Figueroa 2010: The Right Choice
nybaseballdigest.com 10/5/2009 — Here’s what we know about 2010 in New York: Johan Santana and Mike Pelfrey should be pitching, and David Paterson should go spend more time with his family. But while the Mets ponder the pitchers they should use to fill out the rotation, with John Maine, Oliver Perez, Jon Niese and ...

On the Bubble: Nelson Figueroa
metsfever.blogspot.com 9/15/2009 — This is the year Nelson Figueroa would come to camp with a job, Figgy is perfect for the longman/spot starters role. Figgy has been around long enough that he's crafty enough to get most hitters out and make adjustments on the fly. Being a veteran pitcher he has the essential short term ...

MetsMerized Player Of The Week! 9/27-10/4
metsmerizedonline.com 10/6/2009 — And then there were none. We did win 70 games, we’re guaranteed a top ten draft pick and we can all kick back and watch some football or so for the new few months. I’ll still be watching the playoffs with a decent amount of the Mets fanbase (and i’ll be cheering for the ...

Brandeis baseball to retire Nelson Figueroa's #2
noyoureatowel.net 10/2/2009 — The editors of No You're a Towel -- including me -- are very ashamed. I don't know how we missed this, but inexplicably we did. On October 10, the Brandeis University baseball team will retire Nelson Figueroa's #2 following its annual Alumni Game on campus. (If you would like to attend this ...

Is that your final answer, Nelson Figueroa?
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 8/4/2009 — Nelson Figueroa's season has been like an episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." Going into tonight's game, he had ten straight quality starts at Buffalo. Figueroa had allowed only 12 runs during those ten starts over 71 1/3 innings. With ten straight successes, Figueroa could settle for ...

Nelson Figueroa and Hoosiers
nybaseballdigest.com 8/4/2009 — One of the finest sports movies ever made is Hoosiers. Of course, we see the team peak at the right time, win the championship. We don’t have to watch them try and repeat against bigger, stronger and more skilled players. Nelson Figueroa’s first few starts with the Mets had a ...

The Feel-Good Finale
theballclub.blogspot.com 10/5/2009 — Yesterday's finale at Citi Field was truly a finale to be welcomed, but not so much for the obvious reason of finally putting to rest what has been a miserable, forgettable season. More importantly, by winning their final game of the season yesterday , the Mets snapped my 8-game losing streak, ...