Month: June 2012

NL East Report: Braves and Marlins Reeling, Nationals On A Six Game Roll

The NL East Report is published every Friday and takes a look at the other teams in the division. The reports covers the latest news and notes, injuries and transactions, divisional records versus the Mets, andupdated NL East Standings. News And Notes Atlanta Braves: The Braves have lost four straight at home, and have fallen to third place in the NL East behind the Mets and Nationals. During...

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Dickey One-Hitter Ruling Upheld By MLB

According to Buster Olney, the ruling by the official scorekeeper in Wednesday night’s game that kept R.A. Dickey from throwing the second no-hitter in Mets history has been upheld by Major League Baseball. The Mets had appealed the ruling that B.J. Upton’s first inning infield single was a hit. Earlier this week, Terry Collins had said he would appeal the ruling but didn’t...

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Official Brooklyn Cyclones Roster

OFFICIAL 2012 BROOKLYN CYCLONES ROSTER The Brooklyn Cyclones open their 2012 schedule on Monday, June 18th against the Staten Island Yankees at MCU Park. The squad that will take the field on Opening Day will be one of the youngest in franchise history with an average age of just over 21 years old thanks to a record eight teenagers on the initial roster. One of those youngsters is Brandon Nimmo,...

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A Ray Of Light, Are The 2012 Mets Really In This?

The series sweep of the Rays once again showed that the 2012 Mets are a resilient group of players. Something that I don’t think has been written about enough is their knack for bouncing back after tough losses or a stretch of bad baseball that has them on the fence of falling out of contention. So far this season they have overcome adversity and stormed back to reclaim their spot in the race...

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A Date Which Will Live In (Mets) Infamy: June 15, 1977

There are certain dates in our nation’s history when Americans remember exactly where they were and what they were doing. One day that stands out for Mets fans is June 15, 1977. That is a day in our history which will live in infamy. Tom Seaver, the face of the franchise, the heart and soul of the franchise, The Franchise, was traded away–no, was discarded–by the team he loved. No player in the...

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