MetsBlog 3 hours ago
Tonight’s Game: Cardinals at Mets, 7 p.m. on SNY
The Mets and Cardinals play the third game of their series on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The game will air on SNY and you can follow along with SNY GameDay. Jon Niese starts for the Mets, while Michael Wacha pitches for St. Louis. Mets Cardinals 1. Kirk Nieuwenhuis – CF 1. Matt Carpenter – […]
Mets Blog | ESPN New York 4 hours ago
Wednesday's Mets-Cards lineups
NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Monday night's 7:10 p.m. ET game at Citi Field, as the New York Mets and continue a four-game series: Cardinals Matt Carpenter, 3b Mark Ellis, 2b Matt Holliday, lf Allen Craig, 1b Yadier Molina, c Jhonny Peralta, ss Peter Bourjos, cf Shane Robinson, rf Michael Wacha,...
MetsBlog 10 hours ago
Opinion: It’s not just the Mets, though it certainly feels like it
“Sometimes you see this early in the year,” Cardinals 2B Mark Ellis said Monday about his team’s offense (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Apr. 22). “A lot of times when one or two guys are struggling, the whole lineup is struggling. There are too many good hitters...
Mets Blog | ESPN New York 14 hours ago
Morning Briefing: Niese takes hill vs. Cards
NEW YORK First Pitch: The Mets were 7-7, 8-8, 9-9 and now they're 10-10, with two games remaining in this week's series against the Cardinals. Jonathon Niese (0-2, 2.84), who starts for the Mets tonight, has had some success against St. Louis. The Mets have...
Newsday 1 hour ago
Mets resist tinkering to end Curtis Granderson's slump
Mets owner Fred Wilpon, the man who lavished a four-year contract worth $60 million on Curtis Granderson, cozied up to the struggling slugger behind the batting cage before Wednesday night's game against the Cardinals at Citi Field. Talk about bringing out the heavy artillery, the Mets will try almost anything to get Granderson going at the plate.
Newark Star-Ledger 7 hours ago
Mets to stick with Curtis Granderson as outfielder mired in worst slump of career
Granderson is hitting just .116 after finishing 0-for-3 in the Mets 3-0 loss to the Cardinals. The walk he earned during a failed ninth inning comeback was his first in 10 days.
Mets 360 9 hours ago
The interesting case of Curtis Granderson
“Real New Yorkers are Mets fans,” are the most remembered words by Mets new outfielder Curtis Granderson during his press conference this past offseason. Granderson entered 2014 with high expectations, and has seemed to fail each and every one of them. Granderson has a batting average well below...
New York Daily News 3 hours ago
Wright makes dream come true for disabled Mets fan
James Lozano's forever moment arrived at 3:45 Wednesday afternoon, when the double-amputee teenager from Queens blooped a batting practice pitch to short and took off around the bases at Citi Field, with his baseball idol David Wright chugging along behind him.
KFFL 14 hours ago
Mets | David Wright's streak ends
New York Mets 3B David Wright's hitting streak ended at 12 games Tuesday, April 22.
SNY 11 hours ago
Watch: Play Ball: Matthew Miller's dream day with Mets
As part of the Play Ball initiative, Matthew Miller of Queens, New York spends a dream day with David Wright and the Mets.
Mets 360 13 hours ago
Mets Card of the Week: 2014 Ike Davis
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MetsBlog 8 hours ago
Mostly Mets pres by Caesars AC: Bye Ike, There’s No O, and Mets Fantasy Chat
Toby Hyde and Robert Brender say goodbye to Ike Davis, break down the broken offense, and get expert advice from DraftStreet.com about Mets fantasy baseball. | Subscribe with iTunes | RSS
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Surfing the Mets | New York Daily News 3 hours ago
Daniel Murphy in Defense of Ruben Tejada's defense
Ruben Tejada has been much maligned over the past year. He was demoted to Triple-A and the Mets openly talked about upgrading over him this offseason. Tejada is still struggling at the plate, hitting just .204 but has played well defensively. Daniel Murphy thinks Tejada does not get enough credit for his defense.
Mets Blog | ESPN New York 4 hours ago
Could Dice-K close? TC: 'No question'
NEW YORK -- Daisuke Matsuzaka would prefer to be pitching in the first inning. There might be just as good a chance, though, that the New York Mets try him in the ninth. Asked Wednesday if he thought Matsuzaka could close games, manager Terry Collins didn't hesitate. "No question," Collins said. Collins knows he needs to have potential closers in mind, as the Mets go through this season without Bobby Parnell, who had Tommy John surgery. Jose Valverde held the job for less than three weeks.
Newark Star-Ledger 11 hours ago
MLB rundown: Pujols blasts into 500 Club, brawl fallout, latest buzz and headlines
Here's a rundown of the biggest midweek headlines from around the league.
Mets Blog | ESPN New York 12 hours ago
Farm report: L.I.'s Matz flirts with no-no
Left-hander Steven Matz took a no-hit bid two outs into the sixth inning in his latest start for Class A St. Lucie, when a bunt single by Fort Myers’ Levi Michael ended that pursuit. “I’m not really sure how it would have panned out,” said Matz, noting the staff likely would not have let him try to complete the game anyway and disregard a pitch limit. As for a bunt breaking up the bid, Matz added: “It was a little frustrating.
New York Post 16 hours ago
Collins to stick with new lineup — for now
Terry Collins doesn’t appear in any hurry to change his newfangled Mets lineup. After moving Curtis Granderson from cleanup to the No. 2 hole on Monday and inserting Daniel Murphy...
New York Daily News 19 hours ago
Mets Insider: Harvey the picture of health
When he isn't having fun stirring controversy with social-media pictures, Matt Harvey is pushing himself through his Tommy John rehab. The injured Mets ace is continuing to throw off flat ground from 90 feet. The next step is 120 feet, and then he will advance to throwing off a mound.
Mets Blog | ESPN New York 21 hours ago
Minors 4.22.14: Frenchy pitches vs. Vegas
LAS VEGAS 21, EL PASO 9: Las Vegas, in its second season as a Mets affiliate, upped its Dykstra record to 15-5. It marks the best start in the 32 years of the Vegas franchise after 20 games. Reigning Pacific Coast League Player of the Week Allan Dykstra went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, five RBIs and four runs scored. Eric Campbell went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs. Matt den Dekker went 3-for-4 with a triple, homer, five RBIs and four runs scored.
Newark Star-Ledger 21 hours ago
Mets fall to Cardinals 3-0 as Adam Wainwright shuts down offense again
Adam Wainwright throws 7 scoreless innings, allowing just four hits
Amazin' Stories | Bergen Record 21 hours ago
Collins sticking with Granderson
J.P. Pelzman in for Matt Manager Terry Collins made it clear after the Mets’ 3-0 loss to st. Louis on Tuesday night that he intends to keep writing the slumping Curtis Granderson’s name in the lineup card. “I don’t think there’s …
Mets Blog | ESPN New York 23 hours ago
TC: Not time to sit Grandy
NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson now is hitless in a career-high 22 straight at-bats. Yet after a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Terry Collins indicated it is not yet time to sit the right fielder. Curtis Granderson #3 RFNew York Mets 2014 STATS GM19 HR1 RBI5 R5 OBP.225 AVG.116 Granderson's average dipped to .116 in 69 at-bats as a Met, since signing a four-year, $60 million contract in December.
Newsday 23 hours ago
Curtis Granderson's hitless streak continues as Mets are shut out by Cardinals
The Mets hoped to make themselves more immune from droughts this season, so they lavished a big-money contract on Curtis Granderson.
