nydailynews.com - 23 days ago
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Nick Evans finally has found a team to join this offseason. And while it might be less lucrative then playing winter ball in Venezuela, the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, it is in Evans' back yard. Evans, a Phoenix native, is back in the Arizona Fall League with the Surprise Rafters. He is filling the spot of Mets farmhand Lucas Duda , who suffered a sprained right wrist the opening week of the AFL season. Duda went home.
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metsfansforever.com - 21 days ago
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Author: Paul Zinn As the 2009 postseason begins
to wind down, one thing is becoming clear to...
me – the Phillies are not going anywhere. As far as I can tell, they will be a force to be reckoned with in th e National League East for at least a few more years. Add two other solid ...
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Analysis: Mets OUtfield
tedquarters.net - 23 days ago
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Yesterday I promised to provide more thoughts about
Daniel Murphy and his role with the Mets moving...
forward, but I got busy with actual work. My apologies. Murphy may have been trumped by Jeff Francoeur as the most divisive Met, but the young first ...
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The thing about Murph
metsmerizedonline.com - 27 days ago
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We’ve made it to another Halloween, Mets fans!
That means it’s time for my first annual “Frightening...
Moments In Mets History” blog. It’s so scary that even Jose Reyes was not prepared for the shocking stories he was about to read. I’ve gone through the ...
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Frightening Moments In Mets History
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Ike Davis makes the AFL all star squad Nick Evans joins the Surprise Rafters.
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan —
Ike Davis will be part of the All star squad that will play there game this Saturday the 7th on the MLB Network. Congrads to the Mets prospect. Also Nick Evans was added to the Surprise Rafters squad as per Adam Rubins latest blog I am surprised Daniel Murphy didn’t break down some doors to play. I am sure he is chomping at the bit in the first couple of weeks of the off season. ...
I’m Reading: about Prospects & Prospects
MetsBlog.com —
... Speaking of prospects…
Mike Newman, of Scouting the Sally League, provides a detailed report on Mets 19-year-old pitching prospect Kyle Allen, who Newman calls, “one of the most promising pitchers I had the chance to see this season.”
This season for the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats, Allen was 9–6 with a 3.45 ERA in 125 innings, during which he struck out 111 batters and walked just 51.
Adam Rubin of the Daily News explains why Nick Evans is now playing in the AFL, all because ...
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NY Post: Sports 24 days ago
PHILADELPHIA -- Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur yesterday had the long-planned surgery to repair a torn collateral ligament in his left thumb, an injury he suffered making a diving catch Aug. 23 in Philadelphia.
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NY Post: Sports 24 days ago
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