Month: August 2012

B-Mets Take Series and Season Finale from Harrisburg With 7-2 Win

Behind a fifteen hit barrage the Binghamton Mets took the game and series from the Harrisburg Senators with their seven to two victory on Sunday afternoon at MetroBank Park.  The season series ended up tied with the B-Mets win, each team taking six of the twelve games played. Three B-Mets batters went 3-for-5 in the game, with Juan Centeno, Sean Kazmar, and Wilmer Flores each reaching safely in...

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Mets Lower Minors: Extra Innings And Errors Doom Kingsport, Offensive Explosion For Cyclones

St. Lucie Rained Out The St. Lucie Mets were scheduled to face the Fort Myers Miracle on Sunday afternoon, but the game was rained out. The Miracle and the Mets are not scheduled to play each other again, so the game was officially cancelled. The Mets will take on the Palm Beach Cardinals on Tuesday evening at 6:30 in St.Lucie. Chase Huchingson (7-7, 4.47) will toe the rubber for the Mets, while...

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Do You Still Believe In Moneyball?

Moneyball is a ultimately a strategy that was developed by a small market team’s general manager in order to compete large market teams. When Billy Beane sat down and started to think about creative ways to stay competitive with large market teams, he didn’t write the word moneyball on a dry erase board, and tell everyone in the room that this was his new idea. Moneyball was a name,...

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Mejia Pitches Well, Bisons Come Away With 9-3 Victory

Jenrry Mejia is starting to settle back into the Buffalo rotation, and continued to do so quite nicely with a 9-3 victory Sunday over the Pawtucket Red Sox. Mejia took the mound in the top of the first for just his third start since being plugged back into the Buffalo rotation. As a reliever this season, Mejia had a 5.48 ERA in 21.1 innings for Buffalo, prompting the Mets front office to make...

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Is Johan Santana Becoming A Burden?

With the decline of 2012 New York Mets, many fans have rightfully reset their sights on what the future holds.  Even prior to the trade deadline, when there was still an outside chance of the team turning its free fall around, some fans sought additions for next season, 2014 and beyond.  The notion is sound, but there are multiple situations impeding such moves.  First and foremost, much of the...

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