Month: May 2010

Ron Darling: A Worthy Choice For A Noble Task

My Baseball Wish… If Bud Selig ever leaves his job as Commissioner of Major League Baseball, I wish that the powers that are behind that throne would send out a contract to Ron Darling offering him the job. A bit of history about Ron – born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a French Canadian Father and a Hawaiian Chinese Mother – he was raised in Massachusetts, is the eldest of four...

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Which Lineup Would Best Suit The Mets?

As we enter Mid-May, the Mets find themselves in third place, 3 games behind the first place Phillies.  Depending on who you ask, their 18-17 record can be viewed as an improvement from last year’s team or a disappointment because they have not been able to play well on the road. Including last night’s game, the Mets have played ten consecutive games decided by two runs or less. ...

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Mets Scored Six Runs In The 8th And I Wasn’t There

Some might call me fickle.  Others might call me faithless.  I am certainly not fair weather.  Call me whatever you’d like.  But I’m sure that I wasn’t the only one to leave Citifield before the end of the game last Tuesday night. Those who stayed saw the Mets score six runs on so many clutch hits.  Those hearty fans experienced a remarkable and improbable 8-6 comeback win...

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Mets Waste A Solid Effort From Santana, Drop Opener To Marlins 2-1

The Mets wasted a brilliant start from Johan Santana and lost to the Marlins 2-1 on a wild pitch by Fernando Nieve in the bottom of the ninth that scored Cody Ross with the winning run. It was a classic pitchers duel that featured two of the division’s top pitchers in Josh Johnson and Santana. Game Notes Johan Santana rebounded nicely from his disastrous start last week against the...

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5/13 Minor League Report! TOVAR, WILMER!

AAA International League: Buffalo 6/8/0, Louisville 1/8/1 cf Jason Pridie 0 for 4, BB, K, .289 rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, run, K, .351 1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .271 3b Mike Hessman 1 for 2, run, 3 BBs, K, .298 2b Alex Cintron 2 for 5, .218 lf Andy Green 0 for 4, K, .289 ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .295 c Jean Luc Blaquiere 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .625 (5 for...

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