As I sat there last night and watched a fourth inning unfold that included a bases-loaded walk to the opposing 47-year-old pitcher (the second consecutive walk of the inning, mind you) and a grand slam home run to the most hated Phillies player, probably ever, I thought that maybe, just maybe, I had entered some sort of twilight zone. Manuel has done a lot of things over the course of his short...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 7/12/3, Louisville 20/24/1 (yikes) The good news? The Bisons beat up on Aroldis Chapman today. The bad news? Louisville beat the snot out of every pitcher the Bisons sent out there, sans Bobby Parnell. The Bisons offense had 12 hits and a walk, while going 5 for 11 (.455) with RISP, leaving 7 on base and striking out 11 times. Jesus Feliciano, Chris Carter and...
Read MoreThe Mets have an outstanding record in comparison to what most Met fans expected. Almost nobody expected a first place position at this juncture of the season. Almost nobody expected that they would play with such vigor, good defense, and timely hitting. I can safely say that NOBODY expected our ace, the only pitcher that the Orange and Blue Nation considered dependable would offer up 3 and 2/3...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 6/12/0, Louisville 4/14/0 in 10 innings. Dillon Gee was very uneven today, he surrendered 10 hits and a walk in 6.2 innings, but held Louisville to just 2 runs, getting a ND. John Lujan, despite giving up 2 runs in the top of the 10th inning, picked up the win after heroics by Mike Hessman and Chris Carter. Hessman, who’d earlier in the game hit a 2 run...
Read More5 – Losing 10-0 looks a lot worse then it actually is. Remember, it still only counts as one in the loss column. It is probably better to lose 10-0 then 10-7, and save some runs for upcoming games. Some run support for Santana tomorrow would be nice. 4 – Pelfrey was going to give up runs eventually. Against a lineup like the Phillies, along with poor defense – it was bound...
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