White Sox P Mark Buehrle threw a no-hitter against the Rangers tonight, walking only one batter.
Earlier in the night Mets P John Maine had a no-hitter through six innings against the Marlins before giving up a leadoff single in the seventh.
No Met has ever thrown a no-hitter.
…ok, i get it, the mets traded nolan ryan…forgive [...]

The Mets (9–4) defeated the Marlins (6–8) by the score of 9 to 2 in Miami tonight.
For a full recap, check out the Associated Press.
…this game was essentially over in the first inning, when the great Miguel Cabrera and the great Hanley Ramirez each made a costly error, coupled with a pumped-up, over-throwing Dontrelle Willis, which allowed [...]

The Game…
 
The Mets (8-4) kick off a two-game series vs. the Marlins (6-7) at Dolphins Stadium this evening, starting at 7:05 pm EDT.

The Lineup…

SS Jose ReyesC Paul Lo DucaCF Carlos Beltran 1B Carlos Delgado3B David WrightLF Moises AlouRF Shawn Green2B Jose ValentinSP John Maine

 
The Pitchers…
 

RHP John Maine (1-0, 1.54 ERA) pitches for the Mets. Today [...]

According to Ken Mandel at MLB.com, the Phillies will move RHP Brett Myers to the bullpen, while shifting RHP Jon Lieber back to the starting rotation.
Myers, who is 0-2 with a 9.39 ERA this season, has only made one relief appearance in his six year career.
Lieber is 0-0 with a 11.57 ERA in two relief [...]

Talking with WFAN, Willie Randolph announced that Mets C Paul Lo Duca will be in tonight’s starting lineup.
Lo Duca was removed from last night’s game after he was hit on the back of his right hand by a foul ball.

Tonight at 6 PM, Anthony and I will test out a live, streaming, webcast on BlogTalkRadio.com.
We will be taking calls from listeners between 6:15 pm EDT and 6:35 pm EDT.
If you’d like to listen, click here.  If you’d like to call in, you can do so by dialing (718) 664-6795.
…please understand that this is [...]

According to MLB.com, the Braves have signed manager Bobby Cox to a one-year contract extension through the 2008 season.
Cox has the most wins of any manager in Braves history, and is in his 22nd season as the team’s skipper. He has 2,180 career wins, fifth on the all-time victory list and second among active managers. [...]

…yes, this is a picture of Jose Reyes and the Wise Potato Chip Owl…and, no, i have no clue why they are together, but it’s funny as hell to see…
…speaking of large, odd-looking costumes, is there anything worse in baseball than the Phillies’s mascot, the Phanatic…seriously, what’s his freakin’ problem…i have yet to see a [...]

Craig, from NY, recently e-mailed MetsBlog to point out that when a Mets player reaches first base after a hit, the team’s first-base coach, Howard Johnson, gives them the two-finger, tap-tap, hi-five made famous by Bill Robinson in 1986. 
Craig writes, “I thought it was pretty cool that HoJo would bring that back with him.”
…i had not noticed this, and [...]

…MLB.com lists the Mets as being tied for the best expected record in baseball at 9-3 based on the Pythagorean method: they’ve scored 67 runs this year, two away from the mlb lead, and they’ve allowed 33, second fewest in mlb……the mets have yet to lose a game by more than four runs, and only [...]

Its been nearly three years since Wally Backman was unceremoniously relieved of his duties as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks before he was ever even able to manage a single major league game. Exactly one month from today, Backman will take the field as skipper for the independent South Georgia Peanuts.
In an article exclusive to [...]

Over at the Mets Minor League Report, Toby recaps the night in Mets minor-league action.
Among other comments, Toby writes of strong performances by Zephyrs RHP Jason Vargas, who allowed one hit, one run and five strikeouts in six innings; and St. Lucie 3B Nick Evans, who was 3-4 and scored his team’s only run.
The B’Mets were snowed out [...]

This season, at the beginning of each series, MetsBlog will attempt to get the perspective of the opposition and their fans. From this, we hope to be better educated on the opposition going into a series. It also gives us a fine opportunity to highlight some of our favorite team blogs.
As the Mets visit [...]

Toasted Joe offers an ode to Ramon Castro, Mets back up catcher and favorite clubhouse comedian, who came off the Mets bench, stone cold, and contributed 2 RBIs in place of the injured Paul Lo Duca last evening.
Ramon is 4-11 with 2 doubles and 2 HR off of Dontrelle Willis, who the Mets will face [...]

Paul Lo Duca was removed from last night’s game after he was hit on the back of his right hand by a foul ball. 
According to SNY, preliminary X-Rays on Lo Duca’s right index finger were negative.
After the game Lo Duca was examined by a team doctor.  Although he was later seen wearing a guard over the finger, [...]