Month: August 2012

Reyes and Gorski Have Big Nights In B-Mets 6-2 Win

Behind a four RBI night by Raul Reyes and seven strong innings worth of work by starter Darin Gorski the Binghamton Mets defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats by a score of six to two. The seven innings pitched was Gorski’s second longest outing of the season.  Making his 21st start of the season, Gorski allowed both Fisher Cats runs, only one of which was earned, on eight hits.  He struck out...

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Dickey Seeing Red After Losing Bracelet In 6-1 Mets Loss

R.A. Dickey’s quest for a Cy Young hit a speed bump tonight in a bizarre 6-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. But Dickey will have to wait at least five more days to bolster his credentials. The knuckleballer served up a season-high three home runs to the Reds on Wednesday, dropping the Mets to a 6-1 loss. Dickey may have been thrown off his game when the umpires forced him to cut off a...

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Mets Going To A Modified Six Man Rotation

Terry Collins told reporters in Cincinnati that he will use a modified six-man rotation beginning Sunday, when Jeremy Hefner will start in Washington. The one exception is that R.A. Dickey will continue to pitch every fifth day. This is weird… So a heavily taxed bullpen will be short a man and Josh Edgin is still the lone lefty. Jim Morrison was right…...

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2013 Payroll Blurry, Mets Offseason Needs Overwhelming

Sandy Alderson told Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal that he has not yet spoken with ownership regarding what the Mets’ 2013 payroll will be. When approached by reporters at Citi Field over the weekend, principal owner Fred Wilpon referred all questions to general manager Sandy Alderson. But in an interview Tuesday, Alderson said he isn’t sure how much money he’ll have to...

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Rafael Montero Named FSL Pitcher of the Week

The Florida State League announced on Tuesday  that St. Lucie Mets pitcher Rafael Montero has been named the Pitcher of the Week between the period of August 6-13.Montero tossed 7 2/3 no-hit innings against the Palm Beach Cardinals on August 7 to win his fifth game. He struck out five and walked three. Montero retired 15 consecutive batters at one point. The 21-year-old right-hander won his...

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