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Pelfrey Back to Form as Mets Win Second Straight

Published: April 23, 2011

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Friday night in his fifth outing of the season Mike Pelfrey became the ace the New York Mets expected at Citi Field. Against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he had an unsuccessful 0-5 career mark, Pelfrey had his command and he did it not feeling well on the mound. But his seven innings of good pitching [...]

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Mets Continue to Struggle amid more concerns

Published: April 20, 2011

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FLUSHING, NY – Jon Niese pitched six innings and his defense helped a bit. However the New York Mets starter, in his fourth outing, threw a season high 113 pitches and walked five which did not help. More so, the Mets offense has become a concern as they were limited to four hits as the [...]

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Long day for Mets in Twin Bill Loss to Rockies

Published: April 15, 2011

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The four-game series for the New York Mets at Citi Field with the Colorado Rockies is one that could epitomize where the season is going. New York had leads of two runs in all four that would not last long which contributed to a Colorado sweep. And the Mets are glad they won’t see Rockies [...]

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Pen Issues hit Mets in Rubber Game Loss to Nationals

Published: April 10, 2011

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FLUSHING, NY – Terry Collins has now managed seven games for the New York Mets. Friday in the opening home game loss to the Washington Nationals he said frustration was not an issue this early in the season. Perhaps he is thinking differently now after an 11-inning 7-3 loss to Washington Sunday afternoon at Citi [...]

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Yankees Use the home run and bullpen in opening day win over Detroit.

Published: April 1, 2011

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A formula for the New York Yankees in 2011 is to get six innings out of their starter, get a few runs, hit the long ball and go to the bullpen. Manager Joe Girardi saw that work to perfection Thursday afternoon in the Bronx and the Yankees won their season and home opener over the [...]

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With New Regime in Place Mets will continue to Struggle

Published: April 1, 2011

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Sandy Alderson is the new General Manager and Terry Collins shortly followed as the new manager. A new regime is in command of the New York Mets amid a financial mess that may eventually force owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon to sell a portion of the team or their entire interests. The Wilpon financial mess [...]

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First Castillo, now Ollie is finally gone as Revamp Continues for the Mets

Published: March 23, 2011

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Luis Castillo released by New York Mets on Friday was just the beginning. General Manager Sandy Alderson on Monday made the inevitable announcement and pitcher Oliver Perez followed Castillo out the door. And with the exception of that championship run in 2006, Perez with the huge three-year $36 million contract, granted from then GM Omar [...]

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DISAPPOINTING END FOR YANKEES AS THE PROCESS BEGINS FOR NEXT SEASON

Published: October 27, 2010

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There is disappointment in the Bronx for the New York Yankees and their fans. Anything less than being one of two teams playing in late October, or not taking another championship is unacceptable. So the process began last Friday evening, after that last pitch in Arlington Texas. The organizational process of making sure the Yankees [...]

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Yanks close in on playoff spot with another win over Rays

Published: September 23, 2010

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A five run first inning by the New York Yankees in the Bronx Tuesday evening turned out to be enough support for starter Phil Hughes. The bullpen did their job and New York took their second straight game over Tampa Bay and moved closer to clinching a playoff spot with an 8-3 win Hughes was [...]

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Yanks Win Seventh Straight

Published: September 4, 2010

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BRONX, NY – The Yankees continued its undefeated homestand with a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday afternoon. One day earlier, New York completed a four-game sweep of Oakland. The seven game overall winning streak the team now holds is tied with the high achieved in 2010. The victory also ensured the [...]

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