The Mets lost all three games of the first installment of the 2012 Subway Series. Round one was played up in the Bronx, where the Yankees took advantage of the short porch in right field with great frequency. I’m not sure exactly what the Mets took advantage of, if anything. So this time out we feature only 3 Downs, which is quite amazing, because after 40 years of following this team,...
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Whenever a once sub-par team gets off to a surprisingly positive start, the scrutinization of said team comes in droves. Is this team for real? Can they contend with the best baseball has to offer? At one point will they founder and come back to earth? These questions are all we hear until a club either indeed does go belly up, or continues to defy odds, surpassing all expectations and standards...
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WARNER FUSSELLE, VOICE OF BROOKLYN CYCLONES, PASSES AWAY ***Georgia native was previously Was Voice of This Week in Baseball, Seton Hall Basketball*** Warner Fusselle, the radio “Voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones” since the team’s inception in 2001, passed away last night of an apparent heart attack at Hackensack (NJ) Medical Center. He was 68. A friend, John Bacchia, said that the hospital...
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Well, that was a sobering series, wasn’t it? For only the second time in Subway Series history, the Mets were swept by the the Yankees in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx after a brutal 5-4 loss that came after the Mets squandered a three-run lead. Jon Niese started today and delivered a solid outing that was worthy of a win. Niese tossed seven solid innings and allowed no earned runs while...
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Looks like it’s official… Triple-A manager Wally Backman confirmed tonight that Jenrry Mejia will indeed be removed from the Bisons rotation and will start working out of their bullpen effective immediately. Mejia concludes his stint as a Bisons’ starter with an 0-1 record, a 1.13 ERA and seven strikeouts in 16 innings. It won’t be long until you’ll see Mejia...
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