Author: John Bernhardt

Mets Must Protect Hard-Throwing Righty Tyler Bashlor

When the Mets round off their 40-man roster tonight, adding players who will be eligible as Rule 5 selections, Tyler Bashlor needs to be added to the roster. Bashlor is a hard throwing right-handed pitcher who shared time between Port St. Lucie and Binghamton last summer. The Mets are just beginning to discover Tyler Bashlor’s tools. Tommy John surgery in his 2014 season would set back the...

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Mets Minors: Kaczmarski With Big Night in Rumble Ponies Loss

The Rumble Ponies fell tonight 9-6 in a most unusual game for two teams noted for pitching and defense. Don’t count them out. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies suffered a disappointing loss in game two of the Eastern Division playoffs falling to Trenton in a seesaw affair, 9-6. The loss snapped a nine-game Binghamton winning streak and evened the series at one game apiece. The action will now...

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Mets Minors: Oswalt Pitches Binghamton To 4-1 Victory Over Trenton

Every baseball team that reaches the playoffs hopes to have a pitching ace that anchors their post season effort, that gives them quality innings to get their championship push off the ground.  The Binghamton Rumble Ponies got all that and more last night at NYSEG Stadium from ace right-hander Corey Oswalt.  Oswalt, the Eastern League pitcher of the year, threw 7.0 brilliant innings allowing...

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The Value of Defense

And old baseball maxim says ‘Good pitching and defense win championships.’ Lets face it, in baseball a run is a run whether it’s a run scored at the plate, manufactured on the bases or saved in the field. A run the defense prevents the opposition from scoring is equally as important as a run scored by the offense. A team stocked with players who can use the leather efficiently in the field...

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Let’s Hear It For The Boys

There are those rare baseball nights when you strike Trifecta Gold. That was the case for me last night as the New York Mets outlasted the Milwaukee Brewers in an exciting 5-4 twelve inning marathon. Three young Mets played prominent roles in the late night victory. Tyler Pill turned in a gutsy, steely performance starting his first ever major league game. Buttressing a tired, overworked...

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