MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
In July, the Daily News wrote, “Growing up in South Carolina, Orlando Hudson dreamed of playing for the Mets. Even though he grew up in Braves country, Hudson loved Darryl Strawberry and was a proud Mets fan.” …i will not lie, things like that influence me… Nelson Figueroa has a similar story, about growing [...]
Faith and Fear in Flushing (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
In February 1998, Al Leiter became a Met. He couldn't have been happier to join the team he said he rooted hard for during his childhood, which he once referred to as "the Mike Vail years". This is really exciting for me. I feel like a little kid. All it took was Wayne Huizenga dismantling the World Champion Florida Marlins before they could defend their title. Steve Phillips gladly handed...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Adam Rubin, in a post to his blog for the Daily News, lists the Mets who will be participating in winter ball during the off-season. Among those participating are Nelson Figueroa, Omir Santos, Pat Misch, Angel Pagan, Fernando Martinez, Tobi Stoner, Lance Broadway, and Josh Thole. For the entire list as well as their respective teams, check [...]
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Of all the late-season auditions, Nelson Figueroa was the most impressive. Ironically, his numbers don’t support what our eyes told us — that Figgy is capable of pitching well enough to... [[ This is a summary ... visit MetsToday.com for the full story ]]
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP Who is he thanking: Poseiden or Ra? (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Browse more photos » The wretched 2009 season is over, so enter a glut of retrospectives, commentary, and analyses chronicling the whole mess. We'll kick things off by taking a look back at the moves -- trades and signings -- the Mets made since the 2008 season ended unceremoniously (for the...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
NY Daily News : Raissman: Keith says he may not return to SNY — Is the four-year SportsNet New York partnership of Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez over? — Was their Sunday call of Nelson Figueroa's 4-0 shutout of Houston, in the Mets' season finale, the trio's final performance together?
Faith and Fear in Flushing (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
If you watched Curb Your Enthusiasm Sunday night, you were no doubt tickled by Jason Alexander's take on the faux Seinfeld reunion proposed by Larry David. Yes, George declared, a reunion show is a great idea, because now, at last, we can leave the show on a good note. Larry is mystified by this implicit criticism of Seinfeld 's farewell, but the viewer gets it. The Seinfeld finale did not feel of...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Giants 27 Kansas City 16 : The Chiefs fumbled away the kickoff to New York and things didn’t get much better from there. New York built up a 27-3 lead and then took it easy in the fourth quarter with the game out of hand. Steve Smith continued his dominant season with 11 catches for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns. Mets 4 Houston 0 : The season of misery is over, now the hard work of fixing this...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Nelson Figueroa pitched a four-hitter for his first major league complete game and the Mets wrapped up a miserable season with a victory over the Astros.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Nelson Figueroa pitched a four-hitter for his first major league complete game, Angel Pagan keyed the offense and the New York Mets wrapped up a miserable season Sunday by completing a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 4-0 victory.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Nelson Figueroa pitched a four-hitter for his first major league complete game, Angel Pagan keyed the offense and the New York Mets wrapped up a miserable season Sunday by completing a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 4-0 victory.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
NEW YORK - Nelson Figueroa pitched a four-hitter for his first major league complete game, Angel Pagan keyed the offense and the New York Mets wrapped up a miserable season Sunday by completing a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 4-0 victory.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Nelson Figueroa pitched a four-hitter for his first major league complete game, Angel Pagan keyed the offense and the New York Mets wrapped up a miserable season Sunday by completing a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 4-0 victory.
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
by Henny Ray Abrams - AP Let this photo define the Astros 2009 season. View full size photo uploaded October 4, 2009 Current Series Mets lead the series 2-0 Fri 10/02 WP: John Maine (7 - 6) LP: Wandy Rodriguez (14 - 12) 1 - 7 loss Sat 10/03 WP: Pat Misch (3 - 4) SV: Francisco Rodriguez LP: Yorman Bazardo (1 - 3) 1 - 5 loss Houston Astros The Crawfish Boxes @ New York Mets Amazin' Avenue Sunday, Oct...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Current Series Mets lead the series 1-0 Fri 10/02 WP: John Maine (7 - 6) LP: Wandy Rodriguez (14 - 12) 1 - 7 loss Houston Astros The Crawfish Boxes @ New York Mets Amazin' Avenue Sunday, Oct 4, 2009, 12:10 PM CDT Citi Field Wilton Lopez vs Nelson Figueroa Complete Coverage > Sun 10/04 12:10 PM CDT Sorry for the delay on this. This is our third attempt at getting this up today.
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