Interesting article on ESPN New York by Adam Rubin who differentiates how the organization vies Jenrry Mejia as compared to Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler and and Jeurys Familia. Terry Collins already has stated Mejia is expected to contribute in the Mets’ bullpen in 2012. And Sandy Alderson has differentiated Mejia from fellow prospects Matt Harvey,Jeurys Familia and Zack Wheeler. That trio will...
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Ramblings From Henry and Fayette Streets The Week That Was: May 21st – May 27th The Binghamton Mets ended this past week with a record of two wins and five losses. The B-Mets dropped three of four in their first visit of 2012 to New Britain, Connecticut, and upon returning home have dropped two of three so far to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats with the rubber match being played as we...
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Buffalo 7, Columbus 1 By Andrew O’Brien Days after Buffalo Bisons manager Wally Backman had a heart-to-heart with Jordany Valdepsin, the 24-year-old responded. Valdespin launched a three-run homer Monday afternoon, leading the Bisons to a 7-1 win over the Columbus Clippers on Memorial Day. Dylan Owen (3-2) made the spot start for the Bisons and allowed just two hits and one run over six...
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Things have been extremely quiet on the Brandon Nimmo front this spring. Not much has been written or said about the Mets first-round draft pick from 2011, except for the occasional question regarding whether he’ll begin his season at Kingsport or Brooklyn. Well I spoke to someone last night who has seen Nimmo play everyday this spring. During the course of an interview with Mets 2011...
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On Sunday, R.A. Dickey pitched 7⅓ innings of shutout ball against the Padres, allowing three hits, walking one and striking out ten batters. The 10-K performance gave Dickey 29 strikeouts over his last three starts (20⅓ IP). It also helped in lowering his ERA to 3.06, a number Dickey had not seen since his sole bad start of the year in rain-soaked Atlanta on April 18. On that day, a day in...
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