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Mets Injury Woes

Today has been a pretty interesting one in sports. The Mets coming off a double header loss to the Giants yesterday placed two players on the DL today. Jason Bay and Mike Pelfrey both were placed on the 15 day disabled list today. The rash of injuries continues with this team. I think they’re cursed or maybe Citi Field is cursed.

Tonight was the return of Jose Reyes as a Marlin. The reaction was mixed from what I heard on television. Johan Santana pitched great striking out 11 in 6.2 innings but like always the Mets didn’t score for him. They’ve yet to score a run while he’s been pitching this year. They managed to win the game 2-1 on a bases loaded walk in the seventh and a RBI single by Lucas Duda in the 8th.

The Devils are currently playing game six of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. They had a 2-0 lead early in the second period but Florida tied it. They are now heading to overtime. I don’t have a good feeling about it. They are outshooting Florida 36-13 but have to go to overtime. If they lose this game their season ends early again.
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April 25th 2012 @ 02:13

Posted By: Raymond Mencke Jr - Category: Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
   


Mets Win, Devils Fall

Another odd day of sports came and went yesterday. The Mets beat the Giants 5-4 after looking like a little league team and letting the Giants tie the game at 4 in the top of the ninth inning. Ruben Tejada and Kirk Nieuwenhuis let a popup fall between them allowing two runs to score.

They won the game in the tenth inning after Buster Posey threw a ball away down the right field line after Nieuwenhuis hit a ground ball to the first baseman Brandon Belt. Scott Hairston hit Posey on his slide forcing the bad throw. Mike Pelfrey actually pitched very well allowing only one run through eight innings.

The Devils lost to the Panthers 3-0 last night and they looked awful offensively and again took too many penalties. The Panthers can close out the Devils with a win at the Prudential Center on Tuesday night.

I got the UFC PPV last night and I’m regretting it today. The card was suspect going in and the main event was horrendous. The majority of the action took place in the second round when Jon Jones unloaded on Rashad Evans with a series of elbows. Evans did next to nothing the remainder of the five round match.
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April 22nd 2012 @ 14:13

Posted By: Raymond Mencke Jr - Category: New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
   


MLB Top 5 4/20/2011

There was a little reshuffling in my top 5 this week, with one team dropping off the list. The 4 that remain from last week change slots, and the World Series champs make the cut for this week's top 5. It's still very early and there are some other teams with solid records, but it's hard to compare wins and losses when teams are still rounding into regular season form. With that I felt like I had a little explaining to do with my choices.

The Cleveland Indians share the best record in baseball with the Colorado Rockies, but the Indians did not make the cut. They only have played in one full series against a team playing at least .500 baseball and they lost that series to the Angels. Their pitching has been lights out but it's still too early for me to tell if this streak is due to scheduling or a legitimate turnaround. Two other teams that I seriously looked at for spots on the list were the LA Angels and Cincinnati Reds; maybe next week guys.

Philadelphia Phillies

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The Phils look forward to Utley's return


The top team was not as clear this week as last, but I have to choose one and I'm going with the one that has four aces. The Phillies finished up their NL East tour with the Marlins this weekend, splitting a rain shortened set against Florida. They took the tough loss Monday in extras against Milwaukee; the Brewers taking advantage of the Phillies starting someone not named Cliff, Roy or Cole. There have been positive Chase Utley sightings and people are getting more optimistic about his return. The big question mark going forward for the Phillies will be their bullpen.

Colorado Rockies

The Rockies are currently sharing the best record in baseball with the Cleveland Indians. They are 8-2 over their last 10 games and had a great week last week. They went into New York and swept the Mets and then took 2 of three from the Cubs. Monday night they ran into the wall that is Tim Lincecum. The Rockies have been lead by their bats, but their pitching looks to get a boost Tuesday night with the return of Ubaldo Jimenez. Colorado will look to get back on the winning track against San Fran before heading to Florida and Chicago next week for three game sets against the Marlins and Cubbies.

Texas Rangers

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The Rangers have been reeling since Hamilton's injury


The Rangers were my number 1 team last week after a 9-1 start. Last Tuesday Texas was faced with the unfortunate news that MVP Josh Hamilton would be missing considerable time due to a broken arm. The Rangers have been on a slide since that game Hamilton went down, going 2-4 over their last 6. They ended up losing series to the Tigers and Yankees last week. CJ Wilson was able to right the ship for a night against the Ranger's AL West foes the Angels. Hamilton is not someone that is replaced, but I think the Rangers have the depth to work around his injury for the time being. They play their best ball at home (7-0) and welcome the Angels, Royals and Blue Jays in over the next week.

New York Yankees

The Yankees just made my list last week and were able to move up a spot after a 2 game sweep of the Orioles and series win versus the Rangers. New York found out that it is losing Phil Hughes for some time, but that may be more of a blessing with Hughes' 13.94 ERA. Nonetheless, he was slotting in as their 3rd starter, so the questions marks are still following this Yankee rotation. The hitting has been there, but if this team looks to improve they are going to need more consistency from their starters.

San Francisco Giants

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Cain and Lincecum lead the Giants


The Champs are here. San Francisco comes in at number 5 for me this week. They had a solid past week, taking series from the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. They started off this week on a good note, with their ace almost no-hitting the leaders of their division. Cain and Lincecum have started the year pitching lights out and Jonathan Sanchez has had a good early showing. While their pitching has been the story, the bats are also carrying their weight. The Giants have a bit of a tough stretch coming up as they finish their series against the Rockies and then head home and welcome in the Atlanta Braves. With Lincecum and Cain sitting at the top of the rotation, the Giants should hang around the top all season.
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Performance Pitching

Monday brought its share of dominant pitching performances. Yesterday alone, seven pitchers went at least 7 innings and gave up no more than 1 earned run. This stat isn't even including the Pirate's Kevin Correia who threw a complete game against the Reds, only surrendering 2 earned runs.

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Red Sox find hope in Monday's outing

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NL Studs and Duds 4/9/11

Let's see how the studs and duds of the NL stack up against my picks from the AL. The studs of the NL are very recognizable names and represent the two best teams in the National League. The duds may not be quite as well known, and after this week they probably wouldn't mind people looking the other way on their performances.

The stud pitcher of the NL this week is Tim Lincecum. The Freak put together quite the week, going a combined 14 innings over his 2 starts and striking out a whopping 18 batters. He allowed 8 hits and only 1 ER leaving his ERA at a miniscule 0.64. Lincecum will try to avenge his tough luck loss to the Dodgers this week when Los Angeles comes to San Francisco to face the Giants


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