Buffalo Bisons 5 – Norfolk Tides 3 This is the Chris Schwinden from earlier in the season that captured the hearts of Mets fans everywhere. Schwinden gave up a three run homer to Jake Fox in the 1st inning and then went on to be perfect from the 2nd inning through the 6th inning. Over those five innings he struckout six men and it was not until the 7th inning that he walked a batter [...]

CYCLONES HOST “SOCIAL MEDIA MADNESS” AT MCU PARK Brooklyn Cyclones Plug Into Facebook, Twitter and More on July 6th You “Like” us, you really “Like” us! On Friday, the Brooklyn Cyclones welcomed their 15,000th fan on the team’s official Facebook page. The 15,000 fans are nearly three times more than any other team in the New York-Penn League and rank among the most of any Minor League Baseball team in the country. To celebrate this [...]

Dillon Gee pitched around some early inning trouble, and the offense put up enough runs to put the game out of reach as the Mets won the game, 8-5 and the series versus the Rangers Game Notes Dillon Gee was effective, if not spectacular in his six innings of work today. He allowed three runs on eight hits, walking two and striking out one while allowing one HR. Gee looked to be doomed in the [...]

With Friday night’s pummeling 8-1 defeat to the Texas Rangers, the Mets are now 5-11 in games where they can back to .500, at .500 and over .500. The Mets returned the favor Saturday night and demolished the Rangers 14-5 and once again have a chance to reach .500 in Sunday’s finale. Is the .500 mark beginning to wear and tear on the team’s psyche? The .500 mark has been made into such a big [...]

After a brief hiatus, the NL East report is back by popular demand! Here is what is going on all around the NL East: Phillies: The Philadelphia Phillies continue to show why they are the best team in baseball, winning seven of their last 10 games. -Roy Oswalt was pulled from his start against the Cardinals early after experiencing “back tightness” and will miss his next start. This is significant not only because he was placed on the 15-day DL [...]

While the 1969 Mets gathered steam and rolled late in the second half, the 1986 team steamrolled the National League from start to finish as that team dominated as manager Davey Johnson projected. On this date in 1986, Sid Fernandez and Roger McDowell combined to stuff the Montreal Expos, 5-2, at Shea Stadium. While Doc Gooden was the headliner, the 86 staff was solid with Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda, Fernandez and Rick Aguilera. All but [...]

ESPN reports that the Washington Nationals will name Davey Johnson as their new manager, according to a source familiar with the situation. Johnson, 68, will manage the team for the rest of the season and next season, subject to league approval. He has been a senior adviser for that ballclub since 2006, and last managed in 2000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. I wonder why Johnson was never considered by the Mets when they were interviewing candidates? [...]

Buffalo Bisons 4 – Norfolk Tides 2 Pat Misch had arguably his best start of the year even though he didn’t get the victory. His only main trouble was in the 4th inning when the Tides pieced together three singles to get the inning started and load the bases. A sac fly scored one batter, but then Misch recorded one of his seven strikeouts in a huge situation to help him out. He would get [...]

Mike Pelfrey was hit hard early, but stabilized and Manny Acosta made sure the game was out of reach in the Mets 8-1 loss to the Rangers Game Notes Mike Pelfrey went six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits, walking two and striking out three. Big Pelf gave up three of those runs in the first inning, and after that seemed to get his bearings and keep the Rangers to one run over the [...]

Last night, after the Mets win over the A’s, closer Francisco Rodriguez picked up his 20th save of the season while passing the half-way mark of 55 games finished that triggers the $17.5 million dollar option on his contract. After the game, K-Rod told Kristie Ackert of the Daily News that he would consider accepting a trade to a contending team and mentioned the Yankees. “If I am going to be traded, obviously I want the opportunity to close out games, [...]

In a companion piece to yesterdays look at potential hitters who could be on the trade block, Jon Heyman of SI.com lists the top 40 potential pitchers who could switch uniforms by the trade deadline. Here are his first ten, check out the other 30 pitchers on the list here.  1. Heath Bell, Padres RP. Word seems to be that Bell, who will be a free-agent at year’s end, is willing to give the Padres [...]