Atlanta Braves: (73-54; Leader) The Braves were swept by the Colorado Rockies, and look to rebound this week against the Florida Marlins. Saturday’s matchup features two 14-game winners in Tim Hudson and Ricky Nolasco. Sunday’s game features two 11-game winners in Derek Lowe and Josh Johnson. Philadelphia Phillies: (70-57; -3) As bad as the Braves had it, the Phillies were worse. They were swept...
Read MoreThis is what A.J. Perez of MLB wrote about the Clemens news on Thursday afternoon: Roger Clemens’ arraignment on six felony charges linked to his testimony in front of a Congressional committee will take place in Washington on Monday. A notice of Clemens’ first hearing in the case since charges were announced last week was posted on the federal docket system on Thursday. Clemens is...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 4/16/0, Syracuse 5/10/1 in 14 innings The Bisons were 3 for 17 with RISP (.176) and left 19 men on base. Yeah…uh, not good. Five Bisons had multi hit games. ss Luis Hernandez 4 for 8, 3b, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .280 2b Andy Green 2 for 7, run, BB, 2 Ks, .258 lf Lucas Duda 0 for 6, BB, K, .311 1b Nick Evans 1 for 7, K, .314 rf Russ Adams 3 for 4, run, HR, RBI, 3 BBs,...
Read MoreThe Mets lose the rubber game against the Marlins, 11-4. Niese was doing well early but just fell apart in the sixth inning. Bullpen was good minus Feliciano and Dessens. Wright had another homerun and a pair of RBIs on the night. Game Summary Jon Niese had a great beginning of the game for the Mets. He struck out a pair for each of the first three innings and ending the game with eight...
Read MoreAfter Jesse Orosco struck out Marty Barrett, I lost my passion for the Mets. I don’t know why, but its never been the same. I just didn’t care as much in 1987 as I did in all the previous years, and with each passing year I cared less and less. In 2007 I started rooting against the Mets because I saw how lazy and uninspired they played. My lasting memory is Lastings Milledge jogging...
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