Month: August 2012

Mets Lower Minors: DeGrom And Plawecki Shine, Montero Hits Innings Limit

St. Lucie 3, Fort Myers 0 Jacob DeGrom rocked in his FSL debut, leading St. Lucie to an easy 3 – 0 win. Key Players: Blake Forsythe – 0 for 2, 2 RBI Danny Muno –1 for 3, 2B, R, BB Cesar Puello – 1 for 4, 3B, R John Church – 2.0 IP, 3 K, 0 ER Jacob Degrom – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, H, 3 BB, 8 K Player Of The Game: Tip of the hat to Jake DeGrom for an awesome St Lucie debut. Special Note: RHP Rafael...

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Santana, Mets Demolished in 9-3 Loss To The Braves

In simple terms, Santana did not have a successful return to the mound in a 9-3 loss to the Braves on Saturday evening. Summary Well, Johan Santana made his return to the mound on Saturday evening to the tune of a broken guitar, to be nice about it. He was not technically hit hard, but he was hit frequently as a plethora of singles led to a plethora of runs. Santana lasted just four outs in this...

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Mets Designate Garrett Olson For Assignment

The Mets designated left-hander Garrett Olson for assignment to make room for on the roster for Johan Santana who was officially activated from the DL. The move leaves Josh Edgin as the only lefty reliever in the bullpen. Olson was charged with four runs while recording only one out in his lone appearance.

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Citi Field Homer’s Odyssey

CITI FIELD HOME RUNS The Mets have surrendered seven home runs so far on their current homestand (four games), including six that are “new” Citi Field home runs or that would not have cleared the fences last season. Overall, the Mets have hit 14 “new” Citi Field home runs and allowed 19. The Mets are tied for 23rd in the majors with 97 home runs and have allowed 113 home runs, ranking 16th in...

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What’s The Plan? The Mets Collapsed Right On Cue…

The Big Wind – The Pope – Fatcessa – The Louse That Roared Take your pick, they are all monikers for WFAN’s Mike Francesa, probably the most polarizing sportstalk host in New York and certainly the one who garners the highest ratings year in and year out. You can see Francesa chugging his Diet Coke in between his Mets rants on the YES Network. Every now and then...

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