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It's been a pretty rough season for Mets fans so far in 2009.

Whether it's Oliver Perez not living up to his new huge contract, the seemingly endless trips to the disabled list, or just the overall inconsistent play on the field, 2009 has yet to live up to the expectations of most Mets fans.

Come to think of it, the Mets haven't lived up to expectations since Johan Santana's three-hit shutout of the Florida Marlins on the next-to-last game of the season.

After what seemed like an eternity, the bats finally woke up to lift our Detroit Tigers to a three-game sweep over Milwaukee. The offense was able to put up 28 hits and 19 runs in the first two games to help the back end of the rotation pick up two very important games.

Filed:June 21st, 2009

(Source: Cubbie Nation)

When Endy Chavez and Yuniesky Betancourt collided in shallow left field, I had one reaction: “Endy’s career is over.”

Then, when he was rolling over on the grass holding his knee, I felt bad for prophesying the eventual end to his career. He’s a slap-hitting, speed-oriented outfielder, and serious knee injury is the equivalent to a motorcycle with a flat tire.

Top 10 Sports Figures from Pittsburgh, PA

Whether they are from the gridiron or the wrestling mat, the baseball diamond or the green's of August, Pittsburgh PA has produced some of the greatest athletes and sports figures of all time. Sit back and enjoy the top 10 Pittsburgh Born Sports Figures.

We’ve just finished the bad and it wasn’t pretty, but this is just downright ugly. Here is the final chapter in the trilogy I have written about Jim Hendry’s term as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs.

This generation of baseball players will fondly be remembered as the ones who played during the "Steroids Era".

And why shouldn't they be?

A host of heralded stars throughout the 80's, 90's and 2000's have either been accused of, or virtually found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs, or PEDs.

Included are Home Run King Barry Bonds, "The Rocket" Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, and Rafael Palmeiro, among others.

Over the years in major league baseball there have been many big time closers who take their jobs to the next level. One of the hardest things to do in baseball is get the last three outs of a game.

What many baseball fans do not understand is that while we call this era in baseball the "Steroids Era" it could also be known as "The Era of the Closers".