Jamie Moyer Would Have Been a Good Fit with the New York Mets: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Missing out on the opportunity to sign Jamie Moyer for next to nothing was the latest setback in a woeful offseason for the New York Mets. After losing Jose Reyes, and failing to shore up a weak starting rotation that features Mike Pelfrey in the No.

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Mets agree with Pelfrey, 3 others (AP)

The Mets have settled all four of their potential salary arbitration cases, agreeing to one-year contracts with pitchers Mike Pelfrey, Ramon Ramirez and Manny Acosta, and outfielder Andres Torres. Pelfrey gets $5,687,500, Ramirez $2.65 million, Acosta $875,000 and Torres $2.7 million in the deals announced Tuesday.

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A fan’s MVP vote for Justin Verlander (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Here is the debate that was coursing through my head the other day during meaningless September New York Met game: Justin Verlander or Mike Pelfrey; Mike Pelfrey or Justin Verlander? The absurdity of the thought lingered for a few minutes as I pined for the luxury of a genuine top...

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Report: Mets’ Mike Pelfrey licks himself 89 times in game (Yahoo! Sports)

Anybody who tells Mike Pelfrey of the New York Mets that he can't pitch a lick is misinformed. But how many licks of his right hand and fingers does it take Pelfrey to get through six innings? Reporter Brian Costa … Continue reading ?

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Pelfrey continues to puzzle the Mets: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It was Mike Pelfrey in a nutshell. The New York Mets' enigmatic starter navigated the first six innings without yielding a run on Tuesday night, August 30, but he couldn't escape the seventh in a 6-0 loss to the Florida Marlins.

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Mets beat Phillies, snap losing streak (AP)

Mike Pelfrey needed a career-high 125 pitches just to get through six innings. It was worth every one. Pelfrey pitched effectively, Nick Evans and David Wright homered and the New York Mets snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. The Mets avoided a sweep with their sixth win in 23 games.

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Mets save face in Philly: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

At least they didn't get swept. Nick Evans belted a three-run home run and David Wright added a solo shot, as the New York Mets on Wednesday, August 24, defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4. Bobby Parnell saved his first game of the season in aid of Mike Pelfrey, who battled...

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Pelfrey tells truth, gets hand slapped: Fan commentary (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

After a 90-loss season in 2010, it was unrealistic to believe the New York Mets would contend for a World Series championship in 2011. No kidding. These are the comments from Mike Pelfrey that supposedly has the...

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Mets’ Pelfrey hit by line drive, leaves game (AP)

Right-hander Mike Pelfrey has left the New York Mets' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after he was hit by a line drive in the fifth inning. Pelfrey was diagnosed with a bruised right elbow. X-rays were negative. The Mets led 4-2 when Gerardo Parra's liner hit Pelfrey on Saturday night. Trainers immediately went to the mound and the 6-foot-7 Pelfrey left the game.

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Mets run Haren off mound, Angels lose 6-1 (AP)

Jose Reyes and the New York Mets ran Dan Haren right off the mound in his worst outing of the season. Mike Pelfrey pitched his first complete game in nearly three years, Carlos Beltran hit a mammoth home run and the Mets handed Haren a rare beating Saturday night in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

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