Coutinho: Injury To Mets' Mejia All Jerry Manuel's Fault
Jenrry Mejia was one of the Mets' top prospects just 12 short months ago, but a lame-duck manager misused and at times abused his young arm.
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Jenrry Mejia was one of the Mets' top prospects just 12 short months ago, but a lame-duck manager misused and at times abused his young arm.
Mike Pelfrey hit a tiebreaking two-run double and limited the Rockies to three solo homers, helping the New York Mets to a 4-3 win over Colorado on Tuesday night.
Mets, meet the injury bug. Manager Terry Collins went around New York's roster with Mike Francesa on Tuesday to update the status of all his ailing players.
Although he says it's "really not that big of a deal," David Wright admitted on Monday he's nursing back and neck soreness stemming from a collision with Houston Astros star Carlos Lee three weeks ago.
The news for Mets starter Chris Young went from bad to worse on Monday. The Mets learned before yesterday's loss to the Colorado Rockies that Young might need season-ending surgery after re-injuring his pitching shoulder.
The Indians stay at #1, but three teams drop off the list this week.
There has been so much chatter about the possible trade of Jose Reyes that I felt compelled to set the record straight.
The Rockies are thriving against the Mets, and now Chris Iannetta is emerging as a strong contributor. The Rockies look to extend their winning streak over the Mets to six games when the teams continue their three-game series Tuesday night at Coors Field.
Chris Iannetta broke a seventh-inning tie with a homer that barely cleared the left-field wall and the Colorado Rockies snapped their four-game skid with a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Monday night.
New York Mets right-hander Chris Young might need season-ending surgery after reinjuring his pitching shoulder.
On April 6th, 2009, Francisco Rodriguez made his Mets' debut and recorded his first NL save with a 1-2-3 9th inning against the Reds. Since then, 1-2-3 innings have not been exactly the norm for the Mets' closer.
Terry Collins was feeling good when the first inning came to an end. The Mets managed to draw two walks, drive up Clayton Kershaw's pitch count, and even coax a run across against the Dodgers' ace. Then they didn't score again until the ninth inning.
Craig became a little distracted by the activities of Al "Hughes" Dukes when he was trying to throw to Jerry "Rello" Recco for his first update of the morning. Al explained to Craig that he was de-greasing his head and left it at that.
The New York Mets placed right-hander Chris Young on the disabled list with shoulder tightness Sunday that prevented him from making his last scheduled start.
Andre Ethier got back on track with a two-run homer, Clayton Kershaw struck out eight and the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Sunday.
