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2011
Mets Lose Two In Minor League Play-offs
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
The Bradenton Marauders ate the St. Lucie Mets’ lunch last night, destroying them by a score of 10-0 in Game Two of their best-of-three series. The series is now even at one game apiece.
Bradenton RHP Brett Lorin along with three relievers, hurled a 2-hit shutout, combining to strikeout 6 and walking just 1. The game’s only hits for the Mets were a single by Pedro Zapata, and a double by Gilbert Gomez.
St. Lucie starter Zack Wheeler looked pretty good for three innings, then gave up 4 runs in the fourth, the big blow coming from LF Adalberto Santos who doubled in the third and fourth runs of the game. Wheeler was replaced with two outs in the 4th, and was followed in the game by four different relievers who were all scored upon. After Bradenton’s 4 run 4th, they scored single runs in the 5th and 6th innings, and two runs each in the 8th and 9th innings.
The Bradenton attack was led by Santos (2 RBI’s) and C Ramon Cabrera (1 RBI) with three hits apiece, and DH Calvin Anderson (3 RBI’s) and SS Benji Gonzalez had two hits apiece.
The decisive Game Three is scheduled for tonight in Bradenton, at 6:30 PM. The starter for St. Lucie will be RHP Greg Peavey, who went 5-4 with a 3.97 ERA for the St. Lucie Mets this year.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
The Augusta Green Jackets, defeated the Savannah Sand Gnats by a score of 4-1 in Game One of the SAL play-offs, last night. The Green Jackets, a farm team of the S.F. Giants, now lead in the best-of-three game series 1-0.
Sand Gnats ace Angel Cuan locked up with Augusta’s Michael Kickham in a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel for the first six innings. Cuan scattered 6 hits over 6 innings, but was never under duress, as no base-runner ever got past second base. He struck out 5 and didn’t walk a batter.
In the 7th, Cuan gave way to 6’5″ lefty Chase Huchingson, the free-agent signing this year, out of Central Arkansas. He started out fine getting the first two batters, and then the wheels came off. Two walks, a single and a three-run homer, by DH Adam Duvall made it Augusta 4, Savannah 1. That would be it for the scoring, as Augusta hung on to win by the same score.
Kickham, the 6’4″ LHP out of Missouri State U., was the S.F. Giants 6th round pick in the 2010 draft. He matched zeros with Cuan until the fifth inning, and his line for the game reads: 6.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 HIts, 1 BB, 4 K’s. Three relievers followed and kept Savannah off the board for the final 2.2 innings.
The scoring began in the top of the 5th inning, with the Sand Gnats drawing first blood. First-baseman Joe Bonfe led off the inning with a triple to LF. After Blake Forsythe struck-out, Aderlin Rodriguez grounded to third, and Bonfe running on contact, scored as the play went to first. The Savannah attack was led by Juan Nieves and Rafael Fernandez who had two hits apiece.
Game Two is Friday night in Savannah, with the probable pitchers: Vorhees, NJ native RHP Shawn Sanford for Augusta, against New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, who will be pitching for the Sand Gnats. Game time is 7:05 pm.
NEW YORK PENN LEAGUE
Last night’s Game One between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Staten Island Yankees was rained out and will be played Thursday night, weather permitting, in Brooklyn. The starting pitchers will be RHP Bryan Mitchell for the Yankees, and RHP Marco Camarena for the Cyclones.
About the Author: Peter Shapiro
The first time I went to Shea was not for a Mets game, it was for the Beatles concert there in August of '66. My first Met game was '67, a guy named Salty Parker was the interim-manager then. My first pennant race was 1969. As a 12 year-old that summer and fall, I managed to get to the park for 3 games. The first was the beginning of the Miracle which actually started on Tuesday July 8, 1969 with a day game against the Cubs. I was there a lot in '73. I saw games 3 & 5 of the 1973 NL Playoffs against the "Big Red Machine", from the upper deck behind home plate. It was from there that I witnessed the fight between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, and the mayhem that ensued. And that sweet victory in game 5! I saw a couple of WS games at Shea that year against that legendary Oakland A's club. I was there in 1985 for every single game Dr. K pitched including his two 16 strikeout performances, and the day he one-hit the Cubs on an infield single and the Mets won 1-0. I loved being a Met fan in those days. Hopefully we are once again preparing to emerge from the darkness.
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With St Lucie 1 win away from eliminating Bradenton as they got ready to play at home. I was looking forward to listening to this game and hopefully hearing St Lucie celebrate as they advance to the next round. The game had a 2 hour delayed start which worked out cause it allowed to listen to the entire Mets game and not miss any of the St Lucie game. Wheeler had handled Bradenton well in 2 prior starts according to the broadcaster and sounded good for 3 innings but boy those 2 4th inning doubles did him in. Peavy on the hill tonight. Hopefully they win it 2nite.
Does anyone other than me find it odd that this GOD AWFUL (if you believe the posters around here) MiL system has three teams in the playoffs?
did you notice they are all A-Ball?
as i said yesterday, wheeler can show a lot to mets fans by having a good outing yesterday, instead, he folded.. i wish we could be more consistent, i see post here about how wheeler will be the next tom seaver, yet when he gives up 4 runs in 3.1 ip in a game to win a championship nobody says a single word about it… be more consistant people..
Don’t know who said Wheeler will be the next Seaver Alex but I am going to guess you along with most did not take such a comment/prediction seriously.
the sandy apologist MNJ.. ppl here were saying how the trade was a steal, how great alderson is for making this trade etc etc..
YOU ARE A LIAR
LOL MNJ!
The problem is the ones who made that statement WERE serious and the same people who are saying none of our PLAYOFF CALIBER MiL squads are any good or tradeable! LOL
STOP THE MORONIC COMMENTS – SERIOUSLY, YOUR STUPID COMMENTS ARE OVER THE TOP NOW
Grow up, learn about baseball and come back when you actually can debate like a grown up.
You call people Sandy Apologists, you are a just a moron that hasn’t a clue and hates the guy without any real cause and are a waste of space and air.
Zack Wheeler, the right-hander acquired from the San Francisco Giants for Carlos Beltran, allowed four runs on five hits and two walks while hitting a batter and striking out seven in 3 2/3 innings. Bradenton evened the best-of-three Florida State League semifinal series at a game apiece. St. Lucie mustered only two hits — by Pedro Zapata and Gilbert Gomez. The decisive Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday.
zachary wheeler line for the game in which he could’ve given mets fan real reason to “BELIEVE”
3.2 5 hits 4 runs 2 walks 7 K’s (impressive) 9.82 ERA..
again, first moment of presure and he folds, this ain’t san francisco, this is NY.. he better understand that he will always be remember as the guy we traded beltran for.
no, its A-Ball in Florida
so, what’s A-ball in florida league???
You said this is NY, not San Fransisco, which is wrong. The kid is playing A-Ball in Florida.
You’re losing your mind over a single game in A-Ball.
Why are you so eager to see a Mets prospect fail?
please, i will give you a full 24 hours to look for any post of mine wishing wheeler to fail.. also, read again what i said, BE CONSISTENT. if we’re gonna write about what wheeler ate for breakfast or what nimmo bought a macy’s we should also write about them when they don’t perform well, i guarantee you had he pitch 7 ip and allowed 1 or no run with 8 k’s ppl would be calling for him to be in the 40 man roster next year, and saying how he’s the future HOF..
so, because you assume someone else would say something silly, you’re justified in saying something silly and malicious?