Month: September 2012

Cyclones Magic Number Down To One After Plawecki Ignites 4-1 Win

The Brooklyn Cyclones snapped a three-way tie for the Wild Card in the New York Penn League and grabbed a slim one game lead after a 4-1 win against the Lowell Spinners. With the victory, the Clones’ magic number is down to one with just two games left with Lowell to end their regular season. Cyclones’ starter Luis Cessa tossed another gem to notch his fifth win of the season. The...

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St. Lucie Faces Jupiter In FSL Division Championship Series Tonight!

The St. Lucie Mets set the single-season record for wins in team history as they went on the road and defeated the Bradenton Marauders 5-4 in 10 innings on Saturday. They bested that record on Sunday with a 5-1 victory in the final game of the regular season to finish the year with an overall record 83-52 – 31 games over .500. The 83 wins surpassed the total of the previous record of 81...

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Mets Lower Minors: Gant Hit Hard, Cyclones Still Alive

St. Lucie – Off Day St. Lucie opens tonight at 6:30 against the Jupiter Hammerheads (MIA) in the first round of the FSL Divisional playoffs. RHP Logan Verrett takes the hill for Lucie. Kannapolis 5, Savannah 2 John Gant was hit hard in his first start for Savannah in their 5-2 loss Key Players Gregory Pron – 1 for 3, 2 -run homer, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Gilbert Gomez – 0 for 3, 1...

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It Was Carlos Beltran Who Told Cardinals Manager To Appeal The Torres Double

As you all know, Andres Torres lost an apparent leadoff double in the ninth inning when he was ruled out for missing first base, and the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Mets 5-4 Monday. What you may not know is that according to an Associated Press report, it was former Met and current Cardinals star Carlos Beltran, who was on the bench, that told manager Mike Matheny to make the appeal....

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Mets Launch Two, But Fall Short In 5-4 Loss To Cards

Despite two long balls, the Mets just narrowly missed taking game one of this series against the Cardinals, thanks to a disputable call at first. Mets lose game one, 5-4. Collin McHugh made his second career start today. He had a spectacular major league debut, but his second game wasn’t so great. He gave up a run in the first as he allows a triple to the first batter to face him. He...

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