Pedro likely to pitch Friday
Pedro likely to pitch Friday
Pedro likely to pitch Friday In need of a starting pitcher this weekend, the Mets appear to be in position to give the assignment to Pedro Martinez.
Big showdown for Mets at Shea
Blanton was 5-12 with a 4.96 ERA with the A’s before coming to Phillies. The Phillies won’t leave Flushing tied with the Mets atop the NL East .
Fans can vote for Shea’s best moments
Fans can vote for Shea’s best moments Four and a half decades of baseball can generate memories anywhere, but in the quirky, cavernous confines of Shea Stadium, the list seems unending. Which is why the Mets announced on Tuesday a new interactive promotion to decide once and for all the greatest moment in Shea Stadium history.
Mets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
When the Mets went into Philadelphia over the Fourth of July weekend, they did so with the possibility of being swept, knocking them 8 1/2 games out of first.
The teams begin a three-game series Tuesday night at Shea Stadium tied for first place in the National League East, but Mets third baseman David Wright said there’s the same sense of urgency.
“There’s always a sense of urgency at any point in the season when you play them,” said Wright. “They are a team we have to beat and there’s always a sense of urgency.
“With the way we started the season, there was a sense of urgency from the word ‘go.’”
Left-hander Johan Santana (8-7, 3.10 ERA) will start Tuesday for the Mets.
“Any time you face the key rival in your division, it’s a big game,” Santana…
Who’s next after Rauch, Wolf? (Yahoo! Sports)
The Diamondbacks find a closer, the Astros baffle everyone and other names are flying around the phone lines.
Bullpen squanders lead in loss to Phils
Bullpen squanders lead in loss to Phils Billy Wagner, on the bench with tightness in his left shoulder, watched Tuesday as the rest of the Mets bullpen lost a lead that seemed too secure to lose. The Phillies scored six runs in the ninth inning, and the Mets lost, 8-6, even with a victory well in their grasp.
Wagner’s absence felt in defeat
Wagner’s absence felt in defeat Mets closer Billy Wagner, resting on Tuesday with left shoulder spasms, could do nothing but watch as his squad squandered a three-run ninth-inning lead.
Wagner’s availability in doubt with sore shoulder (Yahoo! Sports)
Billy Wagner woke up Monday feeling the same tightness in his throwing shoulder that he felt while warming up…
Manuel confident Sanchez can close
Manuel confident Sanchez can close Mets manager Jerry Manuel doesn’t expect to be without closer Billy Wagner for long, but the skipper has a handful of relievers whom he’s confident in at his disposal while the lefty rests his shoulder.
