newyorkmetsdaily.com - 8/18/2008
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As expected, the New York Mets have optioned Eddie Kunz to Triple-A New Orleans. Kunz made four appearances had a 13.50 ERA in four relief appearances with the Mets. Prior to being promoted, Kunz was with Double-A Binghamton, where he recorded 27 saves, one short of Jerrod Riggan’s club record.
The Trio Act of Pedro Martinez
hotfootblog.com 8/18/2008 — For Hot Foot, Andrew Beaton provides a rundown of the three pitchers named Pedro Martinez on the Mets.
Top Five Fantasy Stories–Washington Nationals
fantasybaseballgenerals.com 8/18/2008 — Is there a more boring team to write about than the Nats? I actually chose to write about them today rather than the Mets because trying to narrow down all the Mets stories this year into just the top 5 is quite a task!
Is Citi Field Turning Shea Stadium Into a Home Run Park?
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/18/2008 — Sunday’s win put the Mets 12 games over .500 for the first time this season. What may surprise people is the way the Mets have been winning. The franchise known for pitching, the one that featured Seaver, Koosman, Matlack, Gooden, Darling, Fernandez, Cone and others is doing it with hitting.
Mets trade for Luis Ayala
theropolitans.com 8/19/2008 — Why? Anderson Hernandez is heading to Washington for Luis Ayala as the Mets try to sure up their bullpen issues. I'm not a fan of Ayala, and I feel this actually hurts the Mets pen. Obviously, they're not giving up much, as A-Hern was never going to amount to much of anything. I guess this is goodbye to Eddie Kunz...for now. Ayala, you have a lot to prove to me before I begin to trust you. ...
A good win, and maybe Eddie Kunz isn't the closer we all thought he was...yet
theropolitans.com 8/19/2008 — What to say about Pedro Martinez? His last four or five starts have been good to great. He may be giving up hits, but he's limiting the numbers of runs allowed, and that's all that matters. Still, the home runs, especially of the Solo variety, seem to be a big issue lately. I haven't seen anything different going on with Pedro that would make him more prone to home runs or anything like that, ...
Mets minor league report —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 8/18/2008
Jon Niese joined Triple-A New Orleans on July 30. The 21-year-old lefthander hasn’t skipped a beat in four starts since the promotion.
Niese, the organization’s top pitching prospect, will take a 3-1 record and 3.12 ERA into Monday night’s start ...
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