Norfolk RHP Mike Pelfrey has been placed on the seven-day disabled list with a strained right lat muscle…
…thanks to nathan for the heads up…

SportsNet NY will be holding their first-ever Viewing Party on Tuesday, August 15th…
Watch the Mets vs. Phillies game in the midtown Manhattan bar, Tonic, with special guest Ron Darling…
You must download the following invitation to attend the Viewing Party…

The Mets defeated the Padres by a score of 7 to 3 at Shea Stadium this afternoon, completing their first sweep of a series at home this season…
For a full recap, run the bases with the Associated Press…
…a few thoughts…
…i love the Jose Reyes triple…especially with men on base…it’s like watching a pinball machine on tilt…
…the mets were [...]

In a feature titled Best Tools: National League, Baseball America acknowledges Jose Reyes as being the best baserunner, the fastest baserunner, having the best infield arm and for being the most exciting player, also noting that he is the second best bunter and the second best defensive shortstop…
Baseball America also acknowledges Billy Wagner as having the league’s [...]

The Mets outfield for today’s game against the Padres is as follows…
Endy ChavezMichael TuckerRicky Ledee

Mike DeFelice will start at catcher…
…good lord, it’s like an split-squad, spring training game…
Lastly, Mike Piazza has been given the day off by San Diego…
…speaking of weak outfields, so many years have passed, and yet i am still amazed that i [...]

In a column in Newsday about the causes for concern surrounding the Mets, Wallace Matthews describes the trade of Xavier Nady for Roberto Hernandez as “foolish and impulsive,” noting that “the impact of that deal won’t be felt until October, when the games become real and the Mets, and their fans, realize Lastings Milledge is a fake.”…
…fake…umm, [...]

The Game…

The Mets (68-44) go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Padres (58-55) in an afternoon matinee, starting at 12:10 pm EDT…

The Pitchers…

Orlando Hernandez
(7-8, 4.97 ERA) toes the rubber for the Mets…Hernandez had an uneven
start against the Phillies last Friday, allowing three earned runs over
5 IP while striking out seven and walking three [...]

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Padres C Mike Piazza hit two home runs off Mets RHP Pedro Martinez last night…
On the first home run, Piazza was summoned by the crowd for a curtain call, which he accepted – leaping from the opposing team’s dugout with a wave for his former team’s fans…
…it was so odd to see…
Mets C Paul Lo [...]

At SI.com on Tuesday, Jon Heyman reported that Howard Johnson has been suspended as the Norfolk Tides hitting coach…
According to Heyman, Johnson left the team to attend a family function, which he was not given permission to do…

As such, according to the Daily News, Johnson could lose his job as hitting coach at Norfolk – and possibly [...]

Cliff Floyd was put on the disabled list yesterday for the second time this season, this time with tendinitis in his left Achilles…
Triple-A Norfolk OF Michael Tucker joined the team at Shea last night to replace Floyd.  The left-handed hitting Tucker was batting .265 with 6 HR and 33 RBI in 275 at-bats for the Tides [...]

In a win over the Padres last night, Pedro Martinez allowed two runs over 7.1 innings while walking four and striking out two…
Since returning from the disabled list on July 28, Martinez is 2–0 in three starts with a 1.18 ERA spanning his last 18 innings pitched…
The only runs he allowed last night came on [...]