 Some things never change. The Mets always collapse, the NFL pre-season bores me to death, Brad Lidge can't consistently end games quickly, and the Phillies always find a way to overpower opponents. Tonight was a classic display of what the Phillies have been known to be about, 9 of there 12 runs coming from Utley, Howard, and Werth, the 3-4-5 hitters. Seven of the twelve runs cam...
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 It's Friday again and you know what that means; another awesome Mets video clip. When I think of going to a Mets game, the first thing I think about is beer.
In this video clip former Mets play-by-play guy Bob Murphy endorses Reingold beer. 7 ounce cans and a logo thought up by a third grader, what more could you ask for in a beer. Enjoy the video.
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 I grew up in Washington DC, during the 70’s without baseballfor the most part. I annoy my family/friends from other baseball cities with some really dumbquestions but this one even they cannot explain. The Washington Nationals Center fielder, Nyger Morganis not going to win any baseball sportsmanship contests in the foreseeablefuture but stealing two bases when you are down by double digits ...
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 At the end of the season the Mets ownership will have some hard decisions to make. I think it is a foregone conclusion that Jerry Manuel is done with the team after his contract expires this offseason. Now as for Omar Minaya, it could get a little more complicated.
I believe that there are two scenarios that could occur regarding the general manager position this offseason, both of whi...
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 I thought it would be a good idea to look at some of the big news from Mets country so far this week.
The biggest news is that Jenrry Mejia might get the start Saturday in Chicago, after a dominate first start for Triple A Buffalo. A little advice to the Mets, don't rush your best pitching prospect. The Mets should not pitch him Saturday after just one start at the Triple A level....
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 The one good thing about almost being no-hit, is that the next game, you know you can't do any worse. That may not have been exactly what the Phillies were thinking going into tonight's ballgame, but they were certainly thinking something optimistic. The Phillies went into the game down 3.5 games out of the NL East, fresh off an Atlanta win. However, this did not scare them, and ...
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 If the Mets are stuck paying the rest of K-Rod's contract, the Mets could be paying four players a total of $50 million dollars that might produce little or nothing for the 2011 ball club.
K-Rod, Carlos Beltran, Luis Castillo, and Oliver Perez will all receive their pay from the Mets next season, but there are no guarantees that any of them will even be major contributors to th...
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 Tonight, Roy Halladay was on the mound, which could only mean one of two things. Either the Phillies would lose, scoring <1 runs, or they would win, scoring 2, 3 or even 1 run. Unfortunately, Hiroki Kuroda decided to pitch, probably his best game of the year, a trend most pitchers have against Halladay. Kuroda pitched 7.1 hitless innings, in that time striking out seven and al...
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 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
August 30, 2010
The first reaction of most Washingtonians to the Stephen Strasburginjury was I told you so. There was something too good to be true about all ofthe hype and promise this incredibly hyped pitcher brought to a city that rarely gets a player like this. Until recently, players that are the best in their respective sport like Alexander Ovechkin cam...
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 With all that has gone wrong with this season, Robert Alan Dickey has been a pleasant surprise for Mets fans.
The soon to be 36 year old Dickey, has had by far his best season in MLB this year, posting a sub 3.00 ERA and nine wins in just 20 starts. His success has been based on varying the speed on his knuckleball from the low 80's to the mid 50's on the gun.
Given this success,...
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