Savannah Sand Gnats pinch-hitter Blake Forsythe hit a run-scoring double in the bottom of the 8th inning, to break a 2-2 tie and bring home C Albert Cordero with the winning run. The 3-2 Sand Gnats’ victory over the Augusta Green Jackets evened the best-of-three series at one game apiece. The Sand Gnats were able to take advantage of a very special guest being “in town” for a rehab assignment, when they named N.Y. Met ace, LHP Johan [...]

The Cyclones plated 12 runs, scoring in every inning except the first and ninth, with four pitchers combining to hold Staten Island to 5 runs, evening the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Brooklyn forces a decisive third game, winning Game Two by a final score of 12-5. RHP Jeffrey Walters started the game for the Cyclones, but was knocked out with the Yankees threatening, in the 5th inning. For the game Walters finished with [...]

With the 2001 Mets back in the spotlight as we get set to honor the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, I thought I’d hit Wiki to see what most of the players from that team are doing these days. GM Steve Phillips - Co-host of “Jason and the GM” on Sirius Radio, with occasional guest spots on MLB Network and WFAN. MGR Bobby Valentine – Co-hosts ESPN Sunday Night Baseball as color commentator, [...]

While the bats were fast asleep last night, there were some pretty good pitching performances in the New York Penn League Division Series opener between the Staten Island Yankees and the Brooklyn Cyclones. Unfortunately for the Cyclones, their great pitching went to waste, as they succumbed to the bad guys by a score of 2-0. The Yankees took the lead for good in the 2nd, with lead-off singles by 1B Reymond Nunez and then 2B Casey Stevenson. [...]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ST. LUCIE METS!  2011 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS With two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning and the score knotted at 3-3, St. Lucie had runners on first and second when Jefry Marte singled to CF to drive home Travis Ozga with the winning run. The victory made Florida State League Southern Division Champions of the St. Lucie Mets tonite, as they defeated Bradenton by a score of 4-3. [...]

Some current and former New York Mets baseball players visited firehouses in New York City on Friday to pay tribute to first responders who perished in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Former closer John Franco, former catcher Mike Piazza, and third baseman David Wright were among those who stopped by Ladder 3 in Manhattan. They spoke to firefighters, posed for photos and signed balls. Ladder 3 lost a dozen members in the collapse of [...]

Jason Isringhausen told ESPN he’d like to pitch next year, and I’m all for giving him a one-year deal. Nothing longer. Isringhausen pitched well enough to warrant attention from teams looking for a veteran presence in the bullpen, but I don’t see anybody, the Mets included, signing him strictly as a closer. However, he showed the capability of getting the job done when he had to. Isringhausen saved seven games after Francisco Rodriguez was traded, [...]

Chris Schwinden made his major league debut and was hit hard in the Mets 6-5 loss, and in the second game of the double header, Dillon Gee overcame early trouble to hand the ball to a bullpen that would cough up two more runs in the Mets second loss, a 5-1 defeat. Game One Chris Schwinden made his MLB debut, and it will probably not be a memorable one for many. Schwinden went five innings, [...]

I’ve just seen how Americans cope with disaster, again. It’s with their hearts and souls. Most of the major TV networks just covered the unveiling of a wall in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A field where the plane out of Boston on that terrible morning of September 11, 2001 was commandeered by a group of the passengers who voted to have the plane crash there rather than let the plane crash into the United States Capitol. [...]

METS TO OFFER COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO NEW YORK CITY FIRST RESPONDERS FOR SEPTEMBER 11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AT 7:30 P.M.  Mets to Donate Half the Proceeds from Special $10 Ticket Offer to Tuesday’s Children FLUSHING, N.Y., September 9, 2011 - The New York Mets today announced they will offer complimentary tickets to New York City First Responders and their families for the September 11 Remembrance Ceremony at 7:30 p.m. and the Mets-Cubs game to follow at Citi Field. [...]