I live in an area where my cable provider doesn’t carry SNY. Where ESPN, FOX and TBS often black out their games and no one around here has the MLB network. I do get NESN, but who wants to hear what the SOX are doing and all those noisy advertisements? For me, this is really wonderful because I get WFAN with the best baseball announcers team now working. (Vin Scully works solo) So for...
Read MoreHis time in Japan was a precursor to this. Behind his diminutive stature and deceptive motion, was hidden a true ‘Warrior‘, the kind romanticized by western film and looked upon with reverence in Japan. Behind this hard throwing Japanese league veteran burned a fire to compete with the best… So Ryota Igarashi came to America…and to MLB with the New York Mets. Keith Hernandez’s favorite Met these...
Read MoreJohan Santana went seven strong innings, but an errant David Wright throw proved to be the difference in the bottom of the 9th as the Mets lost 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves. Game Notes Johan Santana had his second straight stellar outing, going 7 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 5 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 4. Johan looked like he was going to be in trouble for the whole night, already...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 6/12/2, Charlotte 8/12/0 in 11 innings Both Jason Pridie and Ruben Tejada left this game with injuries, updates as they become available. cf Jason Pridie 1 for 4, K, .282 >>ph, rf JR House 0 for 2, .111 rf, cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 3, 2 runs, 3 BBs, .375 1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 6, run, 4 Ks, .253 3b Mike Hessman 2 for 3, run, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BBs, K, .317 dh...
Read MoreFor the first time this month, a Mets starting pitcher finally earned a victory. (Only took them 17 days.) Last night’s win was a big one for the Mets. (Seems like we’re always saying that.) Mike Pelfrey went a solid 7 and 2/3 innings, giving up only two runs. And though the Mets offense didn’t do too much, in the end, they managed to outscore the fourth place Braves. At...
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