Month: July 2011

Mets Farm Report: June 30th, 2011 – Brooklyn Puts Up Sweet 16

Buffalo Bisons 4 – Leigh Valley IronPigs 2 Great performance by Dylan Owen and probably the most efficient he has been all year. He was getting a lot of swings and misses and faced just two over the minimum through the first four innings. In the 5th the IronPigs got two men on, but both were with two outs and Owen easily got out of the Jam. All the damage on him came on two swings of the...

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3 Up & 3 Down – Mets Have A Tiger In Their Tank Edition

The New York Mets were up in the Motor City this week, playing the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers. The Good Guys take the series winning 2 of the 3 games. Also the hot hitting continued on Tuesday and Wednesday night. In the three game series the Mets scored 32 runs! Since Saturday the Mets have scored a total of 54 runs in five games! To quote Tony the Tiger the Mets were...

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Frank Viola As Brooklyn Cyclones Pitching Coach: “Sweet Music” To Mets Ears

Former Mets pitcher Frank “Sweet Music” Viola is back with the team, but this time he’s not with the big club. Viola signed on as the pitching coach for the Brooklyn Cyclones—the Mets Single-A short season affiliate. The St. John’s University product and East Meadow, Long Island native says he’s happy to be back in New York, though in a different capacity than last time. “Getting my foot back in...

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Post-Game: Pelfrey Gets Pushed Around, Mets Lose 5-2

Mike Pelfrey had a poor outing today and the Mets managed hits, but couldn’t turn them into runs and they lost the series finale against the Tigers, 5-2. Game Notes Mike Pelfrey had a horrible outing today, allowing four runs on eight hits in four and two-third innings, striking out three but walking five. Pelfrey had poor control and paid for it in the third inning, which was essentially...

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