Month: July 2013

Gee Shines, But Mets Drop An Absolute Heartbreaker

The Mets fought valiantly tonight, but it was not to be as Julio Teheran and Dillon Gee engaged in a great pitcher’s duel which saw Gee flirt with a no-hit bid. After both Teheran and Gee traded zeroes through the first three and a half frames, the Amazins’ struck first in the bottom of the fourth when Ike Davis drove in Marlon Byrd after Byrd’s one-out…eh…triple. Unfortunately, that...

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Braves vs Mets: Satin and Lagares Back On Bench For Series Opener

Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets RHP Julio Teheran (7-5, 3.35) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (7-7, 4.32) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Marlon Byrd – RF Ike Davis – 1B John Buck – C Kirk Nieuwenhuis – CF Omar Quintanilla – SS Dillon Gee – RHP Game Notes RF Marlon Byrd continued his red-hot hitting Sunday by going 2-for-4 with a solo homer in the Mets’...

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Ryan Braun Negotiated Suspension With MLB Down To 65-Games

CHEATER, LIAR, SUSPENDED, JUSTICE! Updated By Clayton Collier: The 65-game ban of Ryan Braun was negotiated by him, MLBPA and MLB. Major League Baseball was looking for a suspension beyond 2013, says ESPN’s T.J. Quinn, however Braun was able to get it reduced to the remainder of the current season. Sources tell OTL MLB confronted Braun with volumes of evidence provided by Tony Bosch,...

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Rangers Land Matt Garza From Cubs For Four Prospects

Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza was traded Monday to the Texas Rangers for four prospects, the team confirmed. The Cubs and Rangers finally worked out the details of a trade that will send third baseman Mike Olt and right-handed pitchers C.J. Edwards and Justin Grimm, plus a player to be named, to the Cubs in exchange for the veteran right-hander. One of the players could be right-hander Neil...

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Alderson Doesn’t Expect To Fill Significant Needs At Deadline

Echoing what he told us last week, Mets GM Sandy Alderson said today that there is no movement on the trade front as of yet. He does not expect to fill any significant needs before the deadline. Last week, Alderson said not to expect any sweeping changes before the deadline. This shows a measured approach by someone who is walking a tightrope right now. I still believe he will not pull the rug...

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