Month: September 2012

MMO Fan Shot: Patience is a Virtue? Not In Flushing It’s Not…

We have all heard the phrase good things come to those that wait, but the phrase really only works if you seem to have a plan for the future that you intend to wait for. Patience works if you have a plan. But I see no plan at work with this organization. Many have tried to tell me the plan was to rebuild the “AWFUL” minor league system. But that plan was usurped the second we failed...

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MMO Fair or Foul: Are You Still With 28?

Here’s an interesting debate to toss around this morning after reading a column by Rich Couthino of CBS Sports. Rich writes: I believe it is far from a slam dunk that Daniel Murphy will be back here playing second base for a number of reasons. First of all, a .290 batting average with only 5 homers and 55 RBI’s do not constitute a core bat and Sandy Alderson will be looking to add some...

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Brooklyn Falls To Hudson Valley 8-1, Winner Takes All Game Tonight!

It was a tough afternoon for the Cyclones, who played Game 2 of their playoff series with the Hudson Valley Renegades on Sunday afternoon, and fell by the score of 8-1. This game got underway on Sunday afternoon because of a rain delay on Saturday, by the way. Luis Mateo took the mound for the Cyclones in this crucial Game 2 of the series and pitched pretty well – he got through five...

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Could Gregerson and Andrus Be Trade Targets For Mets This Winter?

With the season entering its last few weeks, there are few things left for Mets fans to be excited about. Of course there are exceptions such as Dickey’s run at the Cy Young award and getting to see some of the younger players, such as Jeurys Familia and Matt Harvey. The focus, for the most part, has now turned to the offseason and what Sandy Alderson plans on doing to improve a ball club...

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MMO Prospect Pulse: Hansel Robles Is One To Watch

What an amazing game by Hansel Robles last night who tossed a complete game shutout and struck out ten batters to defeat the Hudson Valley Renegades 4-0 and take Game One of the Semi Final round of the New York Penn League Championship Series. Mets Merized Online’s Peter Shapiro who has been raving about Robles ever since he first mentioned him as a 2012 Sleeper back in March, was on hand...

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