Month: June 2012

TOTALLY R.A.D. – DICKEY THE CONQUEROR!

HE’S UNBELIEVABLE! The Mets (34-29) demolished the Rays (35-27) for their second consecutive win tonight by the score of 9-1 in what may have been Dickey’s most spectacular performance as a Met and in his career. Dickey faced just two batters over the minimum tonight in a scintillating performance, striking out 12 batters and allowing just one hit in a complete game masterpiece. He...

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Prospect Pulse: RHP Collin McHugh Being Promoted To Buffalo On Monday?

                Now that Jenrry Mejia has been moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen at AAA to be groomed for a relief role at Citifield in the not-too-distant future, there are presently only four starters in the Buffalo Bisons rotation: Matt Harvey, Jeurys Familia, Garrett Olson, and Dylan Owen. In a TV interview last night with Bisons...

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The Mets Twitterverse: When The Bullet Hits The Bone

As someone who takes great pride in running a Mets fansite, I must admit that occasionally I am repulsed by the behavior of some of those who call themselves Mets fans. Among our incredible fanbase, lurk many who occupy the lowest depths of depravity and are a pariah among us. You may have wondered what Keith Hernandez and Gary Cohen were referring to during last night’s broadcast when out...

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Bullpen’s Folly: Last Night’s Win Against The Rays Was A Rare Delight

Stephen Guilbert from Mack’s Mets penned an interesting post that pointed out a rare occurence in last night’s 11-2 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Here’s a small part of it: Last night, the Mets accomplished a feat that has proved difficult for them in 2012–they played a full nine-inning game in which the bullpen did not surrender an earned run and the defense did not...

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Mets Farm Report: Flores Settling In At 2B, Den Dekker Hits The Ground Running In Buffalo

Bisons 8, Norfolk 7 By Andrew O’Brien The Norfolk Tides committed three errors in the seventh inning and the Buffalo Bisons plated three runs en route to an 8-7 victory on Tuesday night. Buffalo jumped out to an early lead, scoring two runs in the bottom of the second inning when Sean Kazmar hit a two-out double to score Josh Satin and Valentino Pascucci. Then, in the bottom of the third...

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