Oliver Perez started the game against the team he broke into the majors with. Ollie had his best start since the last time he faced the Padres at CitiField. He had such an outstanding game, but got into trouble in the seventh inning. He walked back-to-back batters, the only walks for Ollie in the game. He later gave up a double that scored a run for the Padres. His mechanics have had a huge...
Read MoreINT AAA: Buffalo 4/9/0, Columbus 3/7/0 ss Argenis Reyes 2 for 5, K, .267 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, 2b, K, .303 1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, BB, K, .177 dh Mike Lamb 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K, .252 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .243 rf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, K, .244 3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 3b, .255 lf Josh Petersen 0 for 3, BB, .243 2b Andy Green 0 for 4, K, .207 Kyle...
Read MoreWhy don’t the Mets make it official, and wave the White Flag once and for all; shut down both Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran. Start scouring the waiver wire for able bodied major leaguers to fill the void. Or, start the auditions, and see if the farm system is capable of producing a contributor, or two. At this point, the return of the aforementioned pair, is futile. What is the point? If...
Read MoreINT AAA: Buffalo 6/7/2, Columbus 9/12/0 Tobi Stoner and Eddie Kunz had this one for the Bisons, and it was ugly. Stoner gave up 5 in 5.1 innings, Kunz gave up 4 in 2.2 innings, though he got all his outs via groundball. Buffalo made a late charge, but fell short. Nick Evans homered in the loss, his 6th in Buffalo. He’s now batting .256/.292/.477/.770 since returning to the Bisons from the...
Read MoreEd Price of AOL FanHouse is reporting that the Mets and the Nationals have swapped second basemen (Hat tip to MLB Trade Rumors). In exchange for the 26 year old, Anderson Hernandez, the Mets will send Class A prospect Greg Veloz. Not much of an acquisition if you ask me, as Hernandez is hitting below the league average. However, Hernandez is certainly an upgrade over what the Mets currently have...
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