I just finished reading Mark Simon’s “In-Depth” column on ESPN New York. He does a great job highlighting which Mets performed the best in April. He had a little something that really caught my attention at the end where he wrote that the Mets had a .286 batting average and a .389 on-base percentage in Late & Close situations in April. Those were 28 and 29 points...
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Buffalo Game PPD Due To Rain By Joe DeCaro Monday’s game between the Buffalo Bisons and the Rochester Red Wings at Coca-Cola Field has been postponed due to rain. The teams will make up the game the next time the Red Wings visit Buffalo, August 25-28. Herd Rumblings: If Chris Schwinden falters in his next start, look for the Mets to consider Jeremy Hefner or Garrett Olson for a trial run...
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This time, it was the Mets’ bullpen that betrayed Johan Santana. The Mets finally scored runs for him, but the bullpen blew a four-run lead in the eighth inning with Tim Byrdak serving a grand slam homer to Todd Helton. Another no-decision for Santana, who is still looking for his first victory since September 2010. I know Santana doesn’t regret the money, but there are times such as yesterday...
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The Mets almost grinded out another come-from-behind victory tonight in Houston, but came up a run short and fell to the Astros 4-3. R.A. Dickey was solid and didn’t allow a hit in the first five innings before getting into some trouble in the sixth when he was roughed up for three runs, the big blow being a 2-run homer by Brian Bogusevich. Dickey didn’t figure into the decision and...
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Ramblings from Henry and Fayette Streets The Week That Was: April 23rd – April 29th The Binghamton Mets played .500 ball this past week, losing two of three at home against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, while winning two of three on the road in Erie, PA over the weekend. More importantly, though, was the return of Reese Havens against Erie on Sunday (where he promptly hit his first home...
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