newyork.mets.mlb.com - 7/4/2009
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By Marty Noble / MLB.com 07/04/09 2:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA -- Fernando Nieve is to make his fifth start for the Mets on Saturday in the second game of their series against the Phillies. A chance exists that it could be his last. General manager Omar Minaya acknowledged as much on Friday night ...
nydailynews.com - 7/4/2009
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nydailynews.com —
Admit it: The Mets don’t deserve to have
a share of first place right now. Not given...
how they played. And not if they’re going to be shut down by retreads Rodrigo Lopez and Chan Ho Park . A 7-2 stinker against the Phillies on Friday ...
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Phillies 7, Mets 2: Hardly first rate
weretheteamtobeat.com - 7/4/2009
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weretheteamtobeat.com —
Happy 4th of July Everyone...Even you Phillies fans
After a convincing 7-2 Phillies win last night, the...
Mets send Fernando Nieve to the hill this afternoon to take on Jamie Moyer. Nieve is sporting an impressive stat line (3-1, 2.25 ERA), and his emergence has helped to stabilize the Mets ...
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Game 2 Preview: Mets @ Phils
weretheteamtobeat.com - 7/3/2009
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weretheteamtobeat.com —
The last month has been incredibly frustrating, but
there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic To...
be honest, I don’t even know where to start. The last two and a half years have been excruciating, but June of 2009 will go down as one of the worst months in Mets history. And ...
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The State of the Mets
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The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
Ryan Howard has not hit a ball out of the park in his last ten games but we've got a feeling he's going to bring some fireworks to Citizens Bank Park this afternoon when the Phils face Mets right hander Fernando Nieve.
Nieve has been solid in his short time as a Mets starter but was roughed up in his last outing in Milwaukee, failing to get out of the fourth inning. He ...
Nieve Again: Phillies 4, Mets 1
Amazin' Avenue —
... , whose bat was just a little better than his arm today. Nieve allowed four runs on six hits and six walks (!) in 5.2 innings in what might be his last start (though ...
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nybaseballdigest.com 6/15/2009 — Anytime you see an arm like Fernando Nieve acquired off the waiver wire you have to get suspicious. We only have a small sample of his work, but ever since joining the Mets he seems to be a more than serviceable pitcher. Yesterday, Howard gave you some insight as to why Nieve had a nice game ...
Perez back to the bigs —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 7/4/2009
Oliver Perez has rejoined the Mets in advance of his activation, for what's confirmed as a start on Wednesday against the Dodgers.
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