Aaron Heilman

With news Tuesday that New York Mets closer Billy Wagner is out indefinitely with increased inflammation in his left elbow, manager Jerry Manuel and the National League East leaders are left scrambling for options at the back end of the bullpen. Aaron Heilman was thought to be the other guy in...  

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Large Pelf about to take the Shea Stadium mound on yet another perfect April night in August.  

Billy Wagner, the closer for the New York Mets, could miss the rest of the season due to his elbow inflammation, according to mlb.com. Wagner was previously placed on the 15-day disabled list and was expected to return this week, but team doctors re-examined Wagner and the swelling and...  

... Mike Pelfrey leads the New York Mets into the middle contest of a three-game home series against Jair Jurrjens and the NL East rival Atlanta Braves. ...  

by Dan Graziano Remember that game on June 27 at Yankee Stadium - first game of the split doubleheader between the Yankees and the Mets - when Carlos ...  

What a strange sight to see Shea Stadium half empty for a game between the Mets and Atlanta Braves.  

Aaron Heilman, I'm done with you. The look on David Wright’s face said it all after Monday night’s disaster against the Pittsburgh Pirates, which put the Mets 2.0 games behind the Phillies for first place in the NL East. The only good thing that happened Monday night was that the Phillies and...  

10. Change the lock on the clubhouse door and have the security guards pretend they don’t know who he is. 9. Have him undergo Tommy John surgery next week―whether he needs it or not. 8. While Heilman is warming up, give Billy Joel a bottle of wine and the Mets’ old bullpen cart and set him loose...  

Carlos Delgado's two-run double in the bottom of the eighth watch huge Tuesday. Rest assured, the New York Mets aren't the only team in the majors shaking their fists at the bullpen.  

By Herald wire services Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead double off the left-center field fence and the Mets broke loose in the eighth inning to rally past the ...  

So yeah, that was kind of unexpected. Big five-run eighth, clutch bases-loaded hits from Delgado and Easley...kind of stuff a first-place team is supposed to do.  

Aaron Heilman is 2-7 with a 5.74 ERA and has allowed 64 hits in 64.1 innings pitched! Even self-proclaimed Irish homer Daniel Smith has lost faith in the ...  

... that tipped off Carlos Delgado's glove at first, but Reyes was in the right place to scoop it and throw over to Aaron Heilman, who was covering. ...  

The New York Mets have 22 games left at Shea Stadium. Being a Mets fan my whole life, I have seen so many one and two hitters. But my Metropolitans have ...  

By Dan Graziano of The Star-Ledger by Jeremy Cothran/The Star-Ledger Keith Srakocic/Associated PressMets relief pitcher Aaron Heilman pitches against the ...  

Could Carlos Delgado be a Met in 2009? If you asked any Met fan at the end of June if they wanted to see the former Toronto Blue Jays slugger in orange and blue for another season you would hear a definitive "No!" That was an easy answer at the time. Delgado was hitting .228, and looked like he...  

Enough. The Relief Corps from Hell -- led by Beelzebub himself, Aaron Heilman -- is doing exactly what it did this time last season... killing the New York Mets. No team can survive this many meltdowns. It's simply too...  

How many leads can you blow before you are officially anointed a member of your division rival?  While this may sound like a hypothetical question, Mets reliever Aaron Heilman is coming dangerously close to becoming an honorary member of the Phillies.  Heilman, serving as the "we had no choice...  

WASHINGTON -- Aaron Heilman has been a dependable reliever for the Mets throughout his entire career, notching a career ERA of 4.17 and three times hitting his ERA below four in five years. He's pitched in 290 games as both a starter and a reliever ...  

Within a week, Aaron Heilman has gone from being the closer to being a bum, back to being the closer and now, once again, back to being a bum. It’s not fair to Heilman to say that he doesn’t belong on the team, since he has shown he can be successful, but at this point, it’s also not fair to say...  

