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Mets 101 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
May 15th, 2013 at 6:10 PM
It is only May 15, but the New York Mets are already in free fall. Having lost five in a row and seven of their last ten, the Mets check into today's matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals at 14-22. The Mets, who were 7-4 at one point, have dropped...
Mike Baxter’s Second Walkoff Hit in Three Days Lifts New York Mets to 3-2 Victory
May 10th, 2013 at 8:38 AM
New York-There are certain players who exceed their roles and become fan favorites for their clutch performances. Past New York Mets who have risen to the occasion include Ed Kranepool, Matt Franco, and Joe McEwing. The next man on this list is poised to become the Whitestone Wonder, Mike Baxter. Baxter,...
Mets 101 Game Preview: Chicago White Sox at New York Mets
May 8th, 2013 at 4:46 PM
The New York Mets (13-16) will look to ride the momentum off last night's ten inning, 1-0 win against the Chicago White Sox (13-18) Wednesday night at Citi Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM. It was the Matt Harvey show on Tuesday evening, as the Met phenom shutout...
New York Mets Rally Late to Stun Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3
April 24th, 2013 at 11:09 PM
New York-On a night when all the attention was focused on starting pitcher Matt Harvey, the New York Mets entered the bottom of the ninth inning down 3-2 and staring defeat in the face. The Los Angeles Dodgers had two outs and their closer, Brandon League, on the mound. The...
Dillon Gee Comes Through as New York Mets Defeat Washington Nationals 2-0
April 21st, 2013 at 6:39 PM
New York- Less than a week ago, Dillon Gee was brutalized by the Colorado Rockies offense. His poor effort caused many to question not only if he was the same pitcher we saw last year, but if he could be a viable pitcher moving forward. After today, those questions can...
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 Split a Pair of Split Squad Games
March 24th, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Today marked the last split squad games on the spring schedule for the New York Mets, and the team (appropriately) split them. The home squad lost to the Detroit Tigers 9-4, but the traveling Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 in Jupiter. The game with the Tigers featured the...
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...
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 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 Player Review Series: Mike Baxter
October 10th, 2012 at 12:55 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 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
October 2nd, 2012 at 3:20 PM
The New York Mets have finally reached October and can see the finish line for their subpar 2012 season straight ahead. The only business that remains for the team is two more games in South Beach against the Miami Marlins, who packed their bags and seem to have mentally prepared...
Brantly’s Eighth Inning Double Lifts Marlins Over Mets 3-2
October 2nd, 2012 at 1:32 AM
The New York Mets (73-87) saw their seven-game win streak against the Miami Marlins (68-92) come to an end Monday night, losing the series opener by a score of 3-2. Mets top pitching prospect Jeurys Familia was solid for four innings in his first career MLB start, allowing just one hit...
Mets Throttled by Phillies in 16-1 Embarrassment
September 21st, 2012 at 1:09 AM
The New York Mets (66-83) lost their series finale to the Philadelphia Phillies (76-74) Thursday night at Citi Field. It was a fitting way for the Mets to be officially eliminated from playoff contention in a season that began with such promise before going into complete free-fall post-All Star Break....
Mets 101 Game Preview: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers
September 16th, 2012 at 1:50 PM
The New York Mets will wrap up their very brief three game road trip this afternoon at 2:10 pm. The Mets have split the first two games of their series with the Milwaukee Brewers, winning 7-3 on Friday night and losing 9-6 last night. Jenrry Mejia struggled with his control...
Dickey Wins Eighteenth as Mets Drop Cards 6-2
September 5th, 2012 at 10:35 PM
The New York Mets (65-72) took the final game of their series with the St. Louis Cardinals (74-63) Wednesday, by a score of 6-2. R.A. Dickey continued his magnificent season, winning his National League-leading eighteenth game of the year. Dickey wasn't at his best, but strong for 6 2/3 innings, allowing the...
Four Run Tenth Inning Keys Victory for New York Mets
August 28th, 2012 at 11:39 PM
Philadelphia- The New York Mets knew they would likely get into a wild and crazy game when they played the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. The game was set to take place at Citizen's Bank Park, which is one of the best hitter's havens in the majors. The game lived...
Ike Davis’ Seventh Inning Shot the Difference in 2-0 Victory
August 18th, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Washington, D.C.- On a night that was dominated by pitching, both the New York Mets and Washington Nationals knew that the game could come down to one swing of the bat. Starters Jon Niese and Edwin Jackson were both throwing gems, and each went deep into the night. Fortunately for...
Mets 101 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
August 18th, 2012 at 6:14 PM
After a rough start from Johan Santana last night, the New York Mets will look to bounce back in the second game of their set with the Washington Nationals. The Mets have not done well in the nation's capital this season, having gone 2-5 in seven games in Washington so...
R.A. Dickey Struggles as New York Mets Drop Another Game
August 15th, 2012 at 10:22 PM
Cincinnati- R.A. Dickey entered tonight's game with the Cincinnati Reds trying to set the major league lead with 16 wins. The Reds had other ideas, knocking Dickey around for five runs in six innings. The run support was plenty for Reds starter Mike Leake, who hurled a complete game to...
