Mets top pitching prospect Matt Harvey was lights-out today in the Bisons 12-1 drubbing of the Iron Pigs today at Coca Cola Park in Lehigh Valley. We were there and we’ll have some great shots of Harvey in action later today, but let’s discuss his incredible outing for now. Harvey was as composed today as he’s been all season. He pitched like he belonged at this level and today we saw some of that pinpoint [...]

It’s 8:00 AM in the beautiful Lehigh Valley. I just got to the ballpark after enjoying a delicious continental breakfast at the Super 8. Grounds in my coffee? Who cares? We got morning minor league baseball on tap, and the Bisons are throwing Matt Harvey today, and I’ll be sitting right behind homeplate. First pitch: 10:30 AM, I need more coffee, hold the grounds. Yesterday I was standing in the Bisons clubhouse before the game telling [...]

Lehigh Valley 4, Buffalo 3  By Joe DeCaro Buffalo rallied from three runs down to tie the game and sen it into extra-innings, but it was to no avail as the Iron Pigs touched up Bisons reliever Jack Egbert for the winning run as the Pigs walked off with a 4-3 victory in the bottom of the 11th. Oink, oink. Vinny Rottino gave the Herd hope when he belted a two-run homer in the eighth, and Omar [...]

Mets Sign OF Dustin Martin The New York Mets today announced that they have signed OF DUSTIN MARTIN to a minor league contract. Martin has been activated to the Buffalo Bisons roster and will join the team in Lehigh Valley for tonight’s game against the IronPigs. Martin went to 2012 major league spring training with the Minnesota Twins but was released on March 27. The 28-year old outfielder has spent each of the last three [...]

For the second week in a row, a member of the Binghamton Mets has been recognized by the Eastern League for their outstanding performance.  Last week, pitcher Greg Peavey was named EL Pitcher of the Week. This time around, it’s shortstop Josh Rodriguez who has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the time period of April 16th – April 22nd.  In a press release sent out by the EL today: Binghamton [...]

Ramblings from Henry and Fayette Streets   The Week That Was: April 16th to April 23rd The B-Mets began the week with a three game set in Manchester, New Hampshire against the Fisher Cats.  They lost two of three against the Cats, their only win coming on Tuesday night, a 10-6 final with Collin McHugh earning his second win of the season.  The team made the long drive home after their loss on Wednesday night, [...]

Buffalo 6 – Syracuse 1 Syracuse 1 – Buffalo 0 By Pete Shapiro The Buffalo Bisons split their double-header yesterday with the Syracuse Chiefs, winning the opener by a score of 6-1 behind starter Jeurys Familia (2-1), before dropping the nightcap by a heartbreaking score of 1-0 and making a hard luck loser of Chris Schwinden (2-2). The Bisons record now stands at 9-9 for the year, good for a tie for 4th place in [...]

Our friend Sean Ratliff has announced that he has retired. Sean was attempting to come back from major surgery last year after a foul ball struck him near his eye while standing in the on-deck circle. The injury resulted in six broken bones surrounding his eye. MMO’s Pete Shapiro spoke to Sean in February and he explained the difficult ordeal he had to endure and the long road back: I underwent my last eye surgery in [...]

Over the last two weeks I have seen my fill of criticism about Jeurys Familia. For some reason it seems as if Mets fans and bloggers want this guy to fail. Either that, or they are just trying to make themselves look smart by pointing out his short-comings, and predicting limited success for him as a major league prospect. The negative sooth-sayers are predicting at-best that Family will have to be moved to the bullpen, [...]