Did the 134 pitches take a toll? After getting lit up by the Yankees last week, Johan Santana gave up four runs in five-plus innings Thursday versus the Rays in his second start since his no-hitter. The 134 pitches Santana threw in shutting down the Cardinals were a career high for the left-hander, who was…
David Lennon of Newsday spoke with R.A. Dickey this morning and asked him how he feels about the Mets appealing the official scorers decision to call the ball hit to David Wright in last night a hit instead of an error. He was pretty candid about it: “It would be weird. I don’t know if…
Lost in the Matt Cain perfect game drama last night was the fact that R.A. Dickey nearly threw a no-hitter of his own. The only blemish: a first inning infield single by B.J. Upton. It was a slow-rolling grounder that Wright tried to barehand and couldn’t. The Mets, however, are trying to get that single changed…
The Mets hadn’t had a no-hitter in their franchise’s history until Johan Santana threw a controversial no-no back on Should June 1st. Should the team win their appeal with the commissioner’s office, they will have two no-hitters in their history; both controversial. Johan Santana’s no-hitter should have been a one-hitter after replays showed a foul [...]
Mets.com is hosting an auction of a variety of game-used, autographed items from Johan Santana‘s no-hitter. While Santana’s uniform is headed to the Hall of Fame and the pitching rubber that was dug up after the game is destined for the Mets museum, there are still a couple of museum-worthy pieces that are up for [...]
R.A. Dickey saw his scoreless innings streak come to an end tonight, but not before establishing a new Mets club record of 32 2/3 innings without allowing a run. He set a new career high by striking out 12 Tampa Bay Rays. And he was two plays away from a perfect game. Autographed 2011 Topps [...]
When we think of inter-league play, the first match-ups that come to mind are New York Yankees against the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs against the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Los Angeles Angels. Those rivals are seriously intense, with the dichotomy of allegiances splitting fans who are neighbors [...]
Here are today’s latest draft signings, with the most recent updates up top.. The Mariners signed sixth-round pick Timmy Lopes for $550K, well over the pick value of $198K, according to Callis (via Twitter). The infielder out of California is said to have a good bat, not unlike his older brother Christian Lopes who was [...]
The Yankees signed right-hander Cory Wade on this date last year, just two days after the Rays released him. The 29-year-old has pitched 67 total innings for the Yankees in the past year and he owns a 2.28 ERA with 8.1 K/9 and 1.7 BB/9 in pinstripes. Here are today’s links… Mets right-hander R.A. Dickey told [...]
At least for one night, almost everything seemed to go the Mets’ way. It will be up to R.A. Dickey to turn Tuesday night’s Mets victory into the beginning of a winning streak. (Photo credit: Paul Hadsall) Sure, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Lucas Duda had problems tracking fly balls against Tropicana Field’s roof in the early [...]
