Even in his brief 2 appearances with the Mets, R.A. Dickey has shown something that many Mets pitchers have been unable to do successfully – defy pitch counts and pitch out of trouble. Maybe keeping him in the rotation will prove to be a great idea for various reasons. R.A. Dickey is pitching to contact, and the balls that are being hit are mostly singles and balls that are being swung...
Read MoreA South Atlantic League: Savannah 3/10/3, Kannapolis 2/7/3 in 13 innings. The Gnats played another long game last night/into today (with a rain delay and suspension), and in the end, Michael Powers worked 2.1 innings (yesterday) for the win (today), as the Gnats didn’t have to take the field (today). Jefry Marte had the walkoff hit when play resumed in the bottom of the 13th, giving the...
Read MoreIn a stellar outing from R.A. Dickey, the Mets offense, especially Jose Reyes came alive and defeated the Phillies 8-0. Game Notes R.A. Dickey went out for his second appearance as a Met, and was dominant through 6 innings, giving up no runs on 7 hits with 3 walks to go with 7 strikeouts. The hits were scattered, mostly in the 2nd where Dickey loaded the bases and then got out of it, and in the...
Read MoreAdmittedly I am new to this site and am still trying to find my way and my voice here. Obviously I never played Major League Baseball – or professional ball of any kind. My game – since I was 5 yrs old – is golf. At first I simply followed Dad around the course, but later I moved on to USGA Women’s Golf tournaments in the Greater NYC area. What this has in common...
Read MoreIf you polled Mets fans today, there would be disagreement as to whether the Mets are on the right track. So far this season we’ve already seen the two extremes. We’ve seen the Mets go on a great streak, winning ten of eleven games. But we’ve also seen the dark side – a team that can’t hit and can’t pitch. The result being a 12 – 22 record when...
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