Month: June 2010

6/20 Minor League Report! LAGARES, MARTE, Cuan!

AAA International League: Buffalo 3/13/2, Indianapolis 7/12/2 cf Juan Padilla 2 for 6, .286 ss Justin Turner 2 for 5, 2 RBI, K, .273 1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, 2b, BB, K, .255 3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 5, .230 rf Fernando Martinez 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .254 lf Lucas Duda 1 for 5, 2b (3), .208 c JR House 4 for 4, run, 2b, .305 >>rf Val Pascucci 0 for 1, .220 2b Russ Adams 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, .232...

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Mets Send Jenrry Mejia To Double-A, Recall Bobby Parnell

According to David Lennon of Newsday, the Mets have sent RHP Jenrry Mejia to Double-A Binghamton to continue his development as a starting pitcher. The Mets have yet to announce a corresponding move and have until tomorrow to do so. It looks like common sense has prevailed and Mejia can go do what he needs to do so that he can return as a starting pitcher. According to Adam Rubin, Mejia will...

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“Hey, Dad, You Wanna Have A Catch?” A Father’s Day Blog Three Generations In The Making.

I was about 6 years old when my father threatened to throw me out of the house. The reason was simple. I told him I was going to be a Yankees fan. It was the early 1970’s and I knew nothing about Baseball. But still, I was going to root for the Yankees. Why? As my dad watched the local news one night the sports came on. I was close by, doing whatever a typical 6 year old does. The Yankees...

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Mets Acquire Jorge Padilla

The Mets have acquired outfielder Jorge Padilla from the Blue Jays, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com (via Twitter). There’s no word on what Toronto will receive on the deal at this time. Padilla, 30, has a slash line of .330/.405/.459 with four homers for Toronto’s Triple A affiliate this season. He came to the plate 26 times with the Nationals last year, picking up just...

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6/19 Minor League Report! CAMPBELL, ZAPATA!

AAA International League: Buffalo 3/7/4, Indianapolis 9/13/1 in 10 innings Roy Merritt got ripped for 6 runs (5 earned) in the 10th inning today in his second AAA outing, to take his first loss, after Manny Acosta blew his 2nd AAA save. Dillon Gee bounced back very nicely off a rough outing his last time out, he gave up 2 runs (1 earned) over 6 innings. 2b Russ Adams 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .233 ss...

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