News: Nady and Delgado Out Again
…sheesh…
…word is that Xavier Nady and Carlos Delgado are out of the lineup again tonight…
….Cliff Floyd is back in left field…
…as expected, Lastings Milledge has been sent down to norfolk…
preGame: Mets at Yankees (Game One)
The Game…
The Mets (47-31) take on the Yankees (44-32) in game one of a weekend Subway Series, starting at 7:05 pm EDT at Yankee Stadium…
The Pitchers…
Former Yankee Orlando Hernandez (4-7, 5.82 ERA) pitches for the Mets…Hernandez is coming off his shortest outing of the season vs. the Blue Jays, where he lasted only an inning [...]
A/V Department: Get Pumped
If your orange and blue bubble was burst by the Red Sox, get pumped up with some classic Mets tracks and video over at Young Manhattanite…
…it’s an old link, but it’s always a good one to visit…
…lets go, mets go…
Note: Thanks, and I’m Off
Friends,
On Friday, June 30, I will be getting married, at which point my wife and I will set off on our honeymoon to St. Lucia. As such, I will not be writing to MetsBlog between now and Monday, July 17. This site’s excellent, and on-point, guest bloggers, DJ Short, Jason Mollica and Anthony De Rosa [...]
Donate: Cerrone Appreciation Post
As you may know, “Papa Bear” himself, Matthew Cerrone, is getting married today. And as you also may know, MetsBlog is Matt’s full-time job; his only form of income. That said, what better time than now to consider making a small donation. If you’re interested, click here…
Vote: Before 11:59 PM EDT
Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca continue to lead the way as starters for this season’s All-Star Game, to be held on July 11 in Pittsburgh…
Today is the last day of voting…
…cast your vote before 11:59 PM EDT TONIGHT if you want your vote to count…
Go to MLB.com, and do what [...]
postGame: Red Sox 4 Mets 2
The Red Sox completed a sweep of the Mets this evening, with a 4-2 victory at Fenway Park…
If a full recap is what you crave, the Associated Press has your back…
…first off, what a game…i mean, not the result you would have wanted, but after seeing the mets get trounced in the first two games, [...]
News: Delgado Out Of Lineup Tonight
Carlos Delgado is out of the lineup tonight due to a sore ribcage…
“Instead of making it bad, we’ll let it settle down a bit,” John Delcos of the Journal News quotes Delgado. “Hopefully, I should be all right in a couple of days…”
…so, without any further ado…As reported on WFAN 660-AM, the lineup for tonight’s [...]
preGame: Mets at Red Sox (Game Three)
The Game…
The Mets (47-30) hope to salvage the final game of a three game set from the Red Sox (47-28) tonight, starting at 7:05 pm EDT at Fenway Park…
The Pitchers…
Tom Glavine (11-2, 3.33 ERA) takes the hill for the Mets…Glavine has allowed 9 HR in 29.2 IP this month…He is coming off a solid start [...]
eMailbag: Why is Everything Tremendous
Ian from Houston, TX, recently sent in the following tremendous e-mail…
“I love your work, you seem to know about things before they happen, and your insight is tremendous…
“Which brings me to my point. What is the sports world’s preoccupation with the word tremendous?…
“I noticed Willie Randolph used it just the other night in his comments, [...]
News: Mets Beat Yanks…In Ratings
An interesting tidbit from the New York Times this morning:
“For the first time in prime time, a Mets game carried by SportsNet New York had a higher rating than a Yankees broadcast on the YES Network. On Tuesday night, the Mets-Red Sox game generated a 4.7 rating, or 350,000 local television households, and the Yankees-Braves [...]
