Mejia has goods to rescue Mets - 2 hours ago - nypost.com

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... during his 1-2-3 inning in the Mets' 4-2 Grapefruit League win over the Red Sox yesterday. Mejia should be at Citi Field come April 5. If he's not, the Mets are wasting a golden arm and opportunity. Four veterans polled in the clubhouse yesterday each said Mejia should be with the major league team if the right-hander continues to excel. This was five hours before his 1-2-3 inning against the Red Sox over in Fort Myers. Is a little bit of seasoning going to make it any different? Jason Bay wondered. He is going to help at some point, whether it's tomorrow or a year from now, and ... Read More »;</a>
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Dont be fooled by majestic March - 2 hours ago - nypost.com

... the coming genius of Darren ODay or else they would not have lost him on waivers last April to the Rangers to promote Nelson Figueroa. Nobody saw Oakland closer Andrew Bailey as a Rookie of the Year or David Aardsma and Ryan Franklin as powerhouse closers. Relievers are volatile, up and down. So teams can luck into late-game solutions. You cannot say the same for elite starters. Put it this way: The Mets have a better chance of unearthing Francisco Rodriguez's set-up man than finding an internal solution when John Maine, Mike Pelfrey or Oliver Perez inevitably break body parts or hearts. ... Read More »;</a>
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Sox not blown away by perfect inning - 3 hours ago - nypost.com

... his exceptional spring, firing a perfect inning of relief in the Mets' 4-2 Grapefruit League victory over the Red Sox yesterday, needing only six pitches to retire Mike Cameron, Josh Reddick and Marco Scutaro. That's two Boston starters Cameron and Scutaro and one legitimate prospect on an elite team, on the road. That's hardly minimal competition. Though Cameron generally liked what he saw from Mejia, he was hardly wowed. He's all right, Cameron said. I thought it wasn't anything that was kind of a ooh-wow or anything. Added Cameron, I think he could be a real [good setup] guy. But for ... Read More »;</a>
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Surge wont get F-Mart to bigs - 3 hours ago - nypost.com

</td> ... One day I want to become an actual pitcher, he said with a laugh. Said Jerry Manuel, He faced a pretty good lineup. The first five, six, seven hitters [are] major league hitters. To perform in that manner against those guys, that's pretty impressive. That's a big-time American League East team. To do that is good. * The Indians claimed Anderson Hernandez on waivers. . . . The Mets' first spring night game is tonight. They will visit the Marlins in Jupiter. Oliver Perez will start, with Francisco Rodriguez set to make his second spring appearance. . . . The Mets wore green caps for ... Read More »;</a>
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All is breaking right for Mets' Pelfrey - 6 hours ago - nydailynews.com

... with those pitches. If he misses he's been able to come back and throw them for strikes. That's fundamentals of pitching. If he does that and is able to have that type of command with the life he has on his other pitches, he'll be in a good place for us. "That's a big-time American League East team," Manuel added. "To do that is good. I was glad to see it." "I thought Pelfrey was throwing pellets," said Boston's Mike Cameron , the former Met who fouled out against him. "If he pitches like that this year, he's got a good chance if they catch the ball behind him." Even with Pelfrey's ... Read More »;</a>
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Mejia blows away Red Sox with strong showing - 6 hours ago - nydailynews.com

... league camp and throw the amount of strikes that he's thrown," Jerry Manuel said. "That's impressive." Mejia, 20, has a 1.08 ERA in four outings with eight strikeouts in 8-1/3 innings. He could fill a late-inning role if the Mets decide that a guy who hasn't pitched above Double-A should make the team. For what it's worth, a former Met didn't seem blown away by Mejia. But then again, Cameron saw only three pitches. "I thought it wasn't anything that was kind of a ooh-wow or anything," Cameron said. "But he seemed to have pretty good life, movement on his ball." Mike Pelfrey was delighted ... Read More »;</a>
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Texas gave Washington the Hamilton pardon - 10 hours ago - sports.yahoo.com

. Of all the hard-to-believe whoppers baseball lobs at its fans vis--vis drug use, Ron Washingtons explanation of his positive cocaine test set a new standard on the BS meter. Read More »;</a>
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The Mets' Martinez, an Understudy, Is Playing Like a Star - 11 hours ago - nytimes.com

... MYERS, Fla. The Mets put an entire story line on the team bus on Wednesday, sending all three contenders for the starting center-field job on the three-hour trip here to face the Boston Red Sox . Mets outfielder Fernando Martinez, who is batting .538 in spring training, is expected to start the season at Class AAA Buffalo. Keep up with the latest ... Read More »;</a>
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F-Mart may to stay in minors for now - 11 hours ago - nydailynews.com

