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The other players expected to be suspended, each for 50 games are:

Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz
Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta
Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera
Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli
Mariners catcher Jesus Montero (used to be a Yankee)
Mets Minor League outfielder Cesar Puello
Yankees Minor League outfielder Fernando Martinez
and free-agent relievers Fautino De Los Santos and Jordan Norberto.

Additional reports surfaced on Monday indicating that
Phillies lefty Antonio Bastardo
Mets infielder Jordany Valdespin
Astros reliever Sergio Escalona will also be suspended.


Seems my Mets had company...a couple of Yankees and your starting shortstop Adam.

Valdespin hasn't contributed anything to the big ball club in over 6 weeks...so this hurts us how? :r :r

What happened to reports of Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon??? Guess MLB blew the whistle too early.

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Valdespin is a dolt. It does nothing to the Mets organization to have him named and suspended. Good riddence I say.

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Agreed...drop both their sorry a$$es. :tu

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Mets to call up highly touted prospect Flores. With Wright on the DL and his path blocked by Wright...what the hell. It's not like the move will hurt us.

The Mets will call up Flores prior to Tuesday's game against the Rockies, the team announced late Monday night, rewarding an infielder who hit .321 with 15 home runs in 107 games at Triple-A Las Vegas.

My question is why did they wait three days into Wright being on the DL to call him up?? :bh :bh

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Mets beat the Rockies last night 3-2. Bullpen actually held on to one. :tu :tu

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Mets beat the Rockies, 5-0 as Harvey throws his first complete game shutout...only giving up four hits. :tu :tu

Mets move ahead of the Phillies...and are now in third place. :wo :wo

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Keep this up and there might be a glimmer of hope for a wild card spot!

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Especially the way the Nats are playing. :D

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Mets get a 2-1 win today to complete the sweep of the Rockies!

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:wo :wo

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Mets lose to the D-Backs last 5-4, and of course, the bullpen blows another one. We'd probably be 10 games over .500 if we had a decent bullpen. Thanks Sandy!! :td :td

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Wheeler pitches another "road gem" as the Mets beat the D-Backs 4-1. This kid Flores can hit. :D

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Mets beat the D-Backs today, 9-5 and take the series. :wo :wo

Hated to see Cody Ross go down in this game.

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The reports are saying that Ross will be out for the season and, depending on the severity, there may be the possibility that this is career ending. I hope that's not the case.

Bring on the Dodgers. Would love to beat up on them a little.

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Especially since Kershaw pitched last night...means we won't face him. :D

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:tu

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Mets lose to the Dodgers last night 4-2. This after we had a 2 run lead. If we could only protect a lead...and the bullpen was worth a damn...and... :r :r

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I watched the game until it was 4-2 then turned it off because I thought it was a lost cause at that point. Turns out I was right. It was a late game and I was fighting falling asleep, but didn't Majia lose the lead before he was taken out?

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He did lose the lead Dave. I was just speaking in general of the entire season so far. :D

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Mets drop another one to the Dodgers, 4-2. The offense was non-existant and Harvey was very un-Harveylike last night.

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The first inning or two Harvey looked really good. After that it was pretty down hill.

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Bullpen blows another one as we get swept by the Dodgers, 5-4 in 11 innings. I'm getting to that point, again, where I'm about to stop watching. They are p*ssing me off BIGTIME!!! :bh :bh

We could have won every game of this series...we had the lead in each game and blew it each time.

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Mac, seriously?
They're a sub .500 ballclub, playing the HOTTEST team in baseball, on the road, with their best player on the disabled list.
They're lucky the Dodgers didn't find a way to beat them 4 times in 3 games!
You should be thrilled they played them as close as they did.

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Dom, that's my whole point. Being a sub .500 club with a shoddy outfield and a non existant bullpen...if we had even an average one of both, we'd be contending for a wildcard position. Alderson KNEW the bullpen was f*cked and did nothing to correct it (short term or long term).

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I'm with Mac. These gaems are so very frustrating to watch. I'm getting tires of watching them lose in the late innings. There is no reason that we should lose a lead so late in every game. We miss so many opportunities because these guys keep watching perfect pitches whiz by them without even pretending to swing. I can't count how many times we have bases loaded and no outs yet fail to score a run.

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Mets beat the Padres last night 4-1.

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Wheeler pitched a real nice game.

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Mets beat the Padres 5-2, Niese looked good. Still hanging onto 3rd place. :D

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Mets dropped the last two games to the Padres...Saturday, 8-4 and today 4-3. :td :td

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Mets beat the Twins today 6-1. Gee pitched another great game. :D

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Lets see what happens with the Braves.....

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Mets beat the Braves 5-3 last night. Wheeler looked good again. :tu :tu

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Mets bullpen blows another one...giving up a 3R HR in the 10th inning as we lose to the Braves 4-1. :bh :bh

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Mets still in 3rd place in the NL East. For how long? Who knows...but enjoying it while I can. :D

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Mets pick up Daisuke Matsuzaka. Alderson...this NOT an improvement in the rotation, but rather a shoring up of sorts. How about some bullpen help?

With several of their starting pitchers undergoing season-ending surgeries or brushing up against innings limits, the Mets on Thursday made a low-risk move to deepen their staff, signing former Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka. Another over the hill veteran the Mets bring in. :bh :bh

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Mac, you and I must be mortal enemies for the next 3 days.

Love you again Monday. :r

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Tomorrows Scherzer Vs Harvey Matchup is must see TV! :tu

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Can you say "19-1"? :D :wo

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Not gonna happen. Harvey's gonna get back on track. Now tonight...with Dice-K pitching, that's a different story.

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I'd bet ya, but I done smoked all my Maduros. ;)

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You called that.

I am your friend again for the next 20 hours. :)

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Way to go Dice-K...as we lose 6-1 to the Tigers.

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Harvey gave up 2 early runs, and the offense took another day off...mustering only three hits. Scherzer pitched a gem and shut us down all day...11 strikeouts and no runs. Mets lose 3-0.

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You called it though, a good performance by Harvey, Mac. Scherzer is just on cruise-control this season.

Can we still be friends if......http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/sweeping.gif

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Fixed it for ya Tom. :D

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I dunno, we have Porcello pitching tomorrow, he is our weakest link....

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All of our pitchers (except Harvey) are our weakest link. :r :r :r

On a serious note, Gee has showed signs of improvement and he gets handed the ball tomorrow.

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I would say good luck, Brother, but I wouldn't really mean it. ;) :lr

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Ditto. :D

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Mets get ROCKED today by the Tigers, 11-3 and swept for the series. :bh :bh

We were completely overmatched in this series...in every aspect of the game.