Author: Clayton Collier

Dickey Loses Cock Fight As Fowl Yankees Take Series 6-5

Think I could have crammed anymore chicken references into that title? Bottom line was this game was full of disappointments despite an amazin’ comeback by the Mets that was overshadowed by a night to be forgotten by R.A. Dickey, Miguel Batista and the entire ballclub. R.A. Dickey took the hill as one of the most talked-about stories in all of sports the past few days. LeBron James and...

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Frank Francisco Coming Out With Fighting Words For The Yankees, Calling Them “Chickens”

Frank Francisco has never been of a soft-spoken ilk, and last night he continued that trend, calling out the New York Yankees following the Mets 4-3 win over the Orioles in which Francisco walked in a run and nearly blew the game. Here’s the quote from Mike Puma’s column today from this morning’s New York Post: “I can’t wait to face those chickens,” Mets closer Frank Francisco...

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Zack Wheeler, Wilmer Flores To Represent Mets In All-Star Futures Game

It.s been a busy week for Wilmer Flores… First he has a huge game if the FSL All Star game and is named MVP. Next, he learns that he’s been promoted to Double-A Binghamton and follows that up with a game-winning hit in his last game as a St. Lucie Met. And today came the announcement that he has been named to the MLB Futures Game as one of two Mets, the other being top Mets pitching...

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Phillies’ Freddy Galvis Receives 50-Game Suspension For PEDs

The Commissioner’s Office announced today that Phillies infielder Freddy Galvis has received a 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. The drug of choice was Clostebol, from which the test revealed a metabolite of, resulting in his suspension, effective immediately. Galvis was batting .226 with 15 doubles and 24 RBIs in 58-games for Philadelphia this year....

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It Couldn’t Be Happening To A Nicer Guy

In case you are unaware, R.A. Dickey is having one of the finest seasons in Mets history and currently on one of the best stretches any pitcher has had in the modern era. Among the thousands of pitchers who come and go throughout major league baseball over the years, there isn’t a more fitting player to ascend to such an unheard of level of success in 2012 than R.A. Dickey. We all know...

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