This Just In…  RHP Elvin Ramirez has been promoted to Buffalo RHP Gonzalez Germen has been promoted to Binghamton, LHP Chuck James placed on DL In eight relief appearances Elvin Ramirez had a 1.38 ERA in 13 innings pitched. The 24 year old right-hander is coming back after missing a year with arm woes. Germen, 24, had a 3.04 ERA over four starts and one relief appearance for St. Lucie. He had a 1.24 WHIP [...]

The Binghamton Mets have placed number one prospect Zack Wheeler on the seven-day D.L. with a fingernail problem. The injury just needs a little time to heal and is not considered serious. Hah! Made you look! (click photo to embiggen)

The off season in some sports has, at times, adopted the moniker ‘silly season’.  It’s that time of year when the dust kicks up from coast to coast, team names change, affiliations change, team locations change.  While more prevalent in the minor league hockey world, the silly season affects minor league baseball as well. This upcoming offseason may prove to be an interesting silly season, with many player development contracts expiring, giving parent club and affiliate alike [...]

The Mets are the only team that have a winning record in the majors and have EVERY minor league affiliate over .500. Buffalo (AAA) is 14-10 and in second place in the North Division in the International League. Binghamton (AA) is 12-11 and in third place in the Eastern League’s Eastern Division. St. Lucie (A) has the best record in the Florida State League at 20-4. Savannah (A) is in third place in the South [...]

Syracuse 8, Buffalo 0 By Andrew O’Brien After a rainout Monday night, the Buffalo Bisons winning streak came to a screeching halt Tuesday night after losing to Syracuse, 8-0, in the first game of a four-game set. Garrett Olson (0-2) was on the hill for the Bisons and struggled early. Olson went five innings, allowed six hits, three runs (three earned), struck out four and walked three. The big damage came in the fifth inning, [...]

Ramblings from Henry and Fayette Streets The Week That Was: April 23rd – April 29th The Binghamton Mets played .500 ball this past week, losing two of three at home against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, while winning two of three on the road in Erie, PA over the weekend.  More importantly, though, was the return of Reese Havens against Erie on Sunday (where he promptly hit his first home run of the season on [...]

There is no doubt that one of the weakest aspects of the 2012 Mets so far has been the bullpen. The Mets bullpen ERA is second to last in the National League at 5.04. Their bullpen’s WHIP is at 1.51, good for 14th place in the league. The Met bullpen this year is also fourth in the National League in giving up hits, and also fourth in giving up HR’s. So rather than scratch our [...]

The Mets are 13-9 and if the season ended today, and I know it doesn’t, the Mets would be in the playoffs. The Marlins and Phillies on the other hand would be watching from home like you and me. Now onto the meaty stuff… During the Colorado series the Mets bullpen was charged with 17 earned runs in 11 innings, prompting Terry Collins to say: “If we started getting banged around at Citi Field I might [...]