If you scooted over to Mets.com after tonight’s 10-6 loss to the Cubs at Citi Field, you would have been greeted by this blaring urge to vote David Wright for Man of the Year. They say that timing is everything, and in this particular case the timing couldn’t have been worse after Wright had a terrible game at the plate, going 0-for-5, striking out twice and leaving seven runners on...
Read MoreJohn Sickels of Minor League Ball features Mets rookie Chris Schwinden in his Prospect of the Day Series. He writes: There is nothing special about his velocity, his fastball is just in the 86-90 range. He mixes in a cutter, curveball, and changeup, relying on sharp command of his secondary pitches to succeed. He has little margin for error and needs a strong defense behind him, but there are...
Read MoreJustin Turner did it again last night when he drove a clutch double to the center field wall that scored the winning run as the Mets beat the Cubs 5-4 in walk-off style. This was the second walk-off the season for Turner, who earlier won a game after he was hit by a pitch to force home the game winner for the Mets. “This one definitely felt better,” Turner said. “I enjoy being...
Read MoreHere is a video clip, courtesy of EvanSie1995, featuring the Mets 9-11 pre-game show before the game on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. It’s a great video that captures the feelings and sentiments of the families of some of those who died on September 11, and what the Mike Piazza home run meant to them when baseball returned to New York. https://youtu.be/PIJkTsBBTp0
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2011 SAL SOUTHERN DIVISION CHAMPION SAVANNAH SAND GNATS! Four Savannah pitchers held Augusta down to 1 run and 5 hits, on their way to taking the Southern Division crown for 2011. The win puts them on a collision course with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the affiliate of the Florida Marlins, for the SAL Championship. The Gnats scored single runs in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th...
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