Month: June 2012

Bisons Fall Back Below .500 With 4-3 Loss By Connor O’Brien The Bisons lost a close one to the Durham Bulls last night by a score of 4-3. Matt Harvey got the start for the Bisons. He struggled to find his command early, but turned it around as his start progressed. The Bulls scored their first run off Harvey in the second on an RBI single to center by Matt Mangini. The Bisons tied it up in...

After trying to survive an entire season with just one left-hander in the bullpen, the Mets came to their senses and called up southpaw Justin Hampson from Triple-A Buffalo. Hampson was 4-2 with a 2.13 ERA and two saves in 28 appearances with Buffalo, and lefty batters are hitting .218 against him this season. Hampson, 32, has a career 3.38 ERA in 79 appearances (one start) for the Rockies and...

Think I could have crammed anymore chicken references into that title? Bottom line was this game was full of disappointments despite an amazin’ comeback by the Mets that was overshadowed by a night to be forgotten by R.A. Dickey, Miguel Batista and the entire ballclub. R.A. Dickey took the hill as one of the most talked-about stories in all of sports the past few days. LeBron James and...

According to multiple reports, Kevin Youkilis’ nine-year career with the Boston Red Sox has come to an end. Youkilis was traded to the White Sox in exchange for pitching prospect Zach Stewart and utility player Brent Lillibridge, according to a White Sox official familiar with the deal. The Red Sox will also pick up a good portion of the $8 million that Youkilis is owed. The third baseman...