Month: September 2013

Brewers vs Mets: Tovar, Centeno, Lagares Headline Final Lineup Of The Season

Brewers (74-87) at Mets (73-88) • 1:10 PM RHP Marco Estrada (7-4, 4.02) vs. LHP Jon Niese (8-8, 3.74) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Lucas Duda – 1B David Wright – 3B Daniel Murphy – 2B Mike Baxter – RF Juan Lagares – CF Juan Centeno – C Wilfredo Tovar – SS Jon Niese – LHP Wow, this is it… The final Mets lineup of the season. I’m surprised that Travis d’Arnaud isn’t...

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Harang and Murphy Shine, But Brew Crew Prevail In 4-2 Extra-Inning Win

The Brewers scored two two runs in the top of the tenth to beat the Mets, 4-2, in ten innings on Saturday at Citi Field. Aaron Harang made his fourth start of the season for the Mets and it was undoubtedly his best and probably his last too. The veteran righthander allowed just one run – a solo homer by Carlos Gomez – in his six innings of work. Harang allowed five hits, waled two...

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Cuban Slugger Jose Abreu Officially Declared A Free Agent

Updating this Fan Shot by by Long Suffering Met Fan with this breaking news… Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com is reporting that Cuban first baseman Jose Dariel Abreu has officially been declared a free agent and is now eligible to sign with any Major League club. MLB Trade Rumors adds that Abreu “promises to become one of the most sought-after right-handed bats” on the free agent...

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Giants and Hunter Pence Agree To Five-Year Deal Worth $90 Million

According to several reports, the Giants and Hunter Pence have reached a deal on a new contract to keep the would-be free agent outfielder in San Francisco. Jon Heyman reported that the deal could be worth $90 million dollars over five years – an average annual value of $18 million per season, topping Andre Ethier‘s five-year, $85 million extension from last year. This deal will likely set...

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Brewers vs Mets: Wright Is Back, Baxter In RF, Murphy Batting Cleanup

Brewers (73-87) at Mets (73-87) • 4:10 PM RHP Jimmy Nelson (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Aaron Harang (0-1, 4.24) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Lucas Duda – 1B David Wright – 3B Daniel Murphy – 2B Mike Baxter – RF Juan Lagares – CF Anthony Recker – C Omar Quintanilla – SS Aaron Harang – RHP The Mets have dropped two in a row following a 5-1 road trip. They are 6-4 in their last 10 games and...

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