Month: April 2011

Game Recap: Young Dominates, Bullpen Blows, Mets Lose 7-3

Chris Young was dominant today, allowing one hit over seven innings but the bullpen blew it in the eighth, and then in the eleventh and the Mets lost 7-3, losing the series as well. Game Notes Chris Young looked excellent today, allowing one run on one hit over seven innings, walking two and striking out five. Young was exactly as advertised, having a 14:1 fly out to ground out ratio today....

Read More

Under New Management – or – How To Run A Baseball Team

How do you build a good baseball organization? First you find people who understand sports and business and who will actually work together. In sports it is often necessary to move players around to and from the big team and the minors due to injuries, performance issues, and sometimes just to shake things up. Things are so different in Flushing now. The change is remarkable. How many times does...

Read More

Minor League Round Up 4/7 – 4/10

Buffalo Bisons (2-2) 4/7 (0-1) Syracuse 8/6/1 – Buffalo 5/10/1 4/8 (1-1) Syracuse 2/7/1 – Buffalo 2/9/3 4/9 (1-2) Pawtucket 8/8/1 – Buffalo 3/6/0 4/10 (2-2) Pawtucket 1/4/0 – Buffalo 2/3/1 Who’s hot: Outfielder, Jason Pridie: .263 Avg (5-19), 2b, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 K, .263 OBP Starting RHP, Jenrry Mejia: 1 GS, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 0.00 ERA Who’s not: Third...

Read More

Mets Cut Boyer and Duda, Promote Izzy and Iggy

After today’s 7-3 loss to the Nationals, the Mets announced two moves intended to bolster an already spent and woefully ineffective bullpen. Blaine Boyer, who was largely responsible for todays loss and had a 10.80 ERA so far this season, was released and designated for assignment. Boyer will be replaced by former Met Jason Isringhausen, who had a solid spring and was pitching in extended...

Read More

Mets DL Ronny Paulino

The Mets placed Ronny Paulino on the15-day DL list before Sunday’s series finale against Washington.   The move couldn’t be backdated due to Paulino’s suspension, so the Mets expect him to play in some minor-league games before returning April 26. “It’s important for him to ramp it up these next 15 days so he can help us,” GM Sandy Alderson said....

Read More