Month: July 2012

Mets Farm Report: Savannah Wins Thriller, Brooklyn Pounds Spikes, Harvey Homeward Bound

Toledo 4, Buffalo 2 By Sean Kenny In what may amount to the last Triple-A start for Matt Harvey, he had a strong outing but Jenrry Mejia continued to struggle and the Bisons lost the first game against the Toledo Mudhens, 4-2. Matt Harvey went out today and from the start of the game did not have his best control. Harvey’s final line was six and two-third innings, giving up two runs on...

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These Mets Won’t Get It Done

It’s all fun and games until the Mets find themselves a half a dozen games back in the division and fading. That’s certainly how it feels today as the Mets limp into DC with their season on the ropes. With six games against the NL East leading Washington Nationals over the next nine days, the Mets have to opportunity to claw their way back into the fight for the division, however it...

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In Last Night’s Tuneup, Bay Gave No Reason To Think Things Have Changed

Matt Harvey may have been the big story in last night’s contest between the Buffalo Bisons and the Toledo Mudhens, but there was another storyline – Mets rehabbing left fielder Jason Bay. Bay played in what could be his final rehab game and went 0-for-2 with two walks. He also muffed a flyball to left field that he lost in the lights and fell in for a single. That baserunner would...

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Ricciardi Non-Committal On Harvey Promotion

Mets special assistant J.P. Ricciardi was one of the Mets entourage on hand as prospect Matt Harvey pitched 6.2 innings and allowed two runs in what was tabbed as his audition for a possible major league debut this Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “He’s a good one,” said Ricciardi, who sat behind home plate. “But he didn’t have his best stuff tonight. He showed me a lot by competing.”...

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Bullpen Is Better Than You Think

It’s funny how sometimes a conversation opens your eyes to something and you just have to get it off your chest. We often here about how bad the Mets bullpen is. How it’s the worst in the league, and how Sandy Alderson did a terrible job at getting bullpen help. To me, I always thought that wasn’t true. Now I know it. The tricky thing about ranking bullpens is plenty of pitchers have...

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