MLB Network to telecast Saturday’s Subway Series game

For those out-of-towners that frequent the blog, here’s some good news…

MLB Network will telecast the Subway Series featuring the New York Yankees at New York Mets on Saturday, June 27, with live coverage beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET from Citi Field in Flushing, NY. MLB Network’s Matt Vasgersian and Harold Reynolds will call the game, a special edition of Saturday Night Baseball. MLB Tonight,the signature program of MLB Network during the regular season, will air after the game, followed by Quick Pitch, MLB Network’s daily highlight show. 

MLB Network’s telecast of the Subway Series will be blacked out in the New York Yankees and New York Mets home television territories. Viewers in areas subject to blackouts will be provided with a simulcast from a local telecast of theFlorida Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays at 7 p.m. ET.

For everyone in the NYC area, the game will be on WPIX.

Lineup for game four against STL

The Mets pounded out 11 runs on 16 hits last night, so Jerry Manuel is sticking with the same lineup, outside of the catcher.

1. Alex Cora – SS
2. Luis Castillo – 2B
3. David Wright – 3B
4. Ryan Church – RF
5. Fernando Tatis – LF
6. Fernando Martinez – CF
7. Nick Evans – 1B
8. Omir Santos – C
9. Johan Santana - LHP

Manuel’s Musing for June 24

“It looks like his ball really gets on guys.”

-Jerry Manuel on Fernando Nieve

Game Recap: Mets 11 – Cardinals 0

The Mets were on the right side of this laugher.

The New York Mets (36-34) beat the St. Louis Cardinals (40-33) by a score of 11-0.

Fernando Nieve was stellar once more.  Six shutout innings, allowing only three hits and four walks, he continues to impress.  Nieve struck out three as well.  He is now 3-0 in three starts.

How good has this guy been?  Keep it up, Snow!

Brian Stokes, Pat Misch and Bobby Parnell stitched together three innings of scoreless relief to preserve the shutout.

David Wright: 4-4, 2B, 3 R.  Ryan Church: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R.  Fernando Tatis: 2-4, 3 RBI, 1 R.  Nick Evans: 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R.  Brian Schneider: 1-4, 2 RBI.

Wow.

Game Chat: STL @ NYM [Game 3]

Brad Thompson vs. Fernando Nieve

Join in for some barstool banter with your fellow Mets fans.

(Chat removed, as usual.)

Gary Sheffield and his cortisone shot

Gary Sheffield, the Mets biggest power bat right now, hasn’t played in the last two games.  Now, he is said to have received a cortisone shot in his right knee to help with the pain he’s been feeling.

Remember, this is the knee that the Mets said didn’t warrant an MRI last week.

It’s only a matter of time before Sheffield lands on the DL.  His 40-year-old body just can’t stand up to everyday play in the field and that’s what he’s been unfortunately forced into.

How long will he last?  If I had to put money on it, I’d say not long.  Not long at all.

Lineup for game three against STL

Fernando Tatis, the double play machine, is bumped down the 5th in the order.  Daniel Murphy takes a seat as Nick Evans gets his first start of the season.

1. Alex Cora – SS
2. Luis Castillo – 2B
3. David Wright – 3B
4. Ryan Church – RF
5. Fernando Tatis – LF
6. Fernando Martinez – CF
7. Nick Evans – 1B
8. Brian Schneider – C
9. Fernando Nieve - RHP

Jon Switzer sent down, Argenis Reyes recalled

Lefty reliever Jon Switzer has been designated for assignment, reports Adam Rubin.

Update – 4:45 p.m.: Argenis Reyes has been recalled, tweets Bart Hubbuch.

Original post: This is likely the precursor move to the earlier suggested by Rubin, who mentioned that Argenis Reyes would likely be in uniform very soon. 

No official word on Reyes or other move yet.

Costas & Kaat to call Mets game on July 9

Via a press release for the MLB Network…

MLB NETWORK LIVE THURSDAY GAME SCHEDULE THROUGH JULY 23 (all times Eastern):

• July 2 – 8:00 p.m. Brewers @ Cubs – Matt Vasgersian & Dan Plesac
• July 9 – 7:00 p.m. Dodgers @ Mets – Bob Costas & Jim Kaat
• July 16 – 7:00 p.m. Brewers @ Reds – Matt Vasgersian & Joe Magrane
• July 23 – 7:00 p.m. Athletics @ Yankees – Matt Vasgersian & Harold Reynolds

Interesting.

Fernando Tatis is a DP waiting to happen

Fernando Tatis leads the Mets with nine GIDP, three of which have come in the last two games.

And he’s the Mets cleanup hitter.

Oh yeah, and he’s batting .248 AVG / .322 OBP / .364 SLG this season and is 4-for-his-last-28 with one RBI in that span.

Again, he’s been the Mets cleanup hitter the past two nights.  Enough said.