Tag Archives: New York Mets
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Not Even a Nose Bleed Could Distract Mets Pitcher Matt Harvey from Being Awesome Last Night (Video)
New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey has made just 17 starts in his major league career—10 last season, and seven so far in 2013. However, the hype around this 24-year-old is already reaching Doc Gooden proportions, and now, thanks to a bloody nose, he might already be turning into a legend. Last night the [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 5/7/2013 — Matt Harvey
New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey has been having himself quite the season in 2013. He kicked things off by pitching seven innings of one-hit ball during his first start of the year, and he followed that up by winning each of his next three starts in a rather dominating fashion. Heading into Tuesday’s contest [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 23rd) – New York Mets
It was on this day in 1962 that the New York Mets earned their first franchise win. After losing the first nine games of the season, the Mets would finally get their first win by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 in a game played at Forbes Field. The 1962 New York Mets were one of [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 26th) — New York Yankees
It was on this day in 2000 that the New York Mets and New York Yankees played Game 5 of the World Series. This was the last installment of the “Subway Series” and the Yankees went on to win the game and claim their third consecutive World Series title and fourth in the last five [...]
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Listen To Mike Francesca’s Epic Rant About The Slumping New York Mets (Audio)
The New York Mets got off to a really hot start this year, thanks in part to the stellar play of David Wright and stellar pitching of R.A. Dickey. However, anyone who happened to take a look at the rest of their roster would have noticed that it was composed of a bunch of guys [...]
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Here’s The Most Impressive Nonchalant Ball Boy Catch You’ll Ever See (Video)
Being a ball boy can be a difficult task at times, as these dudes are not professional baseball players, yet they are still expected to make great grabs on hard line drives that end up in foul territory. When they succeed, their impressive work with the glove may earn them a date with a gorgeous [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/9/12 — R.A. Dickey
Heading into last night, Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey appeared to be the favorite to win the National League Cy Young award, and his performance against the Miami Marlins should only help his chances. Dickey entered the game with a 14-3 record and a 2.82 ERA, and he improved his numbers in each of those [...]
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Star Wars Storm Troopers Made an Appearance on the Kiss Cam at Citi Field Last Night (Video)
So last night at CitiField in New York it was “Star Wars Night”—or, as I like to call it, “Bring a Nerd to the Ballgame Night.” Why was it “Star Wars Night”? Well, apparently Lucasfilm, Major League Baseball, and charity organization Stand Up To Cancer have teamed up to “use the Force for good” this [...]
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Mets Fan Fakes Fall On Live TV…And It Wasn’t The First Time (Videos)
Apparently the folks who produce the Mets games over at SportsNet New York are a little predictable, using the same shots from the same camera night after night. And there’s at least one Mets fan who’s decided to take advantage of that predictability. We don’t know his name, but he’s known as the falling fan. [...]
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Not-So-Classy Female Yankees Fan Gets Ejected From Citi Field (Video)
Baseball games are a great example of the social contract. Thousands of people show up to watch a ball game, and they all behave properly as part of an unspoken agreement that they engage in with the stadium and its workers. But not everybody is always on board with this agreement. Take the female Yankees [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 6/18/12 — R.A. Dickey
During his last start, Mets pitcher R.A. Dicky allowed only one hit against (although, many still believe it was an error, and not a hit) while striking out 12 batters. It was perhaps the most impressive pitching performance of his career, and few would have expected him to provide a repeat performance in his very [...]
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School Kids In Kenya Reenact Buckner Play From 1986 World Series (Video)
Poor Bill Buckner. That fatal error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, which many believe cost his team the series, is seemingly going to haunt him for the rest of his life. Sure, he might have moments of hope, in which he wonders whether maybe, just maybe, the next generation of baseball fans [...]
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David Takes On Goliath At Minute Maid Park (Video)
A battle of David vs. Goliath unfolded on the field at Minute Maid Park Tuesday night during a game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, as the tallest man in the Majors faced off against the shortest. With the Astros leading 6-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning, 5’5″ Jose Altuve [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 27th) – New York Mets
It was on this day in 1986 that the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox played game seven of the World Series. The Mets would win the deciding game by a score of 8-5, earning the franchise their second World Series title. Game six of the series would go to extra innings, and the [...]
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Angel Pagan Rings His Own Bell With His Own Bat (Video)
It sure does suck to be a member of the New York Mets these days. Not only have they failed to make the playoffs in each of the past five seasons, despite their $120-million payroll, but their players just can’t seem to get a break when it comes to fighting off the injury bug. Big [...]
