The Florida State League announced that St. Lucie Mets pitcher Tyler Pill has been selected as the Topps Player of the Month for July. Pill went 5-0 with a 1.55 ERA in July. In five starts, he struck out 28 and walked seven in 29 innings while allowing just five earned runs and 21 hits. Pill won five consecutive games in July and allowed just one earned run in all five starts. He gave up four...
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Updated Post 2:50 PM Terry Collins said that Johan Santana is expected to throw 90 pitches against the Braves on Saturday night at Citi Field. Santana’s is making his first start in the majors since July 20, when he surrendered six-plus runs for the third straight start and officially landed on the DL with a right-ankle sprain. Team officials believe the ankle injury caused Santana to tax his...
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The idea has been beaten to death: The Mets bullpen is the worst in baseball and has been the major reason for the team’s skid to open the second half. But looking a little deeper, it may not totally be the bullpen’s fault. In fact, the pen, mainly Jon Rauch, Josh Edgin and even Manny Acosta since being recalled, has actually been somewhat decent recently. Granted, the bullpen certainly has...
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Palm Beach 4, St. Lucie 2 Angel Cuan had a short, unspectacular outing and St. Lucie lost to Palm Beach, 4-2. Key Players: Alonzo Harris – 0 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base, 1 strikeout Travis Taijeron – 0 for 3 – Batting average is down to .190 Aderlin Rodriguez – 1 for 4, 2-run home run, 1 strikeout, 6th error of season Angel Cuan – 4 IP, 8 hits allowed, 3 runs, 3 walks,...
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Note: This interview was conducted on July 3rd, so references to the game from the night before were actually the game on July 2nd. Petey: I am talking today with NY Mets 2012 1st-round sandwich pick, catcher Kevin Plawecki of the Brooklyn Cyclones. Kevin how does it feel to be in your first season in professional baseball with the Mets organization, and what do you think of the New York Penn...
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