Buffalo 7, Charlotte 12 in 10 innings Eddie Kunz and Tim McNab combined to give up 9 runs over the last 2 innings of the game, ruining a good outing from Tobi Stoner. cf Cory Sullivan 4 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .291 dh Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .309 lf Chip Ambres 1 for 5, run, BB, K, .248 rf Emil Brown 3 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .313 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 5, BB, .223 3b...
Read MoreI read an interesting article on ESPN by Tristan Cockcroft entitled Shea It Isn’t. The piece is well written and well researched and is a fair comparison of the two parks. One of the interesting parts of his article was the following chart which shows exactly which non-homers would have been homeruns at Shea Stadium. Hitter Team Date Pitcher Team Result J.J. Hardy MIL 4/18 Johan Santana...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves: (4-6; -5) The Braves lost two of there to the Boston Red Sox, and now begin a three game home series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Lowe vs. Blanton on Tuesday. Also, outfielder Jordan Schafer might be drawing interest from the Washington Nationals, but we’ll get back to that. Florida Marlins: (6-4;-3) Interestingly enough, the Marlins are the only NL East team above...
Read MoreThe Mets are in a serious need of power. Due to injuries, we have only two proven home run hitters (Sheffield & Wright) in the lineup – one of which is not really hitting homeruns. Citi Field is playing a significant part in our lack power – but I believe hitting for power is important to be a contender. We are 25th in the league in slugging percentage, and if it wasn’t...
Read MoreAlright, so I was going to say “I hope everyone’s having a good day”, but watching K-rod walk Mariano last night has sucked the life out of me. I wasn’t favoring the umpire’s strike zone last night, or the ESPN announcers…but that’s not what I’m writing about. I do hope everyone’s having a good day, and I hope you’ll enjoy keeping track...
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