Bill McNeal wrote:They had an interview with him on sports center. Said he saw jimmy put his hands up and knew he didn't have to slide hard and he knew it was fair. Just completely brain cramped and headed back to first. Didn't blame jimmy at all, in fact the way it sounded to me was he said that when jimmy did that he knew it was fair.

Bill McNeal wrote:They had an interview with him on sports center. Said he saw jimmy put his hands up and knew he didn't have to slide hard and he knew it was fair. Just completely brain cramped and headed back to first. Didn't blame jimmy at all, in fact the way it sounded to me was he said that when jimmy did that he knew it was fair.

Andy Martino of the New York Daily News heard from a Mets source Thursday morning that talk of Mike Pelfey (elbow) being in no pain is part of a "company line"
In other words, Pelfrey is actually in a good deal of discomfort. He's discussing his options with a variety of doctors but seems likely to undergo Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery to repair his partially torn UCL. The Mets are expected to call up Chris Schwinden on Friday to take the vacant spot in their starting rotation.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mets starter Mike Pelfrey has a partial tear in his right elbow and is "99 percent" certain he will have reconstructive Tommy John surgery that will sideline him until next year.

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The MRI results were sent to orthopedist Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion. After Andrews consulted with the Mets on Thursday, it was decided that Pelfrey would make an in-person visit to see the doctor, known for ligament-replacement

TenuredVulture wrote:Sell out at Citi Field.

No Mets involved.

“A HUGE crisis demands a HUGE solution..."

But with the rally just days away, event organizers are struggling with...a mission statement that remains muddled and contradictory, as it tries to simultaneously advocate “safer” Internet use while also banning the Internet altogether....In 2011, Haredi leaders in Israel unveiled an ad campaign claiming that the Internet caused, among other things, cancer....The web was also implicated in causing droughts....Another kind of fix that will likely be discussed at Citi Field is accountability software, which allows users to access any site on the web—with a major caveat: Your browsing history is recorded, analyzed, and forwarded to an “accountability partner,” typically a friend, parent, or clergyman. Covenant Eyes, a Christian-focused accountability program, mainly targets Evangelical clients, but the company also recognizes its appeal to followers of other religions. ...

NYTimes wrote:Dubious Call Saves Mets No-Hitter
....In the sixth inning, St. Louis outfielder Carlos Beltran ripped a ball down the third-base line. Adrian Johnson, the third-base umpire, quickly threw up his arms and signaled that the ball was foul.

Except it was not. Chalk flew where the ball hit the line, and replays reinforced the notion that Johnson was wrong.

[In 2008] he was working third base for a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs. In the sixth inning, Chicago’s Mark DeRosa lined a shot down the left-field line that Johnson ruled a home run. Replays clearly showed the ball was foul.

Replay wasn’t available for umpires to use at that time (it is on home run calls now), and Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel, who was ejected for arguing the call, would have surely appreciated it....

blueclaw wrote:Ramon Ramirez pulled a hammy celebrating Santana's no hitter. Going on the DL

Ramirez, who had already showered prior to the completion of the no-no, emerged from the clubhouse in street clothes to join the celebration. He apparently re-aggravated a prior hamstring injury when he was restrained by on-field security, who didn't immediately recognize him.