AAA International League: Buffalo 7/14/0, Charlotte 1/3/1 Ruben Tejada and Josh Thole continued their recent hot streak, with a combined 5 for 8 and 4 RBI. Thole had his first AAA homer amongst his 3 hits, and Tejada had 2 hits and 2 RBI, climbing back over .300. rf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, run, BB, .371 2b Russ Adams 2 for 5, 2 2b, RBI, K, .306 1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .269 3b Mike Hessman...
Read MoreAs the game moves along, I’m loving the pitching of a ‘professional’ pitcher like Hisanori Takahashi. In Fenway, Bay would have hit that ball out… I was on my laptop when AP sports alert came across that had a story from AP Sports reporter Kristie Rieken about Roy Oswalt and his agent officially requesting a trade from Houston. Oswalt also intimated he’d be willing...
Read MoreAs Jim Nabors in “Gomer Pile” used to say: “Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.” He could have been pontificating cryptically on the present wafer thin condition of the Mets’ starting rotation. A concern expressed by many since there was snow on the ground, and ignored by Omar Minaya, but coming to fruition as June bugs and Vultures are circling. Yesterday John Maine...
Read MoreYesterday I read that perhaps there would be more Yankee Fans at Citi Field tonight than Mets fans. I suppose that is possible, but I’ll leave it to the management to get those figures. The Yankees haven’t sold out this year either- they’ve got all those empty seats behind home plate. Not sure whether it’s due to the economy or the price hikes generated by both the...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 3/7/0, Charlotte 1/6/0 Pat Misch had an outstanding outing tonight, and it may turn out to be extremely crucial, with the … scary gun readings and slow windup/delievery of John Maine today in Washington. Misch went 7, allowing a run on 3 hits and 4 strikeouts for his 4th win of the season. Ryota Igarashi threw a scoreless 8th on 19 pitches, continuing his...
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