Tag Archive: Andres Torres

May
16

Pre-game: Cincinnati Reds (18-17) at Mets (20-16)

In case you missed it last night, the Brewers versus Mets game last night seemed completely unremarkable until the seventh inning, when D.J. Carrasco, who was supposed to just be mopping up a blowout loss, hit Ryan Braun with a fastball. The incident came right after Ricky Weeks had homered off of Carrasco to make …

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May
01

Astros blast away Niese, Mets 6-3

Jon Niese has been very solid so far this season, but tonight he couldn’t avoid hard contact and the Astros hit a couple of big flies early on that provided all the offense they would need to defeat the Mets tonight. The Astro assault started right away in the bottom of the first. Jose Altuve …

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Mar
29

Mets Opening Day Roster just about set

If you trust Adam Rubin of ESPN New York and his sources, then the Mets Opening Day roster picture is quickly coming into focus. Rubin says that as long as Byrdak doesn’t somehow recover from knee surgery in time to make the roster, the Mets will start out with Daniel Herrera as the lefty specialist …

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Mar
22

Andres Torres injury leaves Mets with scary center field scenarios

During Tuesday night’s 2-0 win over Washington, the Mets projected Opening Day center fielder Andres Torres suffered a strained calf and was forced to leave the game. The good news is that Torres does not expect to be out long. Here’s what he told reporters this morning: “I feel better. Just a few more days, …

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Jan
15

Slim, But Not Impossible: This Season Can Be Successful

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While looking at the Mets’ moves this off-season, it’s hard to get really amped up about any of them. Here’s a round-up of what we’ve seen thus far. Nov. 17, 2011 — Mets re-sign Valentino Pascucci and sign Vinny Rottino Dec. 7, 2011 — Mets trade Angel Pagan to San Francisco for Ramon Ramirez and …

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