It was not John Maine’s day as he allowed three home runs and seven earned runs. On the other side, Nationals starter John Lannan had the game of his career, pitching a complete game and inducing a Nationals five double play balls, tying a team record. Maine struggled and admitted after the gam… more

Sun Jun 07 02:32am EDT

Mets right fielder Ryan Church returns to the lineup Saturday, and manager Jerry Manuel said he will be the everyday right fielder. This will cause a logjam in the outfield, so the Mets designated Emil Brown for assignment. Now that Church feels good and will start in right field, Gary Sheffiel… more

Sun Jun 07 01:56am EDT

Tim Redding had a much different outing tonight against his former team than he did against the Marlins, pitching six innings and allowing only one run. Although he was pitching to the league-worst Washington Nationals, he did get out of a couple of tough jams. The Mets offense couldn’t muster … more

Fri Jun 05 09:50pm EDT

Hello, everyone. After 21 years, and almost 40 million posts (we ll have to check those numbers, but it s something like that), we have decided to bring FJM to an end. Although we have not lost our borderline-sociopathic joy for meticulously criticizing bad sports journalism, the realities of our p… more

Thu Nov 13 08:54pm EST

OMG you guys!!!! Could the 19-year Sunday Night Baseball broadcasting partnership of ESPN s Jon Miller and Joe Morgan be coming to an end?... Well-embedded baseball moles contend the answer is yes to both questions. Both Morgan and Miller have two years left on their ESPN contracts, but that would … more

Wed Oct 29 11:17pm EDT

That is the title of an email I received from Don and Kim M. in reference to the latest Plaschke cut to drop . Here are the first four lines -- like the 30 free seconds you get from iTunes. These are unedited: On Brett Favre Pass, a legacy catches hell. Barely makes sense. It is a dead end… more

Sat Oct 25 12:48am EDT