Month: May 2012

Rookie Jordany Valdespin Belts A Pinch Hit Home Run In Mets 5-2 Comeback Win

Recap Jon Niese had himself another good start despite only going five innings and being plagued with four walks. He gave up two runs in the first two innings, but was able to throw zeroes until he was taken out for a pinch hitter. Niese needs to stay in the game. He goes five innings, allowing two runs on four hits, four walks and five strikeouts. He walks away with a no decision. Manny Acosta...

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Mets Minors: Who’s Hot, Who’s Hotter

One thing you will surely notice when reading this is that a few of these guys do not fit the standard definition of “prospect.” There are a handful of veteran players here who are having too good of a season to ignore. So I have stretched the classic definition of prospect to include minor league veterans who are candidates to get a big league call-up. Therefore some of the guys at...

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Cory Vaughn Rips 8th Home Run, Makes BA Hot Sheet

Baseball America’s Prospect Hot Sheet for the week ending May 4th has Mets outfield prospect Cory Vaughn ranked #2. Last night, Cory Vaughn ripped his eight home run of the season in St. Lucie’s 5-3 win over Dunedin. He has been on a season long tear and ranks third in the league in slugging (.542) and OPS (.889) in the pitching friendly FSL. So far the Mets have made the Hot List in three...

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MMO Player Of The Week: Andres Torres

The MetsMerizedOnline Player of the Week for this week has shown he has a great impact on this team. This week includes the 3-game series against the Houston Astros and the 3-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here is our MMO Player of the Week for 4/30/2012 – 5/6/2012: Through the use of the scorecard, let’s take a look at how Andres Torres did this week: G AB H R 2B 3B...

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Hamels Fined and Suspended For Throwing At Harper

Update:  Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels has been fined and suspended five games for intentionally throwing and hitting Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Bryce Harper last night. Unless appealed, Hamels is scheduled to begin serving his suspension Monday night when the Phillies hosted the New York Mets. Original Post 12:00 PM Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole...

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