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Mets fans who didn’t know it tonight found out that this year, umpires are jokes. Plain and simple. I have not seen a bigger joke my entire life, and hopefully won’t the rest of my life. After tonight, I have to ask, what constitutes a situation where umpires can confer and possibly overturn a call? Can someone, preferably MLB, explain that to me? Why was there no conference of umpires in Armando Galarraga ...

Jerry Meals is probably being given a free meal by the Reds. Is that an overreaction statement? Yes. Does he deserve it? Yes. Mike Pelfrey did not have his greatest game tonight, but the wheels came off in the 5th inning. I wonder if it’s a reaction to the terrible decision by Jerry Meals.  For those wondering, a pitch came inside to Scott Rolen with the bases loaded with 0 outs in the ...

The Mets will send two players to the All-Star Game, however neither of them are named Mike Pelfrey or R.A. Dickey. David Wright and Jose Reyes will represent New York in Anaheim. Wright is hitting .313, with 14 homers and 64 runs batted in. Reyes is dealing with an oblique strain right now, and it is unknown if he will be able to play. Hs return date keeps getting pushed back. Reyes is hitting .277, with six ...

The Mets had an excellent opportunity to guarantee at least a series split, maybe even a series win last night, but Francisco Rodriguez couldn’t hold it for them. He, along with the Mets, try to rebound. Courtesy of NewYorkMets on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/NewYorkMets/status/17724997077 here is this afternoon’s lineup, with comments and notes from me: 1. Angel Pagan – CF  Pagan stays in the leadoff spot because Jose Reyes still is unable to ...

Remember Brian Bruney? He is well known in New York for his comments about Francisco Rodriguez last year. If you don’t remember, this is basically what happened: After K-Rod blew his first save last year, when Luis Castillo dropped the pop up against the Yankees, Bruney said, "It couldn't happen to a better guy on the mound, either. He's got a tired act." Because of this comment, the two almost fought before ...

Alex Cora and Jon Niese, I tell you. I actually missed tonight’s game, but was watching updates, and when I heard Cora hit a bases-clearing triple, I had to see how legit it was. It was pretty dang legit. Niese had a heck of a start, allowing one run (a home run by Josh Willingham in the seventh) and striking out a career high of eight batters. He ...

According to the NewYorkMets post on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/NewYorkMets/status/17272109005 , the Mets will begin the series against the Florida Marlins in Puerto Rico with the following lineup: 1. Jose Reyes —SS  Reyes has really become hot and is the Reyes we all know and are glad to have on the Mets. 2. Jesus Feliciano —CF  Feliciano is returning to his home country, Puerto Rico, during this series. Angel Pagan still is out due ...

According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York , the Mets have acquired outfielder Jorge Padilla from the Toronto Blue Jays and sent him to Triple-A Buffalo. No word yet on whom the Mets are sending to Toronto to complete this trade. This seems like a move purely for minor league depth as Padilla, 30, is a minor league lifer. In 2010 he’s played 51 games with a .328 batting average and ...

According to Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog.com, the Mets and Mariners have been having talks about LHP Cliff Lee. Right now it doesn’t sound like they are close to a deal as the Mariners are insisting that the Mets include LHP Jon Niese in the deal, and GM Omar Minaya is resisting. A rotation with Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, and Lee would be pretty impressive, but Lee is going to be a ...

The Mets just can’t seem to figure out the Nationals, as the Metropolitans went to Washington to get beat 5-3 despite a solid performance by starter R.A. Dickey and Angel Pagan’s inside-the-park home run and triple play. The Mets jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning thanks to Pagan's homer, but two runs were quickly given back in the bottom of the inning. The Mets tied the game in ...