In Doug’s Dugout today, we broach the second half, Tony LaRussa, and other observations. As the Mets embark on the second half sprint towards the post-season (who would’ve predicted that?) the benchmark is Ten. That is, ten games above .500. If the team can improve their 6 games above .500 mark, and make another strong a push upward, they could zero in on 90-plus victories. That will...
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That phrase was made famous by comedian Rodney Dangerfield. These days, it could be used in reference to R.A. Dickey, and knuckleballers in general. It couldn’t have been more evident in what we saw take place during this week’s All-Star game. Dickey was one of the few feel good stories we’ve seen in baseball this year. Major League Baseball had the chance to do the right thing and start...
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Buffalo 8, Pawtucket 2 By Connor O’Brien The Bisons beat the Pawtucket Red Sox by a score of 8-2 last night. After rumors swirling for weeks about the future of Jeurys Familia, he responded with a stellar outing in Syracuse, allowing one run in 6.1 innings. Last night, he looked to follow up with another dominant performance against the RedSox, and did just that. The Red Sox never even...
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After losing their series finale Friday night, the Brooklyn Cyclones were on their bus en route to State College, Pa. However, things got interesting when apparently their bus got into a fender bender with a semi-truck. There were no injuries to any of the players. The players however were stranded on the side of the road for quite some time as they waited for their bus to get fixed. Several of...
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Welcome back to the second half of the season, folks! Mets opened up their series in Atlanta against the Braves, and everybody is really missing Dillon Gee. Mets pitchers implode in 7-5 loss. The night the lights went out in Georgia… After an early sixteen minute power outage delay in Turner Field, the ballgame continued and already the Mets were down 2-0 in the first inning. After Chris Young...
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