Coutinho: For The Mets, A Big Early Season Win
Not many Mets fans thought they would be 5-2 after seven games with a win over Cliff Lee highlighting the season's first week. It sounds cliché but that is why we play the games.
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Not many Mets fans thought they would be 5-2 after seven games with a win over Cliff Lee highlighting the season's first week. It sounds cliché but that is why we play the games.
R.A. Dickey threw seven sharp innings, Jason Bay hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat Cliff Lee and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday night.
Although the Mets would clearly love to lock up their homegrown star for years to come, the club's higher-ups have decided to delay the decision to sign David Wright to a $100-million contract extension, reported CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman.
Mets third baseman David Wright isn't on the disabled list -- yet. But he won't be on the field on Friday night, either. New York announced its lineup for tonight's game against Philadelphia, and the club's most feared hitter isn't in it.
Coming off two lackluster games offensively, the Mets will need a big series from the middle of the lineup, with or without David Wright.
Former big-league pitcher and current analyst on the MLB Network, the great Al Leiter joined Boomer and Craig via the hotline to break down the young baseball season.
A hand specialist told David Wright on Thursday that he can resume baseball activities, and his status for tomorrow's contest will be reviewed again before the Mets and Phils kick off their three-game set.
For real? Enter intrepid producer Al Dukes after the rumblings made it all the way to WFAN's Boomer & Carton.
It's not all bad news, Mets fans. That is, if manager Terry Collins' "gut" feeling turns out to be correct.
Happy 50th Anniversary to the Amazin's -- with Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg coming out of the birthday cake.
If this in fact true, Craig thinks this is a horrible idea and can't understand why the Mets would even entertain it...
Stephen Strasburg outpitched Johan Santana for six innings, and the Washington Nationals' bullpen made the lead stand up for a 4-0 victory over New York on the 50th anniversary of the Mets' first game.
If Ozzie Guillen is the quick-fix it takes to win the NL East, the Mets should proudly sign up for a losing season.
If we learned anything from last year, David Wright will play through pain -- which is why someone needs to be the adult in the room.
You didn't think it was going to be all smooth sailing, did you Mets fans?
