Tag Archive: Daniel Murphy

May
08

Mets come from behind again, defeat Phillies 7-4

Miguel Batista did little to solve the problem that is Mike Pelfrey’s absence from the rotation, but the Mets overcame a slow start tonight to defeat the Phillies once again 7-4. Trailing 4-1 entering the seventh, New York got to work when last night’s hero Jordany Valdespin got on base with a lead-off walk against …

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Apr
10

Mets fall to Detwiler, Nats 6-2

Ike Davis was given the night off, David Wright was sidelined with a fractured pinky and the Mets were way overdue for their first loss of the season anyway, but none of that made tonight’s 6-2 loss to Washington any easier to swallow for fans of the Amazins. Nationals starter Ross Detwiler pitched brilliantly after …

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Apr
05

Mets continue Opening Day dominance with 1-0 win over Braves

Say what you want about the Mets, they know how to win on Opening Day. New York came into the day with a 32-18 record when playing its first game of the season. After Johan Santana and various bullpen pitchers shutout the Braves 1-0 this afternoon, the Mets can add one more win to that …

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Mar
14

Terry Collins has finally had it with all of these injuries

Collins gets angry Before the Mets took on the Cardinals yesterday afternoon, Terry Collins spoke to reporters about the recent string of Mets injuries. It’s not news that Collins was unhappy about his guys getting hurt, but it was surprising to hear just how frustrated and even angry he was when asked about Ruben Tejada’s …

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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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Jan
02

Analyzing the Prospects of the Upcoming Season

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Don’t worry. Your eyes are not deceiving you. It is I…the czar of the Daily Stache, making my triumphant return to talk about all things Metropolitans. First of all, AFMU.com is the worst to host a website. Don’t make the same mistake we did. Anyway, back to new business. The Mets don’t have much to …

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