Month: April 2010

Dillon Gee To The Mets Picking Up Steam

Updated Post 4/25 2:00 PM While digging up some information on Gee, I came across some glowing remarks by Bisons manager Ken Oberkfell after his last start. “He was outstanding,” Bisons manager Ken Oberkfell said. “He had control of his pitches. He went after hitters and worked ahead and gave us a solid seven innings on a pretty cold day. … Each outing he’s going a...

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.500 Never Looked So Good

If you look at the Mets record, you may think they’ve had a very uneventful season. Afterall, they’ve won 9 games, and they’ve lost 9 games. But in all reality, .500 never looked so good. Any team with a .500 record is going to have its share of positives and negatives. But for the Metsies, the good far outweighs the bad, because a lot of the ifs are falling into place. The...

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Forgotten Man: What To Do With Murphy…

We’ve all enjoyed the remarkable return of a contending Mets team. Make no mistake either, this team is a contender and will contend. It’s amazing what a 23 year old AAA callup will do for a floundering and monumentally boring team…(and some good starting pitching)   Thank you Ike Davis, because, coincidentally, since you were recalled the Mets have been reborn. Jeff...

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Mets No Longer Dwelling, In Cellar Or On Past

The Mets managed to pull themselves out of the basement in the NL East by beating the Braves 3-1 today at Citi Field. In fact, they are tied with the Nats for third place. And not only have they improved their record to 9-9, but they have won three in a row and have secured back-to-back winning series. The “new” lineup appears to be working for this team. For the first time in a long...

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4/24 Minor League Report!

Songs of the night: Phoenix – 1901 and Muse – Knights of Cydonia AAA International League: Buffalo 4/9/1, Pawtucket 2/6/0 RA Dickey had another really good outing today, giving up just 2 runs on 6 hits over 8 innings for his 2nd win. John Lujan picked up the save with a perfect 9th. The Bisons had 9 hits and 4 walks, but were hitless in 5 ABs with RISP, and left 6 on base, while...

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