AAA International League: Buffalo 3/9/0, Pawtucket 7/13/0 The Clippers lost tonight as well, so the Bisons remain 2 out of the wildcard. Michael Antonini had a decent outing, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits in 8 innings, but he took the loss tonight. Lucas Duda had 2 doubles, Nick Evans and Kirk Nieuwenhuis each had one. ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .273 2b Andy Green 1 for 4, run, 3b, BB,...
Read MoreNo, I haven’t lost my mind. I don’t think Oliver Perez is a good player at all. Ollie is not a team player, he plays for the name on the back of the jersey. Perez has shown that he has no inclination to work on improving his game and giving something back to the team that is for some reason paying him to be on the team. Ollie would rather sit on his you know what in the bullpen...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 12/15/1, Pawtucket 4/8/2 Dillon Gee had a good outing tonight, giving 4 runs (3 on his own, 1 Sean Green IHR) on 6 hits and 2 walks (both in the 7th) in 6.2 innings for his 13th win of the season. Lucas Duda was on base 4 times with 2 hits and 2 walks, Nick Evans and Kirk Nieuwenhuis both doubled. Fernando Martinez did not play (much to my disappointment, I want...
Read MoreIn a season marred by poor coaching, poor play, and utter turmoil there is one light that shines brighter than the rest…his name is R.A. Dickey. After another R.A.Diculous outing (8 1/3 IP, 2 ER) the other night, the knuckle baller has lowered his team leading ERA to 2.41 and has allowed 2 or less earned runs in 12 of his 18 starts. I believe Bobby Ojeda of SNY summed it up best, when he...
Read MoreGood morning, Met Nation. Looks like the Flushing faithful are enduring a busy weekend off the field. Jon Niese Well, what do you know? The old “pitch count” monster rears its ugly head again. The Mets are considering putting a limit on Jon Niese before the end of the season. One word: Redonkulous. They’ve already shown restrictions on Niese in spots where he was pulled after...
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