213 Miles From Shea

The Mets and Marlins continue their series to see who will be at the bottom of the league, and today the Mets send out R.A. Dickey in quest for his 19th win of the season. Dickey is 18-6 with a 2.67 ERA while pitching 212.0 innings and striking out 205 batters. He’s 4-0 against the Marlins this year pitching 31.0 innings while only allowing 4 ER. In his last six games he has pitched 43.2 innings with a 1.85 ERA. The Marlins have the following numbers against him:

Lee 9-29, 3 2B, HR
Reyes 2-19
Dobbs 3-18, 3B
Stanton 4-17, 2B
Buck 3-13, 2B

The Mets will get a look at Mark Buehrle who is 13-12 this season with a 3.78 ERA over 188.1 innings of work. In the month of September he has pitched 21.2 innings while allowing 12 ER and against the Mets this season he is 0-2 with a 3.92 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Bay 6-20, 2B, HR
Shoppach 8-20, 2 2B, 4 HR
Davis 1-8, HR
Wright 3-9, HR

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets try to get away from the horrible series they just played with Philly as they invite the Marlins up to New York. Jon Niese is 11-9 over 28 games while pitching 177.0 innings while posting a 3.46 ERA. In his last 12 innings in two games he has allowed only 3 ER while striking out 7 batters. The Phillies have the following numbers against Niese:

Rollins 7-33, 2 2B
Mayberry 9-28, 2 2B, 3 HR
Ruiz 6-17, HR
Utley 2-15
Howard 1-15

The Mets will get a look at the young pitcher, Jacob Turner who is making his 8th start of the year. Overall he is 2-3 with a 5.20 ERA while striking out 24 batters over 36.1 innings. He has played parts of two major league seasons, and this will be his first time facing the Mets as a ball club or anyone on the Mets.

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets dropped another game to the Phillies last night as the offense couldn’t help out Matt Harvey’s great outing. Tonight Jeremy Hefner will get the start for the Mets as he is 2-6 over 79.1 innings with a 4.99 ERA. His last start wasn’t that great as he allowed 5 ER in 2.2 innings of work. Overall this year he has allowed 6 ER over 7.1 innings against the Phillies who have the following numbers against him:

Rollins 1-4, 2B
Wigginton 2-4, HR
Pierre 1-2
Mayberry 0-1
Ruiz 1-1

Tyler Cloyd makes the start for the Phillies tonight. On the season, Tyer is 1-1 over 4 starts and a 4.95 ERA while pitching 20 innings striking out 20 batters. His major league debut was against the Mets as he allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in 6 innings of work on his way to a loss. In his last two starts he has allowed 4 ER in 4 innings and 3 ER in 3 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Tejada 0-4
Davis 2-3
Duda 1-3, HR
Hairston 1-2, 2B
Murphy 1-2
Harvey 1-2

Let’s Go Mets!

It wasn’t just a weather system that pushed through Newark and the 5 Boroughs yesterday as Adam Rubin quoted a source saying that the Mets will consider trading Ike Davis this winter because, among other things, they aren’t happy with how late he stays out after games and that he doesn’t take coaching advice.

Ike was then quoted as dumbfounded, because as he says he never heard this from anybody in the organization.

And I have to agree with Ike on this one. Ike has tried a lot of things this season, he was hardest on himself and wasn’t a sour player.

And the trading debate, in my opinion, is off point. If you are going to trade Davis, do it because he’s a good player, don’t undersell him like this. If we trade Davis, we need a lot, like two ready to play in the majors prospects lot. Davis is more than just a bat (which, when was the last time the Mets had a player with 27 homers in a season?) he’s also one of the best defensive players at first base. Duda is a defensive liability in the outfield, but moving him to first base doesn’t help the team that much.

Look, I’m still in the camp of thinking that this team needs Duda and Davis. Not one or the other. The positions the team needs to work on are the other OF positions, which is the elephant in the room in the Duda vs Davis debate.

As of 5:28 AM, it looks like Matt Harvey will make the start tonight, with Hefner making the start in the make up game tomorrow. It hasn’t been announced yet who is making the start for the Phillies, so I’m going to assume right now that it is Tyler Cloyd.

The Mets and Phillies play again tonight as Matt Harvey makes his final start of the season. Harvey is 3-5 over 9 games this year while pitching 52.1 innings posting a 2.92 ERA. His last start this season will also be the first time that he faces a team that he has already faced. Against the Phillies earlier this season he pitched 6.1 innings allowing 2 ER and striking out 2. In his last six games he has pitched 36.0 innings with a 2.50 ERA and 40 strikeouts. The Phillies have the following numbers on Matt:

Howard 0-2
Kratz 0-3
Mayberry 0-3
Nix 1-3, 2B
Pierre 2-3
Rollins 1-3, 2B

Tyler Cloyd makes the start for the Phillies tonight. On the season, Tyer is 1-1 over 4 starts and a 4.95 ERA while pitching 20 innings striking out 20 batters. His major league debut was against the Mets as he allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in 6 innings of work on his way to a loss. In his last two starts he has allowed 4 ER in 4 innings and 3 ER in 3 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Tejada 0-4
Davis 2-3
Duda 1-3, HR
Hairston 1-2, 2B
Murphy 1-2
Harvey 1-2

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets and Phillies play again tonight as Matt Harvey makes his final start of the season. Harvey is 3-5 over 9 games this year while pitching 52.1 innings posting a 2.92 ERA. His last start this season will also be the first time that he faces a team that he has already faced. Against the Phillies earlier this season he pitched 6.1 innings allowing 2 ER and striking out 2. In his last six games he has pitched 36.0 innings with a 2.50 ERA and 40 strikeouts. The Phillies have the following numbers on Matt:

Howard 0-2
Kratz 0-3
Mayberry 0-3
Nix 1-3, 2B
Pierre 2-3
Rollins 1-3, 2B

Tyler Cloyd makes the start for the Phillies tonight. On the season, Tyer is 1-1 over 4 starts and a 4.95 ERA while pitching 20 innings striking out 20 batters. His major league debut was against the Mets as he allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in 6 innings of work on his way to a loss. In his last two starts he has allowed 4 ER in 4 innings and 3 ER in 3 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Tejada 0-4
Davis 2-3
Duda 1-3, HR
Hairston 1-2, 2B
Murphy 1-2
Harvey 1-2

Let’s Go Mets!