Aaron Heilman continues to struggle, and he gave the Mets a scare in the ninth inning tonight. With Billy Wagner on the disabled list, manager Jerry Manuel stated that Heilman would receive most of the save opportunities for the time being. Coming in with a 6-2 lead, Heilman walked the first...  

If he wasn't already prior to yesterday's game, Aaron Heilman is officially a liability with this team. Despite finishing each season the past few years ...  

August 15, 2008 With Billy Wagner still unavailable, Aaron Heilman picked up the save Friday for the Mets, allowing a walk and striking out one in a scoreless ninth. Our View: Wagner is slated to return on Monday, but Heilman is the best bet for ...  

Aaron Heilman holding his nose in what may be the greatest display of irony all season.  

Oliver Perez pitched seven innings and struck out eight in the Mets' 3-0 win over the Marlins Friday night.  

Aaron Heilman has been a dependable reliever for the Mets throughout his entire career, notching a career ERA of 4.17 and three times hitting his ERA below four in five years.  

WASHINGTON - Brian Schneider homered against his former team again and Carlos Delgado also went deep to help the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-3 on Thursday night, finishing a three-game sweep.  

Oliver Perez pitched seven scoreless innings for the New York Mets before turning it over to the bullpen in a 3-0 win over the Florida Marlins. ...  

WASHINGTON - Brian Schneider homered against his former team and Carlos Delgado also went deep to help the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-3 on Thursday night, finishing a three-game sweep.  

He walked off the mound to an appreciative cheer from the Shea Stadium crowd and was pinch-hit for in the bottom half. "He has resilient arm," Manuel said ...  

Oliver Perez allowed just two hits over seven innings and David Wright and Carlos Delgado homered for the New York Mets Friday in a 3-0 victory over Florida.Perez (8-7) struck out eight Marlins and walked three.Aaron Heilman pitched two perfect innings in relief to record his first save this...  

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You got the idea that Jerry Manuel felt he owed Aaron Heilman the courtesy of the first shot at closing in Billy Wagner's absence, but now, after barely surviving an ugly ninth Tuesday, the manager has every reason to use rookie Eddie Kunz.  

The last time the Mets faced the Padres, Billy Wagner gave up a three-run homer in the Padres’ final turn at bat. On Tuesday night, Aaron Heilman, in his first (and perhaps last) shot at filling in for Wagner, did the same thing. Still, if Jerry Manuel wanted to give Heilman a shot, I would...  

Aaron Heilman was relieved he was not going to be needed with every reason after pitching more than two innings and throwing 57 pitches in Saturday’s ...  

…and his name is C.J. Wilson of the Texas Rangers, the hurler responsible for a grand slam by newly acquired Yankee Richie Sexson in the 8th inning of a home victory in Arlington. The Dallas Morning News’ Evan Grant, dismayed by Wilson’s comportment after serving up said meatball, declared “the...  

Aaron Heilman blows the save against the Pirates as Ryan Doumit singles with men on first and second, driving in a run to tie the game at five. It's Heilman's third blown save of the season. After a hit by...  

By Brad Pinkerton Mets reliever Aaron Heilman picked up a save in a second straight game Saturday night, tossing a scoreless ninth inning against the ...  

Because the Nationals are, well, the Nationals, the Mets' sweep was never in doubt.  

Matthew Siroty delivers an honest account of his first visit to Shea Stadium to watch his Mets play the San Diego Padres. by David Marine (Senior Writer) ...  

Carlos Delgado hit a mammoth home run, Daniel Murphy added the first of his big league career and the New York Mets scratched ...  

Aaron Heilman's first chance as a closer was Tuesday, and it was an absolute mess. Last night, he was flawless. Brought in to pitch the eighth inning last night with the Mets up three runs, Heilman closed out Florida with two perfect innings. In fact ...  

Aaron Heilman appears to have settled in as the Mets' closer until the injured Billy Wagner comes back from the disabled list later this month.  

Mets manager Jerry Manuel has said that he would probably be going with a closer-by-committee for the interim, with reliever Aaron Heilman getting the first ...  

