Apologies for the format tonight and tomorrow night – got stuff going on, no time for writeups… AAA International League: Buffalo 6/10/1, Columbus 2/5/1 cf Ezequiel Carrera 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .298 —————- cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 4, run, .231 2b Justin Turner 1 for 3, RBI (33), BB, K, .303 lf Lucas Duda 1 for 4, run, .310 1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR (1),...
Read MoreUpdate 1:30 PM According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Mets rightfielder Jeff Francoeur has cleared waivers and can now be dealt to any organization. Trading Francoeur does make sense, but I’m not so sure we will get much for him. Some rumors are floating that Fernando Martinez may have been called up to showcase him for a potential offseason trade. It sounds like pure speculation and...
Read MoreUpdate 12:30 PM The Mets have released infielder Alex Cora and demoted outfielder Jesus Feliciano to make room for Fernando Martinez and Ruben Tejada who will both be in uniform for today’s game. Cora appeared in 62 games for the Mets this year and was 18 games shy of having his 2011 option automatically vest at $2 million. So that’s that… The mystery has been solved… We...
Read MoreWatching what has transpired during the bottom of the eighth inning of tonight’s game between the Mets and the Phillies–a game that the Mets desperately needed to win to give themselves and their fan base any hope for the rest of the season–has so disgusted me I couldn’t even wait until the end of the game to vent. I was actually going to hold off on another blog post...
Read MoreAnother wasted pitching performance, this time by Jonathon Niese and the explosion of the Mets bullpen accounted for the most recent loss, 7-5 to the Phillies in the opening game of the series Game Notes Jonathon Niese was wildly effective today, giving up one run on four hits in seven innings, walking five but striking out seven. Niese got himself into big trouble early in the game, but in the...
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