... hitting his third home run, Fernando Martinez is likely to end up being left off the New York Mets' Opening Day roster. Martinez blasted his third home run of the spring Wednesday, a three-run shot in the eighth inning off Boston reliever Ramon Ramirez that erased a one-run deficit. He has a team-best 10RBI, is batting .538 and slugging 1.115, but Jerry Manuel said Wednesday that it would be "difficult in all honesty" for Martinez to force his way onto the team, even as a reserve. "That would be difficult," Manuel said. "The center field part is very important for us now. We've come ... Read More »;</a>
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Mets not interested in Nats' Guzman - 12 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

... now, there have been no takers for the switch-hitting shortstop. Guzman, who is recovering from shoulder surgery this past offseason, has played only five games during the exhibition season, and finds himself competing with Ian Desmond for the starting job at shortstop. Guzman has yet to show the team that he could throw the ball hard to first base because he is still building arm strength. Rangers skipper tested positive for drug during last season Mariners lefty disciplined for throwing at D-backs' Snyder Rockies closer undergoes MRI on ailing right shoulder Right-hander assured by ... Read More »;</a>
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HBT: Nats cut Dukes; should Mets grab him? - 12 hours ago - hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

... in as a backup, right?I think Dukes is still capable of being a good player, he's certainly inexpensive and he is probably worth a flier. Just not by the Mets. If there's something a guy with Dukes' history doesn't need is an alternately bored and rabid press like that which covers the New York teams. How about someplace quiet like Kansas City or Pittsburgh or some other island of misfit baseball toys? Places where he'll (a) represent an upgrade; and (b) won't be subjected to the kind of scrutiny that he, quite frankly, doesn't want and doesn't need.Of course, given my biases and rooting ... Read More »;</a>
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Four-Run Seventh Leads Mets Past Red Sox - 13 hours ago - espn.go.com

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Martinez's contributions hard to ignore - 13 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

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Puerto Rico expected to host Mets, Marlins - 13 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

... World Baseball Classic Puerto Rico expected to host Mets, Marlins A June series between the Mets and Marlins will be moved from Miami to Puerto Rico, according to a report by The Associated Press on Wednesday. Neither team has confirmed the story yet, but both will be on a group conference call organized by the Major League Baseball for Thursday afternoon. The Marlins will remain the home team at San Juan's Hiram Bithorn Stadium, once the part-time home of the Montreal Expos. The stadium hosted 22 Expos games in ... Read More »;</a>
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Mejia's six-pitch outing impresses Mets - 13 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

... in three consecutive outings. Though Manuel has publicly stated his desire to have Mejia start the year in the bullpen, the right-hander is receiving less Grapefruit League work simply because at this point in spring, there aren't enough innings to go around. By this stage of Spring Training, teams have usually already demoted their top prospects back to the Minors. But Manuel doesn't mind keeping Mejia around by limiting workload in March, knowing that if he does not make the team as a reliever, Mejia can always stretch himself out in the Minors this summer. His future is likely in ... Read More »;</a>
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Secondary pitches start clicking for Pelfrey - 13 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

... secondary offerings -- curveballs, sliders and splitters. The result was a 4-2 Mets victory over the Red Sox, featuring Pelfrey's final line of four innings, four singles, one run, two strikeouts and no walks. Pelfrey's heavy sinker -- advertised as a "bowling ball" since his first days with the team -- resurfaced as well. Offset by his secondary offerings, it became exponentially more effective. "It was a real positive outing," Pelfrey said. In the second inning, Pelfrey froze Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis on a called third strike. In the third, Pelfrey spun a slider past ... Read More »;</a>
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Martinez's homer helps Mets rally past Red Sox - 14 hours ago - nypost.com

. -- Boston starter John Lackey gave up two hits in four innings before the New York Mets rallied with four runs in the eighth for a 4-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. Read More »;</a>
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Niese, Nieve could battle through spring training for spot in Mets rotation - 14 hours ago - nypost.com

... schedule, his tone is not so enthusiastic. Neither Niese nor right-hander Fernando Nieve - the two leading candidates - has set himself apart from a pack that also includes left-hander Hisanori Takahashi and righty Nelson Figueroa, and Manuel expects the competition to last until just before the team breaks camp. "I'd like to see them continue to compete for that," Manuel said. "I'd really like us to go down to the wire." Niese has a 7.04 ERA in 7 2-3 innings of work, while Nieve has a 6.00 ERA over 9 innings. The two have taken turns starting and relieving one another since pitching in ... Read More »;</a>
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Lackey lights out before Mets rally past Red Sox - 15 hours ago - buffalonews.com

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Indians claim infielder Anderson Hernandez - 16 hours ago - sportingnews.com

. -- The Cleveland Indians have claimed infielder Anderson Hernandez off waivers from the New York Mets. Read More »;</a>
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