After the game versus Miami yesterday, Mets manager Terry Collins told reporters that Mike Pelfrey would likely undergo Tommy John surgery to deal with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. While speaking to reporters, Pelfrey said that there is a 99% chance that he will go through with the season-ending surgery. This …
Category Archive: Mike Pelfrey
Apr
22
Post”poned” Game: Mets Washed Out vs. Giants
What was supposed to be a pitching matchup featuring Tim Lincecum of the Giants and Dillon Gee of the Mets won’t happen anytime today as the Mets-Giants game slated for 1:10 p.m. has been postponed for heavy rain in Queens this afternoon. The game will be made up as a single admission doubleheader tomorrow afternoon …
Apr
18
Maybe the Mets won’t be so terrible?
In an offseason to forget, the New York Mets slashed payroll, begged people to come to Citi Field, lost Gary Carter to cancer, lost their best player to a division rival in free agency and settled a massive lawsuit. Other than that, the Mets 2012 offseason was pretty boring. So the only thing left for …
Apr
16
Mets need strikeout-averse Pelf to go deeper into games
The starting pitching of our Metropolitan baseball club has been sublime so far this season. Johan Santana, R.A. Dickey and Jon Niese have been on top of their games and been able to keep the Mets competitive despite an inconsistent first week of offense. However, the job of a pitching rotation isn’t just a matter …
Apr
15
Post Game: Ike Homers then Offense Slumbers, Phillies Win 8-2
The Mets scored twice in the top of the first inning off of Phillies’ started Cole Hamels as Ike Davis smacked a two-run homerun to right field to bring around David Wright who had singled in front of him. Mike Pelfrey started for the Mets who were looking for their first sweep of the Phillies …
Apr
15
Pre-Game: New York Mets (6-2) @ Philadelphia Phillies (3-5)
At 1:35 pm today, the Mets go for the series sweep of the Phillies. That sounds soooooo yummy doesn’t it? With some great starting pitching by Robert Allen Dickey and Jonathan Niese, and timely hitting, the Amazin’s are proving all the haters wrong early in the season. On the mound today for the Mets will be “Sir-licks-a-lot” …
Apr
09
Murphy’s Law: Mets 4, Nationals 3
HEY! Look at THIS!! Oh, Murph!! The Irish Wonder made clutch plays on both sides of the coin tonight to give the Mets their 4th straight win and kept the Mets at a perfect 4-0 to start the 2012 season. As a result, he received the Mets’ first pie of the season, courtesy of Justin …
Apr
09
Pre-Game: Washington Nationals (2-1) @ New York Mets (3-0)
Big Pelf makes his debut tonight as the 3-0 Mets, coming off a 3-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves (yes, you read that right), look to continue their hot offensive streak against another division rival, the Washington Nationals. The game can be seen on SNY, with Pre-Game beginning at 6:30 pm EDT and the game …
Apr
09
Who Will Show Up Tonight?
First of all, I am well aware that Mike Pelfrey’s pitching, so I didn’t mean the question so literally. The answer? We will all find out at 7:10 p.m. tonight. Mike Pelfrey, who I look at as kind of a modern day Oliver Perez who throws right handed, will take the hill tonight against those …
Apr
09
Pelfrey and Gee: Fast Starts are a Must
Over the weekend, Santana, Dickey, and Niese pitched excellent against the Atlanta Braves. Over the next two days, both Dillon Gee and Mike Pelfrey are scheduled to make their 2012 season debuts. Seeing that AAA Buffalo currently has four right-handed pitchers in the fold waiting for a chance, it is essential that both Mike Pelfrey and …





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