BUFFALO BISONS AAA The SWB Yankees pounded out 7 runs on 13 hits as they lassoed the Herd Friday afternoon in Buffalo by a score of 7-5. The loss drops Buffalo’s record this year to 4-5. Chase Whitley (1-0), pitching in relief of starter D.J. Mitchell, picked up the win by throwing four scoreless innings, striking out three, and only giving up one hit. Kevin Whelan gave up a run in the...
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“A little roller up along first… Behind The BAG! It gets through Buckner! Here come’s Knight and the Mets WIN IT!!!” ~ Vin Scully Caught this at the end of a David Wright article by Andy Martino on the Daily News: Ray Knight, the 1986 World Series MVP for the Mets and now a radio broadcaster for the Nationals, said in a WFAN interview Wednesday that he has felt shunned by...
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“Lee is a great pitcher, and it’s not that I want them to be overly aggressive. Part of the whole plan is to be disciplined and get something good to hit. The other part of that is, it could be the second pitch of the at-bat. You don’t have to go up there and just take pitches. You might be able to get a good ball to hit on the first or second pitch of the at-bat.” ~...
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Recap R.A. Dickey continues to roll with the punches as he got tagged for nine hits but only allowed one batter to touch home. The knuckleballer mixed in his fastball nicely today and his knuckler was on que today with only one mistake of homerun against Chase Utley’s no name replacement. He pitched for seven innings, allowing just one run on nine hits and one walk. Dickey continues to...
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David Wright was held out of Friday’s lineup and could very well land on the DL if his fractured pinkie finger doesn’t show some signs of improvement by tomorrow according to Terry Collins. Wright was very concerned about his public perception regarding his toughness and pain tolerance: It’s not about me sucking it up and playing through pain. I functionally can’t grip a bat or grip a...
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