http://ftrsports.com The Anti-Nerd of Sports Blogs. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:02:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/reyes-mets-didnt-make-me-an-offer/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/reyes-mets-didnt-make-me-an-offer/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:44:23 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164859260 Recently acquired Miami Marlins short stop Jose Reyes has come out and said that leaving the Mets wasn’t a very hard decision. It’s not that he didn’t enjoy his eight year career in New York, he even talked about his appreciation for the unconditional fan support he received in the big apple. According to Reyes the decision was easy for him because the Mets never made an offer.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/reyes-mets-didnt-make-me-an-offer/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/new-york-mets-to-make-citi-field-smaller-so-they-can-hit-hrs/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/new-york-mets-to-make-citi-field-smaller-so-they-can-hit-hrs/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:47:48 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858483 After hitting the 4th fewest dingers in the National League, the Mets have announced that they will bring in the left and right field walls in and lower the walls to 8 feet, in all shortening home runs by a total of 12 feet in all places.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/new-york-mets-to-make-citi-field-smaller-so-they-can-hit-hrs/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/dwight-gooden-missed-world-series-parade-because-he-was-too-high/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/dwight-gooden-missed-world-series-parade-because-he-was-too-high/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:53:19 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164858322 Former Mets SP Dwight "Doc" Gooden told ESPN E360 that he did not join his teammates at the Ticker-Tape Parade, to celebrate their World Series victory, because he was caught up in a drug dealers apartment, yakked out of his mind.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/10/dwight-gooden-missed-world-series-parade-because-he-was-too-high/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/jose-reyes-bunts-for-single-promptly-pulled-for-pinch-runner-to-secure-his-nl-leading-ba/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/jose-reyes-bunts-for-single-promptly-pulled-for-pinch-runner-to-secure-his-nl-leading-ba/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:21:47 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164857965 Meet the Mets! Where star players in what is likely their last game on the team are pulled after bunt singles in the first inning to preserve a lead in the batting title race! ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/09/jose-reyes-bunts-for-single-promptly-pulled-for-pinch-runner-to-secure-his-nl-leading-ba/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/hurricane-irene-forces-mlb-to-reschedule-games/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/hurricane-irene-forces-mlb-to-reschedule-games/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:07:02 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164857396 With the imminent threat of Hurricane Irene looming along the East coast, Major League teams are rescheduling games ahead of time in preparation for the worst non-snow storm of the year.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/08/hurricane-irene-forces-mlb-to-reschedule-games/feed/ 2 http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/beltran-to-join-the-giants-wednesday/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/beltran-to-join-the-giants-wednesday/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:55:48 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164856638 It’s official, the SF Giants have obtained the services of OF Carlos Beltran from the Mets for the remainder of the 2011 season. The Mets will pay $4 of the $6.5 million owed to Beltran this season and received 21 year old pitching prospect Zach Wheeler. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/beltran-to-join-the-giants-wednesday/feed/ 2 http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/carlos-beltran-knows-hes-being-traded/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/carlos-beltran-knows-hes-being-traded/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:36:49 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164856318 The Mets are a financial mess and unfortunately for Carlos Beltran, that means it's time to pack his bags.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/07/carlos-beltran-knows-hes-being-traded/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/go-to-bat-for-nails-donate-money-to-free-lenny-dykstra/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/go-to-bat-for-nails-donate-money-to-free-lenny-dykstra/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:05:40 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855744 Charlie Sheen bailed him out his last time in jail, and it appears he is out of rich friends willing to stake his release. But we know Nails won't let that get in the way of his release from prison and a return to pill popping, yayo snorting, drinking and hustling.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/go-to-bat-for-nails-donate-money-to-free-lenny-dykstra/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/wilson-valdez-2b-gets-the-win-in-19th-inning-for-the-phils/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/wilson-valdez-2b-gets-the-win-in-19th-inning-for-the-phils/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 16:56:35 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164854959 Well this is just a complete slap in the face to Jo-Jo Reyes, huh? That guy goes out there every fifth day for three years and can't do anything productive. Meanwhile, this Valdez character saunters over to the mound in the top of the 19th, picks up a ball and proceeds to get the W.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/wilson-valdez-2b-gets-the-win-in-19th-inning-for-the-phils/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/lenny-dykstra-tries-to-break-doc-out-of-rehab/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/lenny-dykstra-tries-to-break-doc-out-of-rehab/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 20:10:21 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164854883 Apparently he didn't think it was a good idea for Dwight "Doc" Gooden to quit taking drugs. The former Met CY Young winner Gooden, who is currently on VHI's Celebrity Rehab, said Lenny showed up with two random dudes and tried to break him out. It was not a part of the show.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/05/lenny-dykstra-tries-to-break-doc-out-of-rehab/feed/ 0