The AL affiliates of the New York-Penn League defeated the NL affiliates (including the Brooklyn Cyclones) 4-3 in the 2013 All-Star Game played in Norwich, Conn. The NL took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but it was Cyclones’ closer John Mincone that wound up with the blown save and the loss. He gave up a leadoff homer in the inning that tied the game and then allowed an unearned...
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After injuring his ankle in last night’s game, Terry Collins just said that Wilmer Flores’ right ankle is worse today than it was last night. Collins said they will wait a day or two before making a final decision, but Flores could be heading to the DL with a ‘twisted” ankle… He is day to day now and Flores is limping, but they will hope for the best…...
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Mets at Dodgers • 10:10 PM • Dodger Stadium Matt Harvey (9-3, 2.09) vs Hyun-Jin Ryu (11-3, 2.99) Starting Lineup Eric Young Jr.,LF Juan Lagares, CF Daniel Murphy, 2b Marlon Byrd, RF Josh Satin, 1B Justin Turner, 3B John Buck, C Omar Quintanilla, SS Matt Harvey, RHP As I speculated this morning, Wilmer Flores will get to rest his sore ankle and get the night off… Game Notes Jeremy Hefner,...
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Someone asked me today if we should just go ahead and send Daniel Murphy to the bench in a super utility type role. “Of course”. I responded. Looking at how far his defense has been regressing and how inconsistent his bat has been, it’s no big secret how this movie is going to end. Once Wilmer Flores gets this so called shot at second base, and if he can prove to be adequate,...
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I think I’m going to have to step back from Mets Twitter for awhile. I see things flash across my timeline that just make me want to unplug my monitor and blast it to smithereens. After responding to one Mets blogger who remarked that Juan Lagares had a terrible arm after that baseball skipped by Wilmer Flores last night, I needed to school him on why he was totally wrong. It is because of...
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