Not A Nice Outing For Niese, Mets Lose 7-3
The Mets lost their first series since dropping two of three to Philadelphia in late May.
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The Mets lost their first series since dropping two of three to Philadelphia in late May.
Mike Pelfrey pitched his first complete game in nearly three years, Carlos Beltran hit a mammoth home run and the New York Mets handed Dan Haren a rare beating Saturday night.
Peter Bourjos hit a tiebreaking double and turned in a sensational catch to help Joel Pineiro nail down his 100th major league win at last in the Los Angeles Angels' 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.
After an impressive 6-4 road trip in which the Mets took a three-game series from two of the hottest teams in baseball, they come home 4.5 games out of a wild card spot. So, everyone wants to know what the Mets will do at the deadline.
The Mets must deal away Francisco Rodriguez as the 55-game clause that triggers his $17.5 million option for 2012 nears. K-Rod is an attractive option to many MLB clubs and his departure could begin a chain reaction that would see Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran leave Citi Field.
You couldn't blame the Mets if they were upset about a walk-off balk, of all things, costing them a chance for a sweep of the Braves in Atlanta -- but they weren't.
Francisco Rodriguez took responsibility for the blown save that led to D.J. Carrasco's game-ending balk in the 10th inning on Thursday. "Three pitches, it's a tie ballgame," Rodriguez said. "There's no excuses. I didn't execute and it cost us the game."
Former 1986 Mets star Lenny Dykstra entered his not guilty plea Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court and remains in jail on $500,000 bail. He is scheduled to return to court July 11.
D.J. Carrasco's walk-off balk had the schmoozer sullen, frustrated and angry as he tried to make sense of why -- oh why?! -- the Mets aren't leaving Atlanta with a 3-game sweep.
With Jerry "Rello" Recco taking the day off to spend the day with his family, the one and only John Minko filled in this morning and provided his brand of sports updates all morning long, beginning just before 6:30 Friday morning.
With the balk-off loss to the Braves on Thursday, the Mets dipped below the .500 mark yet again, which has Craig at his wits end.
D.J. Carrasco's balk in the 10th inning gave the Atlanta Braves 9-8 win over the New York Mets on Thursday night.
Shortstop Jose Reyes joined Mike Francesa on Thursday to talk about his currently play and future with the Mets.
After beating the Braves on Wednesday, the Mets are at .500 for the first time in almost a month, a record that has general manager Sandy Alderson "pleased and gratified."
Make no mistake about it, Dan Warthen is a big reason why the Mets are sitting right in the middle of a wild card playoff race.
