16-year old super-prospect Bryce Harper, who was referred to in Sports Illustrated as “The Kobe Bryant of Baseball,” will skip the final two years at Las Vegas High School to enroll in Community College this year. Doing so would enable Mr. Harper to enter the draft in June 2010, making him the likely number 1 overall pick. Harper is 6’3″ 205 lbs. (and still growing), and hit a 503-foot HR at Tropicana Field in Tampa [...]

Buffalo 8, Durham 1 lf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .301 cf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, RBI, .259 dh Javier Valentin 0 for 3, K, .260 ph, dh Cory Sullivan RBI, .270 1b Willy Pena 0 for 4, K, .254 rf Emil Brown 1 for 4, run, K, .300 3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, run, K, .198 c Robinson Cancel 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .217 ss Javier [...]

Well Met fans – yesterday was exactly what we needed – a win against the Yankees to help us forget the debacle of Friday night (that shall not be mentioned – EVER AGAIN).  And a key to the victory Saturday – our surprise starting pitcher – Fernando Nieve who went seven (almost) strong innings in that bandbox of a park called (New) Yankee Stadium – and that I call – the House that Giuliani built… [...]

Buffalo 2, Durham 7 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 3, BB, .270 lf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 2, run, BB, .296 dh Javier Valentin 0 for 4, K, .270 1b Willy Pena 1 for 4, run, K, .262 rf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .254 3b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, K, .196 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, RBI, K, .232 Jon Malo 0 for 2, BB, K, .186 Luis Rivera 0 [...]

I have been a Mets fan for well over thirty years. I will always be a Mets fan. However, sometimes you got to say what you got to say, face facts, speak the truth. Lets face it this 2009 Met team is an embarrassment. A complete and utter joke of ball club, and its been that way for over two years. This organization from top to bottom needs a complete overhaul. The era of zero [...]

Well, wasn’t that fun?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Buffalo 1, Durham 0 Jon Niese had an outstanding outing today, easily his best AAA outing ever, he pitched into the 8th, allowing just 2 hits and striking out 7 for his first win of the season. Over his last two outings, he’s allowed just 2 runs on 8 hits with 11 strikeouts over 13.1 innings. cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 4, .269 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, .299 dh [...]

Atlanta Braves:  (2-2; -6.5) The Braves went 2-2 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and will open up an interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles. Tommy Hanson has the start tonight. Florida Marlins: (2-2; -8) The Marlins split their series with the St. Louis Cardinals. With this past week’s draft, they selected Chad James, a power pitcher from Oklahoma. James has a letter of intent with Oklahoma St., but will opt for the Marlins instead. The Marlins [...]

Tonight inter-league play continues with this year’s first installment of the Subway Series. I like inter-league play. Its a great chance for fans to see players that would not regularly see during the season. I even like the Subway Series. However,  I don’t like the fact that the geographical rivals play six games a season against one another. Its  made done by the Lords of Baseball motivated by greed, and ignoring fairness. Here in NY [...]

Forget the players. Forget the standings. This is about the fans. It’s that time of year when New Yorkers come together – and get torn apart – over the love of the game and the love of their team. The Subway Series. Whether you are a Yankee fan or a Mets fan, you’re a proud New Yorker. But why is it that in this sport, unlike any of the other major sports, you just can’t [...]

I apologize for the lateness of this report, we blew a fuse upstairs last night during the Mets game (followed by me blowing a fuse after Takahashi gave it up to Ibanez), and it just got fixed early this morning. So here you go. Also – starting this Sunday (the 14th), I will be taking my annual “Work on the MPH Draft Database” break (bi-annual this year), and David will be posting the nightly report [...]

Mets fans should read the following article in today’s New York Times. Basically, Gary Matthews Sr. (“Sarge”), now a Phillies broadcaster, says he expects our most recent and disastrous series against the Phils will pretty much be the formula for the rest of the year, even though we now still have more wins than losses against them this season.  According to Sarge, Santana and Rodriguez have all the necessary toughness to beat anybody, but if [...]