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Let's Go Mets!

Winter Meetings=Lots of Deals!

So far, the winter meetings have had lots of trades, and signings. Here's a run down on trades and signings!

1. White Sox acquire Jeff Sammardzija.

I like this move. The White Sox add another decent arm to their rotation.

He should be a #2 guy behind Sale.

2. Cubs acquire Miguel Montero.

Wow. Looks like the Cubs are doing some work. Also, great move.

3. Jason Hammel signs with Cubs.

Looks like Hammel is going back to the Cubs. He's a pretty decent arm. Good buy low pitcher.

That's about it so far! More updates soon!

 

Any video game fans? Read this.

One of the most popular games on Playstation, is the MLB The Show series. One of the things about the game is getting to see who's on the cover. On this years cover of MLB The Show, it was Miguel Cabrera. Next years game, MLB The Show 15, can you guess who's on the cover? It's Yasiel Puig. It was announced he was gonna be on the cover last Friday. MLB The Show 15 will be on sale March 31st, available on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita.

MLB.com's 6th Best Blog has moved to MLBlogs

Once again, please visit Peppermlb.mlblogs.com for more Mets action.

Pepper Show Season 2 returns today!!!!!

Pepper Mets Blog is the place for Mets action

Have you been on Pepper Mets Blog lately? Well, if you have you will notice that lead writer Niko Goutakolis is recapping previewing and sharing his opinions!







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Expect a start up soon

Hey fans! Peppermlb.mlblogs.com (this blogs successor) has become one of the most successful blogs on MLB.com . I didn't want to ditch this blog however, so I expect to start it up real soon with the playoffs on the horizon. For the latest Mets news, please go to peppermlb.mlblogs.com

We've Moved to MLB.com!

Hello viewers. Welcome to the old Pepper Mets/MLB Blog. Recently the mainstream blog was transferred to http://peppermlb.mlblogs.com - where you can find all you need to know about the New York Mets! You can view the old Blogs archives where you can watch Pepper Shows, MLB Daily's and Windups . Thanks to the 20,000 of you that made this blog so special!

MetsFinal

Z4 out of 5 baby! Not shabby eh? Well, the wins sure haven't come easily. 48 innings later, the Mets have won 3 out of 4 in Philly, and 5 out of 6 respectfully. Change really wasn't necessary for this club, but the new faces sure haven't hurt. Carylile, Edgin and Black have all been impressive. Also, what a shot by Duda. Amazing how a 2 out no one on inning can end so quickly!

<u>Monday:</u> Colon takes the mound in the series finale

Recap of the last 24 hours

Geez, the last 2 games sure have been a doozy. Carlos Torres has combined for 3.2 innings, Buddy Carylile for 3.0 innings, Matsuzaka for 3.0 innings and he's starting Wednesday!  Recker was the next in line to pitch in both of the 14 inning games. In today's game, David Wright came up very clutch, driving in the Go-ahead run and eventually the winning run. Dana Evelend has been dispatched to Philly. A corresponding roster move will have to be made, but no official announcement yet.

<u>Tommorow</u>  - Niese vs Hamels. We saw this matchup on Mother's Day, another long extra inning game, in which Ruben Tejada walked off.

A Post just for my Blogger viewers

Dear readers,

Change has occurred on Pepper the last 3 months. We were invited on to MLB.com Blog Network in March and graciously accepted, yet never "ended" the blogger blog. I always planed to someday, and I think people have "converted" as the Blogger views have decreased while MLBlogs went up. For those of you unaware, we moved to peppermlb.mlblogs.com ! Today I decided never to end the blogger blog. Maybe in the future I will re-direct it, but I will never let it out to dry. Pepper Blogger will always be re-updated, I will make it a point don't worry, but lets make sure we're all on the same page, MLBlogs is the future, so I really want to make you guys switch over. When I stop getting Blogger Pageviews then I will consider stoping blogger, but even if one person likes blogger, I'll be there...

MetsFinal: 3 In a row! 4-1 Win

Good job fellas, today the Mets preformed well! Wheeler, arguably had his best performance as a Met, Chris Young had a good game, and the bullpen was spot on.

On Deck: The Mets face the Phills tomorrow at 7:10 pm. 

Towing the Rubber: Burnett vs Montero

When can I be Critical?

Ok let's face it, this year has had its high ups and it's unremarkable downs. Here's my 3 biggest ups:

A. The Awesome Rotation- You've got to be happy with the pitching. Besides Zack Wheeler, the Mets rotation has an average starter ERA in the 2's. The Mets have been so strong with the arms that we average a Loss from a starter once a week.

