
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