Month: August 2012

Harvey Had Best Start Of Young Career Last Night, And I Know Why

Matt Harvey was nothing short of spectacular last night. There was something different about last night’s start that was the key to his success. Did anyone else pick up on it? Answer: He only threw three change-ups the entire night. I’ve been arguing that this kid has been throwing too many change-ups in his starts since his electric debut in Arizona. It seemed like he was forcing the change-up...

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Mets Minors Beat TGIF Edition: Familia, Goeddel Blossom, Wheeler Wilts

Welcome back for another installment of the MMO Mets Minors Beat: The TGIF Edition! I’m your host Petey, and we have a lot to cover from this past week. There were some incredible pitching performances throughout the system, yet again. There were a ton of transactions, if you are into that sort of thing. And a few of the notable performers who are simply putting together outstanding...

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Mets Lower Minors: Vaughn Keeps Mashing, Koch Gets Torched, Urbina K’s 6

St. Lucie 7, Palm Beach 5 Angel Cuan had a solid outing, but a near bullpen meltdown brought the game to a much closer, 7-5 St. Lucie wIN Key Players: Cory Vaughn – 2 for 4, 2-run home run, 1 stolen base Cesar Puello – 3 for 4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base Aderlin Rodriguez – 1 for 4 Danny Muno – 2 for 3, 2 walks, 1 run, 1 stolen base Angel Cuan – 7 IP, 6 hits allowed, 1...

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Harvey Paints The Town Red In Amazins’ 8-4 Win

The Mets avoided the sweep tonight thanks to an all-around solid performance by rookie Matt Harvey as they defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 8-4. Harvey was sensational on the mound as he held Reds batters to just one run on four hits in 7.2 impressive innings of work. His control was spot-on as he walked just one batter in the game while striking out eight. He shutdown one of the top...

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Peavey Pitches Complete Game In B-Mets 5-2 Loss

The Binghamton Mets were unable to seal the deal in their bid for their third straight series win on Thursday night in Manchester as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the visiting B-Mets by a five to two score.  With the loss, the B-Mets fell one game further behind the final playoff spot and are now seven games back. Greg Peavey, making his twenty second start of the season for the B-Mets,...

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