Apologies for yesterday…I was out very late and neither D nor I were near a computer. AAA International League: Buffalo 8/15/1, Lehigh Valley 1/6/3 The middle of the Bison order (Duda, Evans, Nieuwenhuis) were a combined 6 for 12 with 6 RBI, leading the Bisons 15 hit attack. Michael Antonini made his 2010 Buffalo debut and fired 6 innings of 1 UER ball for the win. lf Jesus Feliciano 3 for...
Read MoreThe Mets come home to try to salvage their last chance of post season hopes tonight as they take on Jimenez and the Rockies at Citi Field. The Mets will be hoping tonight that Mike Pelfrey returns to his early 2010 form as he had another bad outing his last time out. On the season he is 10-6 with a 4.16 ERA. Pelfrey pitched a crucial game earlier this season as the Mets really needed him to beat...
Read MoreHere’s a sobering thought from Adam Rubin of ESPN NY. He lists the Mets payroll commitments for the 2011 season. Johan Santana $22.5 million Carlos Beltran $18.5 million Jason Bay $16 million David Wright $14 million Oliver Perez $12 million Francisco Rodriguez $11.5 million Jose Reyes $11 million Luis Castillo $6 million Ryota Igarashi $1.75 million 16 players at major league minimum:...
Read MoreThe Seattle Mariners have fired manager Don Wakamatsu. Wakamatsu is the fifth manager in the majors to be fired this season. Baltimore’s Dave Trembley, Kansas City’s Trey Hillman, Arizona’s A.J. Hinch and Florida’s Fredi Gonzalez also were dismissed. Seattle entered the day 42-70, the second-worst record in the American League. Daren Brown, the manager of Triple-A Tacoma...
Read MoreYesterday I spent the day at a friend’s house during the Mets/Phillies game. This friend just recently had a son, the first child in our group of friends. You know as I was hanging out outside, I’d check in on the game in the living room, we both watched the final outs and once the game was over we went back to the party. It got me thinking about all of the negative stuff going on within this...
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