Adam Greenberg To Finally Get Dream At-Bat Against Dickey, Mets On Tuesday
His time has finally come. Adam Greenberg is expected to make a pinch-hit appearance for the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.
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His time has finally come. Adam Greenberg is expected to make a pinch-hit appearance for the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.
Many will be enticed by R.A. Dickey's unique story and age, but he's just one of many candidates who could take home the National League Cy Young.
Giancarlo Stanton hit his 37th homer, and Rob Brantly hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning to help the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 3-2 Monday night.
Like all but one of his predecessors, Dickey got win No. 20 in his first attempt.
Adam Greenberg has faced one pitch in the major leagues, a 92 mph fastball that struck him in the head and changed his life. More than seven years later, he'll get a second chance against the Mets.
Thursday could be David Wright's final appearance as a Met at Citi Field.
Ruben Tejada singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a 3-2 victory over Miami.
R.A. Dickey earned his 19th victory with a strong performance, Jason Bay and Scott Hairston homered and the New York Mets barely held on in the ninth inning for their second straight home win.
In the first two innings at Citi Field on Friday night, a team missed a popup and a fly ball, botched a grounder and threw a run-scoring wild pitch. In a surprise, the guilty club was the Miami Marlins, not the New York Mets.
Two of Dickey's complete games and one of his shutouts have come against the Marlins. Let's see if Dickey's teammates can pick it up for him like he's done for them so many times this season.
Like leader Ed Kranepool, all of Wright's career hits have come as a member of the Mets.
Jason Bay hit his fifth career grand slam in the Mets' five-run first inning and New York earned a three-game series sweep over the Miami Marlins with a 5-1 win on Sunday.
Dickey struck out seven and walked three in his NL-leading fifth complete game. The knuckleballer has three shutouts this year and six in his career.
It may not be what Mets fans want to hear, but Collins has his sights set on finishing in third place in the National League East ahead of the Phillies and Marlins.
Sure, Mets fans may be fretting over the rapid decline of their favorite team. But it doesn't seem like manager Terry Collins will have to worry about his job status as New York plays through the stretch.
Sandy Alderson wants to keep David Wright and R.A. Dickey at Citi Field for the long-term.
A Dodgers-Yankees World Series has not been seen since Tommy Lasorda led the 1981 Dodgers to a six-game victory over the Yankees.
R.A. Dickey pitched a complete game for his 15th win, stopping Jose Reyes' 26-game hitting streak as the Mets topped the Marlins, 6-1, on Thursday.
With its fences brought in, Citi Field was supposed to be an advantage for the Mets this season. And it was -- for awhile. But now it seems New York can't buy a win in Flushing.
When Jerry Recco began his first update of the morning with a cut from Yankees radio play-by-play man John Sterling, Craig was immediately reminded of an image of Sterling parading around the hotel in a bathrobe.
When Tim Tebow takes snaps at Jets practice, people tend to take notice, which was the case yesterday at Jets training camp up in Cortland, New York.
Giancarlo Stanton's knee appears to be fine. Jose Reyes' hand? No problem. Chris Young and the New York Mets, meanwhile, are stuck in a painful rut at home.
"This didn't blindside me. I've had some time to digest this," Jason Bay said after his demotion. "I don't want to be a distraction."
Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to a career-high 25 games with an infield single that set up Miami's big inning, and the Marlins extended the New York Mets' home losing skid to a month with a 4-2 win Tuesday night.
The Mets return home to Citi Field this week to host their NL East rivals, the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
