The Mets (67–52) defeated the Pirates (49–69) by the score of 10 to 8 in Pittsburgh tonight.
For a recap and boxscore, go to Yahoo! Sports.
…phew…
…the Mets hit the ball, and should be given credit, but, wow, the Pirates have one of the worse defensive teams i have ever seen…it’s sad, actually…
…for instance, up one run, the Mets [...]

Today, on The MetsBlog Podcast, Anthony and I talked about Pedro Martinez’s rehab start with Eric Phaler, who does an outstanding job covering the St. Lucie Mets for the The Port St. Lucie News and TCPalm.com.
Phaler gives us a first-hand report on Martinez’s recent start, while discussing his overall rehab and his impact on the club’s younger [...]

Tonight at roughly 8:10 or so, I will be appearing as a guest on Blog Talk Radio’s one-year anniversary show.
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Phillies RHP Adam Eaton has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation.
According to MLB.com, the Phillies will start J.D. Durbin in Eaton’s place on Friday in Pittsburgh.

While appearing in his weekly radio interview with WFAN, Willie Randolph said he intends to give Lastings Milledge the ‘bulk of the playing time’ in right-field over Shawn Green, ‘who’s having a down year.’
According to Randolph, he likes Milledge, likes his ‘fire,’ he likes that he is a bit ‘brash,’ and he especially likes the [...]

The Game:
The
first-place Mets (66-52) continue their series with the Pirates (49-68) tonight at PNC Park, starting at 7:05 pm EDT.
The Lineup:SS Jose Reyes leads off, followed in order by 2B Luis Castillo, 3B David Wright, CF Carlos Beltran, 1B Carlos Delgado, LF Moises Alou, RF Shawn Green, C Mike DiFelice and starting pitcher John Maine.The [...]

The Mets are eighth in the National League with 861 runners left on base.
Meanwhile the Phillies lead the National League with 941 runners left on base, while the Braves are fourth with 889.
…thanks to MetsFan4life4515 for the information…

Billy Wagner, as quoted on Monday, by Bill Madden in the Daily News…
“We go 2-4 overall (on the recent home stand), but as good as we’ve been all year and play like crap - we should’ve won two of three in each of these series…Bad as this home stand was, we’re still in first place.”

…we’re [...]

The Mets have signed 18–year-old international free-agent 3B Marinus Vernooij from Holland.
According to the team…
“The 6-2, 200-pounder played third base for the Dutch 1st division Door Tridents last year. Marinus led the team in RBI as they won their league championship. In addition, he played for the Dutch Junior National Team this year, winning [...]

Jose Reyes’s batting average has dropped below .300 on only three days this season: April 1, 3 and July 28.
Today, he has a .374 on base percentage, which is his lowest rate of the season.
…actually, last night, Mets Weekly did an interview with me, and i think i said i was disappointed in reyes’s season…which is strange [...]

In his last two appearances for Triple-A New Orleans, Joe Smith is 2–for-2 in save opportunities allowing one hit and one walk, while striking out two, in 1.2 innings.

Tony C sent in an e-mail asking…
“With Paul Lo Duca and Ramon Castro unavailable, and Mike DiFelice starting, who is the back-up catcher?”

…from what i understand, if David Newhan is on the team, then newhan is the back-up…if he isn’t, like now, Willie Randolph told reporters last night, the back-up catcher will be Damion Easley [...]

…last night i attended SNY’s Viewing Party at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Times Square…
…i spent most of my time with Anthony and Regis from MetsBlog, as well as Trey from Do Me Wright, Zoe from Pick Me Up Some Mets, Coop from My Summer Family and Stefi from You Can’t Script Baseball, Eddie, the [...]

Yesterday in Port St. Lucie, Pedro Martinez tossed 60 pitches, along with 20 in the bullpen.  He allowed three runs, while walking one and striking out three, over four innings during his rehab start for the Gulf Coast League Mets.
…the recent, pre-mature buzz from shea suggests that if pedro recovers well over the next few [...]

Go to ArmChairGM to vote on the Best Recent Mets Moment: Endy’s catch, or the Grand-Slam Single.
Also, a view votes later, choose between the Worse Stadium: Shea or Tropicana.