Month: August 2012

Harvey Strong, Bullpen Falters In 5-2 Loss

Matt Harvey had another great outing, but the offense and bullpen couldn’t hold it together in the 5-2 loss to the Rockies — Matt Harvey put on six strong innings, allowing three hits and one run, walking two and striking out nine. Harvey has been a revelation in terms of durability and ability mto strike out hitters, minus one outing and has proven a valuable commodity to the 2013...

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Sandy Alderson: Mets Shutting Down Johan Santana For 2012

Sandy Alderson spoke to a gathering of reporters at Citi Field before tonight’s game between the Mets and the Rockies. The purpose of which was to explain the team’s plan regarding Johan Santana moving forward. “The New York Mets are going to shutdown Johan Santana for the remainder of 2012 season.” Santana had an MRI yesterday which showed and inflammation in his lower...

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Matt Harvey Tries To End Rocky Start To Mets Homestand

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Jeff Francis (4-4, 6.07) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (2-3, 3.00) Starting Lineup Ruben Tejada, ss Ronny Cedeno, 2b David Wright, 3b Scott Hairston, rf Ike Davis, 1b Jason Bay, lf Andres Torres, cf Kelly Shoppach, c Matt Harvey, rhp The Mets look to get back on the right foot tonight as Matt Harvey takes on Jeff Francis in game three of...

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Harvey, Wheeler, Harris Receive Top Honors From Baseball America

Baseball America released their annual Best Tools Survey for 2012. It’s one of my favorite features and I always look forward to it. Basically they survey minor league scouts and league managers for all the affiliates, put all that info together, and then decide which prospects have the best tools over two dozen different categories. We have a few Mets prospects that made the list: Matt...

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Enough Already, It’s Time To See The Kids

The best thing about summer is that there is a baseball game on virtually everyday. When life gets you down or you feel that you need an escape, you can just turn on the television and immerse yourself in a ballgame. As a baseball fan I usually can enjoy each game as a single entity and forget about where we are in the standings. Lately instead of being able to enjoy a game I find myself getting...

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