Marlon Byrd
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Marlon Byrd #6 of the New York Mets is congratulated by teammate Rick Ankiel #16 after Byrd hit a three run home run in the third inning against the Cincinnati Reds during the game at Citi Field on May 20, 2013 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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I got to it hard, fielded it clean, got both laces on my fingers and just let it go right on line ... It’s one of those things you work on over and over again.
My thing was to throw the ball cleanly and throw it as hard as a I can
Look at the state-of-the-art spring training facility (the Cubs) are building in MesaMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Sloppy Mets lose in Atlanta
home a run and Justin Turner, pinch-hitting for struggling first baseman Ike Davis , worked a bases-loaded walk to bring Marlon Byrd with a chance to tie it with one swing.But Byrd tossed his bat aside, then slammed his helmet into the ground, when he swung Read more »
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Three outfield free agents for Mets fans to watch
David Wright, Ike Davis and Travis dArnaud.But the outfield is likely to remain a work in progress (to be kind) unless Marlon Byrd emerges as a comeback player of the year candidate, Collin Cowgill suddenly becomes more than a fringe complementary players Read more »
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Marlon Byrd walk-off single gives Mets win over Marlins
Byrd's two-run single down the left field line gave the Mets a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Mets. Byrd's fifth career walk-off hit was his first since 2008, and it capped a one-out rally off Marlins closer Steve Cishek. Ruben Tejada was hit by a pitch and Read more »
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Mets' outfield is an ever-shifting kaleidoscope
Jordany Valdespin? How about Kirk Nieuwenhuis?Could be Mike Baxter . Or he could be in right. And don't forget about Marlon Byrd .The only certainty is that Lucas Duda will be in left. Unless he gets a day off.Five games into the season, Collins has started Read more »
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Out there in the outfield, the Mets have a lot OF question marks
to hit his weight with two different teams before getting sent home to serve a suspension for performance-enhancing drugs ( Marlon Byrd ). "What outfield?" general manager Sandy Alderson quipped during the offseason, when it already was clear that the Mets Read more »
Around the web
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Bruce homers to back Cueto in Reds' win over Mets
three hits and three runs with eight strikeouts in five innings. But he walked four, including one in the third, when Marlon Byrd touched him for a three-run homer. After the homer, Cueto struck out four in a row with a fastball that reached the mid-90s. His 5/20/13 from Mail.com Read more »
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Coach's call curbs Cubs
and Darwin Barney sprinted from second base. Third base coach David Bell sent him home with the potential tying run. Whoops! Marlon Byrd threw on the fly to catcher John Buck, and the ball beat Barney by about 15 feet. Barney didnt even bother to slide and from The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Read more »
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Mets' Harvey dominant in win over Cubs
guy has got some savvy. Hes got great confidence Daniel Murphy and David Wright homered for the Mets, and reserve right fielder Marlon Byrd preserved the lead by throwing out a runner at the plate in the eighth inning. The Mets won consecutive games for the from The Star-Gazette Read more »
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Matt Harvey a hit in Wrigley debut
confidence and he knows how to pitch. He just doesn’t have a great arm.” Harvey avoided a no-decision when right fielder Marlon Byrd threw out Darwin Barney at the plate by a comfortable distance on David DeJesus ’ eighth-inning single against Scott Rice , from ESPN Read more »
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Cubs test Byrd's arm, and come out losers
17, 2013 May 17 6:53 PM CT AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast The Cubs tested Marlon Byrd's arm, and it made Darwin Barney an easy out at the plate. CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs third base coach David Bell took responsibility for a bad decision that cost the Cubs a from ESPN Read more »
