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METS PLACE LHP JONATHON NIESE ON DL;

RECALL CATCHER MIKE NICKEAS

 

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., August 24, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced the team placed lefthanded pitcher Jonathon Niese on the 15- Day Disabled List with an intercostal strain of the right side and recalled catcher Mike Nickeas from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League. Nickeas will wear uniform #13 and will be available for today’s game at Philadelphia.

 

Nickeas, 28, joins the Mets for the third time this season.  He made the club’s Opening Day roster and appeared in eight games before being optioned to Buffalo on April 29.  He was recalled on July 28 and was optioned back to the Bisons on August 5.

 

The 6-0, 213-pound native of Vancouver, British Columbia has hit .217 (5-23) with one double, one home run and three RBI in nine games this year with the Mets.

 

He has appeared in 14 major league games during his career, going 7-33 (.212) with one home run and three RBI.

 

Niese, 24, is 11-11 with a 4.40 ERA in 27 games, 26 starts this year. In 157.1 innings, he’s allowed 178 hits, 88 runs, 77 earned, with 44 walks and 138 strikeouts.

I know some of you will be tempted to make fun of this, but I am a big advocate of discounted tickets. Why play in an empty park? Get people out there and maybe they buy a hot dog or a stupid looking black jersey.

I couldn’t fit the entire site on one screengrab but if you keep reading you will find the below:

Boasting a rich history highlighted by two World Series titles and four National League pennants, the Mets defend the diamond at Citi Field against National League opponents. See David Wright, Lucas Duda, and the rest of the Mets as they take on division rivals the Atlanta Braves and the Florida Marlins, as well as the Chicago Cubs. Attendees can arrive early to peruse Citi Field’s range of dining options or carefully count each of the ballpark’s 41,800 seats.

That you can make fun of.

Are things so bad that Lucas Duda is the #2 draw?

METS TO HOST FDNY VETERAN AND 9/11 FIRST RESPONDER MATT LONG

FOR MOTIVATIONAL PRE-GAME PROGRAM

THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 AT CITI FIELD

Tickets Are Available Online at Mets.com/mattlong or (718) 507-TIXX and Include

A Ticket to the 4:10 p.m. Mets-Braves Game and a Copy of Long’s Book “The Long Run”

FLUSHING, N.Y., August 23, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced they are hosting a special motivational program with 17-year FDNY veteran and 9/11 First Responder Matt Long before the Mets host the Atlanta Braves this Saturday at 4:10 p.m. at Citi Field.

Long will speak about his battle to survive and recover from a horrific bike accident in 2005 to finish the 2008 New York City Marathon and compete in the 2011 World Police & Fire Games, which start this Friday in New York City.

Tickets are available online at Mets.com/mattlong or (718) 507-TIXX and include a ticket to this Saturday afternoon’s Mets-Braves game, a seat at Long’s pre-game speaking engagement and a copy of his book “The Long Run” (Rodale Books), which was released in paperback earlier this month. Long’s talk will begin at 1:15 p.m.

Long was struck by a bus and critically injured on the streets of Manhattan while riding his bike to work in the winter of 2005. Doctors gave him a 1% chance to survive. He received 68 units of blood in the first 40 hours following the accident and spent five months in the hospital. Long underwent 40 surgeries in less than two years on his road to recovery. Doctors credit his survival and recovery to his high level of fitness and determination as an active runner and Ironman triathlete. It is this perseverance that Long wants to share with others who may think things seem impossible.

Long attributes his turning point to when he stopped listing what he wanted to do and started listing what he WILL do. He founded the IWILL Foundation, which provides training and funding to athletes recovering from traumatic injuries.