Monthly Archives: May 2013

Can we talk some more about how awesome Dillon Gee is?

Party time. The Mets beat the Yankees for the fourth straight time last night. This time the score was 3-1 and the starting pitcher was Dillon Gee. Marlon Byrd hit another home run and it wasn’t only because Yankee Stadium … Continue reading

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Tejada, Niese hurt for Mets, Quintanilla called up

There’s apparently been too much good news for the Mets this week, so today we started to hear some bad news. First it was reported that Ruben Tejada had suffered a quad strain last night and was going on the … Continue reading

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Mets blow past bombers 9-4, close in on sweep

Yes, somehow the Mets continued their winning streak on Wednesday night in the Bronx. They took the lead quickly and didn’t look back en route to a 9-4 win. John Buck, Marlon Byrd, and even Ike Davis had two RBI … Continue reading

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Wednesday Night Baseball: Mets take on Yankees in Yankee Stadium

Ruben Tejada is batting leadoff again, despite reports that he is just as close as Ike Dave to being sent down to Triple-A. Andy Martino of the Daily News uses Omar Quintanilla’s success in Las Vegas this season as a … Continue reading

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Rangers oust John Tortorella

I was met with some good news around lunchtime today when I heard on WFAN that the New York Rangers had fired head coach John Tortorella. I almost threw myself a pants party. “Torts,” as he was sometimes known, took … Continue reading

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Duda, Mets defeat Rivera once again, top Yanks 2-1

Wowee zowee. I don’t know which part of tonight’s Yankees vs. Mets game is harder to believe. The fact that the Mets trailed after eight innings despite a brilliant Matt Harvey outing (okay, definitely not that part)? The fact that … Continue reading

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Yankees vs. Mets meet at Citi Field again

Terry Collins has dropped Ike Davis to eighth in the batting order against the right-handed Hiroki Kuroda. Strangely, Marlon Byrd is batting fifth. Here’s the Yankees lineup: The Mets get to see Reid Brignac for the first time this season, … Continue reading

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Mets stuff: Wright hug, Harvey girlfriend, Puello vs. Pederson

Mets vs. Yankees again tonight! Anyone else wondering what Gary Cohen could have possibly up to last night? I’m guessing he was patrolling the streets of Queens as a masked vigilante, but he was probably just sick or something. Either … Continue reading

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The Subway Series is no longer a big deal

Yes, readers of the internet, it finally happened. The Mets became a bad enough baseball team that Citi Field was only around three quarters of the way full for last night’s 2013 Subway Series opener. Only 32,911 fans turned out … Continue reading

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