Month: June 2014

Travis d’Arnaud Continues His Assault On The PCL

Travis d’Arnaud certainly does not seem to be taking his demotion very lightly at all. When he received the not so pleasurable news of his recent demotion, his response was “I’ve just got work to do”. And work is exactly what he’s done since the day he was sent down. d’Arnaud went 1 for 1 in his first game on June 9th and has not looked back as he attempts to blaze his trail back to the...

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Eric Young Returns Without Any Right Hamstring Issues

June 17 Eric Young Jr. returned to the Mets line-up on Monday in St. Louis and didn’t have any issues with the strained right hamstring that had sent him to the disabled list. “I was able to sprint out a couple of things today and everything felt good on the leg,” Young tells Adam Rubin of ESPN NY.  Young, batted in the ninth hole, with Jacob deGrom ahead of him, had an infield...

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Defensive Miscues, Walks Haunt Cyclones In Loss

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – It’s never a good sign when a baseball team has more errors than runs scored. That was the case Monday night for the Brooklyn Cyclones (2-2), who dropped a 7-2 contest to the Staten Island Yankees at MCU Park in Coney Island – which evened the opening four-game series at two games apiece. The Cyclones committed four errors and only managed two runs in the loss. In addition to...

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MMO Game Recap: Cardinals 6, Mets 2

The New York Mets (31-39) faced the St. Louis Cardinals (38-32) tonight for Monday Night Baseball at Busch Stadium. Mets’ rookie Jacob deGrom (0-4) squared off against Cardinals righty Carlos Martinez (0-3) who was starting in place of St. Louis’ ace Adam Wainwright. What you should know: DeGrom, in the worst outing of his short Major League career was lit up, lasting only 4.1...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Cardinals, 8:10 PM

The Mets begin a three game series in St. Louis as they take on the Cardinals at Busch Stadium beginning at 8:10 PM. Jacob deGrom (0-3, 3.44) will start in the opener for the Mets and he’ll be opposed by righthander Carlos Martinez (0-3, 4.67) for the Cardinals. Adam Wainwright was the original scheduled starter for the Cards, but he will have his turn skipped because of tendinitis in the...

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