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Baseball Calendar (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:05:17 PDT

Mets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:51 PDT

Jerry Manuel walked out quickly to the mound, the Mets manager signaling to the bullpen long before he ever made it out to greet R.A. Dickey.

It was probably the best idea, since the last time Manuel had come to the mound to get Dickey, it turned into a prolonged debate as Dickey tried to argue with Manuel and even the umpires to stay on the mound and keep pitching.

This time, though, Manuel stepped out and the exchange was much more amicable.

"It was definitely a more pleasant conversation," Dickey said. "I wanted to finish the game. I thanked him for giving me the chance."

On Sunday, it was the sixth inning when Manuel came out and took the ball with Dickey nursing a slight muscle strain in his hip area.

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Dickey, Davis lead Mets past Cardinals 4-0 (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:55:19 PDT
R.A. Dickey has been up and down from the minors, bouncing from one city to another while pitching for four big league teams over the past five years. Imagine where the New York Mets would be without him. Dickey took a three-hitter into the ninth inning and rookie Ike Davis hit a three-run homer Thursday in a 4-0 win over the St.

Might Lilly re-sign with Cubs in offseason? (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:02:15 PDT
Teams are lining up to take Ted Lilly off the hands of the Chicago Cubs for the rest of the season.

Pujols comes through as Cards beat Mets in 13 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:47:39 PDT
Albert Pujols had the 20-inning marathon that the St. Louis Cardinals played against the Mets earlier this year in the back of his mind when he stepped to the plate in a tie game Wednesday night. It was already the 13th inning, and with a day game on the horizon, the big slugger wanted nothing more than to drive in a run and head for bed.

Wobbly contenders weaken trade market (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:43:00 PDT
Several teams are on the verge of falling out of pennant races, leaving fewer suitors for top players on the block.

SlumpBot .200: Jason Bay's move to the Mets hasn't gone well (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:33:33 PDT
Using the best technology available today, Slumpbot .200 identifies a few players who are currently having...

Beltran wrecks Wainwright, Mets beat Cardinals 8-2 (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:23:35 PDT
Rather than rehash the curveball that froze him so long ago, Carlos Beltran focused on the current task -- getting hits off Adam Wainwright, and getting the New York Mets back into the race. Beltran gained a small measure of revenge against Wainwright and the Mets suddenly broke loose Tuesday night, roughing up the St.

Mets LF Bay has mild concussion, out of lineup (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:03:22 PDT
Mets left fielder Jason Bay has been diagnosed with a mild concussion and is out of the lineup for at least a few days. Bay hurt himself when he crashed into the wall Friday night while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. He played Saturday and Sunday, going 2 for 9 with four strikeouts, and said he felt the effects from the concussion during the trip back to New York.

Mets manager Manuel suspended after ejection (PA SportsTicker)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:53:46 PDT
Mets manager Jerry Manuel was given a one-game suspension for a recent run-in with an umpire and sat out Tuesday night's game against St. Louis.

The Numbers: Erick Aybar is the king of the bunt single (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:01:41 PDT
Each week, Big League Stew stat doctor Alex Remington will bring you a few baseball numbers you need to know.

Albert Pujols takes on Denis Leary during Letterman appearance (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:49:03 PDT
Blessed with some free time in New York on Monday, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols went the tourist...

Red Sox wanted Mets catcher Barajas (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:14:57 PDT
The Boston Red Sox, looking to add a catcher before the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline passes, had...

Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:24:50 PDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance.

AL Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:13:54 PDT
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.

Another one! Garza joins crowd after throwing Rays' first no-no (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:44:01 PDT
Ho hum . Another night, another chance to write a post about a pitcher throwing a no-hitter.

Matt Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:26:26 PDT
Matt Garza pitched the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history, and the fifth in the major leagues this season, in a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday. Garza faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing only a second-inning walk, for a team that's often been on the wrong end of pitching gems lately.

Mets put Barajas on DL, call up Hessman; Dickey OK (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:43:07 PDT
The New York Mets have put catcher Rod Barajas on the 15-day disabled list and promoted infielder Mike Hessman from Triple-A. Barajas had an MRI exam Monday that showed a mild strain on his left side. The move was retroactive to Sunday. The 32-year-old Hessman has hit 329 career home runs in the minor leagues, most among active players.

He wouldn't leave: Mets' Dickey makes fierce plea to stay in game (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:00 PDT
New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey might be part Jack Russell Terrier. Dickey stubbornly refused to leave in...

Angels fleeced D'backs in Haren deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:26:00 PDT
Their pilfering of starter Dan Haren is in character for a team that looks beyond the immediate future.

Torre was Harvey's first -- and last -- ejection (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:59:20 PDT
Joe Torre was the first and last major league manager to be ejected by umpire Doug Harvey. And on the day Harvey was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Torre admitted he went looking for that final thumb. "I didn't know I was his first one until he told me about a month before," Torre recalled Sunday before his Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets.

Kershaw, Dodgers stifle punchless Mets 1-0 (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:42:37 PDT
The added incentive behind Clayton Kershaw's stellar performance had more to do with a tired bullpen than the fact that it was his first start since appealing a five-game suspension. Kershaw scattered seven hits over eight innings and Russell Martin hit an eighth-inning RBI double in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-0 victory over the punchless New York Mets on Sunday.

Loney's HR in 13th gives Dodgers 3-2 win over Mets (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:12:33 PDT
James Loney was willing to do whatever it took to help the Dodgers pull out a marathon victory against the New York Mets -- even pitch. He made sure it wasn't necessary. Loney homered in the 13th inning, giving the Dodgers a 3-2 victory on Saturday. The easygoing first baseman's seventh homer of the season was even more timely because manager Joe Torre had no true relievers left in his...

Maine has shoulder surgery (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:59:28 PDT
New York Mets right-hander John Maine had arthroscopic surgery Friday to clean out scar tissue from his shoulder and is expected to be ready for the start of spring training. The Mets said the procedure was performed by Dr. Michael Citotti in Philadelphia. Maine has been sidelined since May 21 because of weakness in his shoulder and had a setback while making a rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo about...

For the Mets, it's a zero-sum game (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:52:00 PDT
The Mets roster seemingly measures with the best, yet somehow always adds up to disaster.