EL AA: Binghamton 4/9/0, Harrisburg 2/6/0 Eric Niesen had his highest strikeout game in AA, with 10 in 5 innings, including striking out the side in his final inning, picking up his 2nd victory, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits in the process. Connor Robertson pitched a perfect 9th for his 8th save. The Mets offense gathered 9 hits and 4 walks, while going 3 for 13 (.231) with RISP, leaving 9 on base....
Read MoreWe all have them—friends who are overly optimistic, even when things with our Mets look as grim as they possibly can. To put this in perspective, during Game 6 of the ’86 World Series, I was hanging out with a bunch of friends in a bar on Long Island. Among those friends was my buddy Tom from Bayside, and I distinctly remember Tom’s insane optimism through my beer-soaked haze as the season was...
Read MoreAt this stage of the game I would think that even the most optimistic of Met fans would have to agree that there will be no “meaningful September baseball” this year. With a schedule featuring mostly teams that were below .500 the Mets had a chance to make a splash in the NL Wild Card race, instead they made a thud. The Mets have been a part of my summer for well over thirty years,...
Read MoreIf Mets fans were given a nickle for every heart breaking loss we’ve suffered beginning with Yadier Molina’s home run 3 years ago, we’d have enough to buy the ball club from the Wilpons. The Cardinals rallied in the ninth inning and Frankie Rodriguez blew his fourth save of the year to give the Red Birds the victory. Ankiel and Lugo got the inning started with back to back...
Read MoreINT AAA: Buffalo 6/13/1, Toledo 10/18/1 ss Argenis Reyes 2 for 5, .265 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, .307 lf Nick Evans 3 for 5, run, 2 2b, K, .178 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .252 rf Chip Ambres 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .243 3b Javier Castillo 0 for 5, run, K, .252 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, K, .247 dh Josh Petersen 2 for 4, .265 2b Andy Green 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K,...
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