AAA International League: Buffalo 4/8/0, Indianapolis 3/9/0 Tobi Stoner had his best outing of the season, giving up a run on 4 hits and 4 walks in 6 innings for his first win of the season. Elmer Dessens picked up his 4th save. The Bisons offense had 8 hits and a walk, while going 4 for 8 with RISP and leaving 2 on base. The two prospects in the lineup each had a hit and RBI today. Fernando DNP...
Read MoreMets take two from the Giants with back-to-back walk-off homeruns, this time from Henry Blanco. Mets win 5-4 in 11 innings. Game Notes Johan Santana took the mound today and had a nice bounce back outing after giving up a personal worst ten runs in his last start. Santana went 7.2 innings, the longest any Mets starter has gone all season, beating Pelf’s start yesterday by a third of an...
Read MoreLast season was one of frustration and futility where home runs and the Mets were concerned. A brand new ball park was held to blame for the lack of oomph in the Mets offense and many were convinced that David Wright would never eclipse 15 homers in a season again. If this season has shown us anything in the early going, it’s the fact that many of the concerns over the Mets power outage...
Read MoreThe past four years have been very harrowing for all Mets fans; throughout this painful stretch I personally have been feeling a sort of deja vu. It took me a while to figure out why, but now I know. The 2006-2010 Mets are reminding me of the 1988-1992 Mets. Scary isn’t it? The 1988 Mets where dominant, the NL east race was over mid-summer, and they had the perfect mix of grizzled veterans...
Read MoreFor the second time in two weeks, rookie first baseman Ike Davis makes a spectacular catch of a foul popup. The one he made in the ninth inning of tonight’s 6-4 win over the Giants was even better than his first effort. See what you think… What an amazing night for Ike as he continues to wow us with his poise at the plate and his sheer determination to win a game. So far, he has been...
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