B. Murphy &amp; Wright- The teams powerhouse, sure Wright started off weak, but if you compare Wright's April to his average August's , this April was better.

C. Juanderful- Hasn't Juan Lagares come out of nowhere? I mean this guy has been awesome. He might be the Third best offensive player on this team!

My Downs...

A. The not-so-clutch Hitters- Chris Young, Lucas Duda, Ruben Tejada and Travis d'Arnaud are all Mets starters that have been batting close to the Mendoza Line (200 AVG). And their all Mets  Starters... Sad.

B. Luck- I'll admit, with a little bit of luck, the Mets win at least 3 more ballgames, hard hit balls that get turned into Double Plays, amazing defensive plays, have all cost the Mets early. Oh well, at least luck can change without an increase in payroll!

C. Park Factor- While as a fan, I love Citi Field, it's near impossible for a team to score more than 10 runs, it's such a pitchers park, too much of a pitchers park!! So many balls narrowly miss getting out, yet get converted into outs.

This should be an interesting week, 8 games against last place teams in hitters parks. We were good in Yankee Stadium, maybe we can catch lightning in a bottle one more time! #PepperMets

<em>Article written by Niko Goutakolis</em>

MetsFinal: 4-2 Victory

Good game for us tonight as we salvage the middle game of this 2 Game set. Niese pitched 5.2 quality innings, and got quality relief from Vic Black and Mejia. Also, stellar defensive plays contributed to the win!

Collins should get out of town

The Terry Collins epidemic continued yesterday with a painful loss versus the Pirates. I had Collins back for the better part of 4 years, but now things have changed. I'm sick of Collins and his "we had some chances" approach. After Recker's big day (4-4), he benches him for Juan Centeno. Campbell has done nothing bad since his promotion yet relentlessly chooses Chris Young and Lucas Duda. I mean are you kidding me? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? When was the last time Chris Young got a hit? When was the last time Duda drove somebody in? When was the last time a non Murphy,Wright or deGrom got two hits in a game? When was the last time Terry Collins managed a team above 500? The anwser is never for a lot of those questions. Collins head gets more red by the day!!! Every team Wally Backman manages win. Collins obviously does not supply any motivation, and should be cut ASAP. Valverde wasn't the problem, neither was Hudgens. #FreeWally #FireCollins

@Mets Lineup

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Tonight's Game postponed / Doubleheader Sunday

Tonight's D-Backs vs Mets game has been Postponed due to rain. We played until the middle of the fourth when the rain came down hard. The score was 2-0 D-Backs, highlighted by a vanished Arron Hill 2-run homer. The series will pick up tommorow at 4:10 PM, then game 2 and 3 will be played on Sunday at 1 pm and the finale succeeding the 1 pm game. Banner Day will still be held. 

What's next: Pepper takes you to the Hall Of Fame Classic live in Cooperstown tomorrow, with former Mets like Edgardo Alfonso, Brady Clark, Jeff Conine and Pedro Martinez taking the field from Doubleday Field!

Mets Lineup vs D-Backs

The Mets start a 3 game Weekend series vs Arizona tonight at 7:10

1. Juan Lagares – CF
2. Daniel Murphy – 2B
3. David Wright – 3B
4. Curtis Granderson – RF
5. Chris Young – LF
6. Lucas Duda – 1B
7. Wilmer Flores – SS
8. Juan Centeno – C
9. Bartolo Colon – RHP 

MetsFinal: Mets Win 5-3

Big win for the Metzies tonight, Recker and Niese hit back to back doubles in the 5th to get the Mets ahead, and with the game tied in the 7th, Juan Lagares hit a single to right field to get the Mets ahead 4-3. Defense also helped and hurt tonight's game. 2 of the best plays were made today while 2 of the worst were made as well, Puig was seamlessly in the middle of all of them.  In the 2nd, Puig went back on the ball and made an amazing backwards shoestring catch. Likewise, Eric Campbell made an amazing Double Play catch in Left Field, he doubled off Puig. Now to the blunders, on an Infield Fly, Murphy dropped the ball, yet Puig had no idea what was going on and was standing 8 feet from second base. Flores, the ball holder, who was on Second Base, did not tag Puig until Murphy walked up too him to tell him what was going on. The was also a poorly executed ground ball that would have been a double play, had Murphy caught the Ball, because of that, Puig was safe. It's fair to say I enjoyed the Yasiel Puig show!