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Mets 101 Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
April 23rd, 2013 at 6:21 PM
After a day off to savor their series victory over the Washington Nationals, the New York Mets get back to work tonight as they welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to town to begin a three game series. The Dodgers aren't doing too well out of the gate, as their record...
New York Mets Take on Philadelphia Phillies
April 8th, 2013 at 6:39 PM
The New York Mets have started the season by winning back-to-back series, and it's the first time the Mets have done that since the year 2006. However, the real test begins tonight as the Mets take on the Phillies. Though a bit aged, the Phillies are still looking to show...
Mets 101 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets
April 6th, 2013 at 12:36 PM
The Mets (2-2) return to Citi Field this afternoon looking to stop a two game losing streak. Last night a costly Ruben Tejada error blew the game and the Mets fell down 6-0 to the Miami Marlins (1-3). The Mets mounted a comeback behind a three-run homer by Daniel Murphy...
New York Mets Injury Report: Johan Santana Will not Break Camp with Team
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:17 PM
In a piece of news that will not come as much of a surprise for fans, the New York Mets announced today that Johan Santana will not break camp with the team. The news (according to MetsBlog.com's report) gets more discouraging from there, as the team is unsure when Santana...
Outfield Picture Starting to Come into Focus for New York Mets
March 19th, 2013 at 3:34 PM
One of the great mysteries surrounding the New York Mets this spring is which five outfielders will break camp. The outfield has undergone a makeover in the offseason as underachieving veterans Jason Bay and Andres Torres were let go while the units leading power guy, Scott Hairston, signed a two...
Can Kirk Nieuwenhuis Be the Leadoff Batter?
March 1st, 2013 at 12:54 AM
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Essentially given the job to lose, Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been entrusted with the Mets' lead off spot to start this spring training.
This, however, is not his first go round with the spot as he was thrusted into the role 29 times during his rookie campaign. In that position he hit...
Mets 101 News and Notes: Spring Training Week 2
February 21st, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Spring Training is officially underway as the Mets have made their way to Port St. Lucie to get ready for the 2013 season. The Mets have been working hard down in Florida and there has been no shortage of news for this week’s edition of Mets 101 News and Notes.
Frank...
Mets 101 Position Review Roundtable: Outfield
November 17th, 2012 at 7:08 PM
The weak link, by far, for the New York Mets' offense in 2012 was their outfield. The outfield was woeful, as the Mets got little power production from the group and not much in the batting average department either. The team's decision to buy out outfielder Jason Bay a week...
Mets 101 Player Review: Andres Torres
November 15th, 2012 at 8:09 AM
Now that the 2012 season has concluded for the New York Mets, we have taken a look at overall breakdowns for the offense, starting rotation, and bullpen this past season. We will now take a look at every player on the roster from A (Manny Acosta) to Y (Chris Young)...
Mets Player Review Series: Kirk Nieuwenhuis
November 3rd, 2012 at 6:04 PM
Now that the 2012 season has concluded for the New York Mets, we have taken a look at overall breakdowns for the offense, starting rotation, and bullpen this past season. We will now take a look at every player on the roster from A (Manny Acosta) to Y (Chris Young)...
Mets 101 MiLB Season in Review – Brooklyn Cyclones
October 15th, 2012 at 6:58 PM
Now that the 2012 minor league baseball season has come to a close, Mets 101 will take a look at all levels of the New York Mets farm system, starting with Short-A Brooklyn and ending with AAA Buffalo. We'll look at the season that was for each level, complete with...
Mets Season in Review: the Second Half
October 7th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Another season finished, another season with the same end result, no playoff appearance. Fourth consecutive to be exact. As everyone knows, it didn't start off that way, being that Mets got off to a very surprising and impressive start. The trouble and culprit to their ultimate collapse would be non-other...
New York Mets Have a Mess on Their Hands in the Outfield
August 13th, 2012 at 11:51 AM
With the New York Mets' seemingly annual fade from contention in progress, the team has begun to take stock of what they have in the kitchen cupboard after this season. The Mets have learned that their infield should be in good shape for the future after Ruben Tejada established himself...
Mets Injury Report: Tim Byrdak to DL, Kirk Nieuwenhuis Too?
August 4th, 2012 at 11:47 AM
A quick look at the growing list of injured Mets:
Tim Byrdak has been placed on the 15-day DL retroactive to August 2 with a sore shoulder. According to Michael Byron, he will undergo an MRI Monday in New York but manager Terry Collins remained optimistic saying ”Tim’s been absolutely outstanding...
Mets 101 Game Preview: New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks
July 27th, 2012 at 7:34 PM
While many people around the country are excited as the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games take place in London today, the New York Mets will have to focus on business tonight. The team snapped its six game losing streak behind Matt Harvey's brilliant debut last night and will look...
Mets 101 Prospect Watch: Cesar Puello
July 23rd, 2012 at 7:38 PM
Twenty-one year old Cesar Puello is still a ways down the pipeline in the New York Mets farm system but has the combination of size and speed that could put him in the Major League picture in the coming years. At 6' 2" and 195 lbs, Puello has the tools...
Mets 101 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
July 18th, 2012 at 6:30 PM
The New York Mets have come out of the All Star break in a major slump. The team has lost five games in a row dating back to its last pre break contest against Chicago, and it seems like each worse is more excruciating that the last. Last night's game...
New Yorks Mets Face Gut Check Time Following Sweep by Atlanta Braves
July 16th, 2012 at 5:47 PM
Coming off the All-Star Break just four days ago, the New York Mets and their fans were excited to begin the second half in the thick of the NL East race with just three games against Atlanta separating them from a clash with the surprise division-leading Washington Nationals. Maybe they looked...
Mets 101 Game Preview: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
July 8th, 2012 at 12:19 PM
Sunday afternoon the New York Mets (46-39) play host to the Chicago Cubs (32-52) in the rubber game of their three game series at Citi Field. Game time is scheduled for 1:10 PM. It is the final game for both teams before the all-star break and the season series between...
Mets 101 Game Preview: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
July 6th, 2012 at 6:01 PM
***PHOTO1*** Fresh off of an inspiring win over the Philadelphia Phillies last night, the New York Mets will look to end the first half of their season on a positive note. The lowly Chicago Cubs head to Flushing for a three game set that will wrap up the season's first half....
