nysun.com - 8/25/2008
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Click Image to Enlarge AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) New York Mets' Fernando Tatis reacts as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run to tie the score against the St. Louis Cardinals during the ninth inning in Major League Baseball action Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Shea Stadium in New York. (AP Photo
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The Fernando Tatis Story
Mop Up Duty | Baseball News Sabermetric | Baseball History Bio —
... but no one seemed to think he had anything left in the tank. Then before the 2006 season, Tatis got a surprise call from the Baltimore Orioles. Given a chance to raise money for his town and to reignite his desire to play, he accepted. Tatis was a part-time player that year, netting just 56 at-bats before being tossed overboard. Not long after that, the Mets gave him a shot and he is now hitting .294/.359/.489, one of the more productive outfielders in the NL. To read the full story, click here . ...
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Faith and Fear in Flushing —
... Moises Alou and Brady Clark and Angel Pagan and Marlon Anderson and Trot Nixon and Chris Aguila inexplicably spat out Daniel Murphy and Nick Evans, Double-A roommates who have formed the best platoon of out-of-position rookies one could possibly imagine. Ryan Church endured a second concussion, strange medical advice and forced inactivity, but that allowed the unlikely resurrection of Fernando Tatis, living a "Blues Brothers" plot come to life. (Seriously. Like Jake and Elwood, he's on a mission from God.) El Duque never came off the shelf, but Mike Pelfrey reclaimed his curve ...
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The Fernando Tatis Story
mopupduty.com 8/25/2008 — If you are a regular reader here at Mop Up Duty then you know I am a sucker for a comeback story. The New York Sun has an article detailing the story behind Tatis’ rise, fall and bounce-back.
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seamheads.com 8/25/2008 — Cubs continue to roll
Little has changed in the NL division races in the past week of baseball.
The Arizona Diamondbacks widened the gap between them and the Los Angeles Dodgers from one game to three.
The Milwaukee Brewers remain four and a half games behind the Chicago Cubs.
The Philadelphia Phillies gained half a game on the division-leading New York Mets.
Note: Lee, not Doc, to Reveal No. 16
metsblog.com 8/25/2008 — Lee Mazzilli, and Doc Gooden, will be revealing No. 16 on the wall of Shea Stadium tonight, during the Lincoln Mercury Countdown.
…i do not know if gooden was contacted to take part in tonight’s Countdown , though the team has reached ...
Mister Met delivers throat-slash gesture to Yankee fan
nj.com 8/25/2008 — Mister Met lets a New York Yankee fan have it Saturday. Is it that bad for the New York Yankees that even Mister Met is gloating? The YouTube below was shot Saturday night at Shea Stadium. During the Mets game...
What I would like to own from Shea Stadium
theropolitans.com 8/25/2008 — So with the Shea Stadium seats going on sale for much more than I earned all summer, I was wondering what else they would sell from the stadium. Here's a list I compiled of items I'd like to see for sale: The toilets/urinals. It only makes sense to have those porcelain thrones put up for sale. I'd like to own a urinal from Shea. It'd be so fitting. The Azek Trimboard sign. It'd look dashing ...
Mets minor league report —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 8/25/2008
Dillon Gee didn’t foresee getting named to the Florida State League All-Star Game. His subsequent promotion to Double-A Binghamton also was more than he expected in 2008.
Gee made his Eastern League debut for Binghamton on Aug. 12 by limiting ...
ON DECK: ASTROS AT METS —
NY Post: Sports 8/25/2008
Three players who had a role in the Mets' collapse last season will try to prevent a similar fall for the Amazin's from the top of the NL East standings. Ryan Church, Brian Schneider and Luis Ayala, all members of the Nationals last year at this...