Ryan Church went to Florida Saturday, to begin the process of getting himself ready to return to the Mets' lineup.  

On Tuesday night with a four run lead in the ninth, Aaron Heilman, while facing a rookie catcher batting .230, started him with a slider in the dirt instead of a steady diet of fastballs. Heilman went on to walk him and later gave up a three-run home run while only recording one out. According to...  

The reaction is understandable - on Tuesday, Aaron Heilman (2-6) took the mound in the ninth and promptly reduced a four-run lead over the Padres to a ...  

The first question to Manuel -- and it certainly was a legitimate one, after the way Aaron Heilman failed in his ninth-inning showing last night -- was ...  

... a two-run, pinch-hit number in the sixth inning that helped power the Mets to an 8-6 victory over the Florida Marlins last night at Shea Stadium. ...  

The Mets call Shea Stadium home for one more season. Share your memories before it's gone. By Dan Graziano of The Star-Ledger by Colin Stephenson/The ...  

When Aaron Heilman came to the mound in the ninth inning Tuesday night, the first batter he faced was San Diego's Nick Hundley, a rookie catcher hitting about .230 and playing in his 21st career game.  

NEW YORK — Aaron Heilman put to rest the ruckus being made over the Mets' beleaguered bullpen — for at least a night. Using a revamped motion, Heilman struck out three in two innings to close out Oliver Perez's dominant performance and give New ...  

Looks like we can anoint Aaron Heilman the closer until Billy Wagner returns. Heilman said he felt much more comfortable in the role Saturday night, when he worked around a one-out walk to Hanley Ramirez and ...  

Relief pitcher Aaron Heilman, who is 1-6 with a 5.25 ERA, would be a candidate. Relief pitcher Eddie Kunz, who notched 27 saves with Double-A Binghamton ...  

The Mets survived their first Billy Wagner -less game last night. Barely. Aaron Heilman, in his first - and last? - chance as fill-in closer for the injured Wagner, allowed a three-run home run to Jody Gerut in ...  

NEW YORK -- So the Mets put their closer on the disabled list, hoping it'll just be the two weeks, and Jerry Manuel said the guy who'll get the first crack at the job in Billy Wagner's absence is ... Aaron Heilman.  

Aaron Heilman put to rest the ruckus being made over the Mets' beleaguered bullpen - for at least a night.  

New York Mets fans can have the best seats for the game -- right in from their big screen TVs.  

Aaron Heilman put to rest the ruckus being made over the Mets' beleaguered bullpen - for at least a night.  

What you see is Aaron Heilman after last night's save . What you just read is "Heilman" and "Save" in the same sentence.  

Prior to yesterday’s game, following news that Billy Wagner had been placed on the 15–day disabled list, Jerry Manuel told reporters that he would likely use Aaron Heilman in save situations because he is able to get both right-handed and left-handed batters out. In the ninth inning of last...  

NEW YORK -- Batting fourth in the lineup because interim manager Jerry Manuel decided to flip-flop him and Carlos Delgado against the left-handed starter Scott Olsen, Carlos Beltran went 3-for-3 with a two-run double, a home run and intentional walk.  

So the Mets put their closer on the disabled list, hoping it'll just be the two weeks, and Jerry Manuel said the guy who'll get the first crack at the job in Billy Wagner's absence is ... Aaron Heilman.  

The Mets' Billy Wagner, shown in action during the All-Star Game last month, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.  

The Mets plan to use Aaron Heilman as their closer while Billy Wagner is on the disabled list. Heilman came on to pitch the ninth with a four run lead. Not being a save situation, he allowed a hit and...  

Jerry Manuel confirms that he'll turn to Aaron Heilman as the closer with Billy Wagner on the DL .  

With the news that Billy Wagner is on the DL with a left forearm strain, Mets manager Jerry Manuel said that Aaron Heilman would be the closer. Mmmm... maybe not. Heil