Watching the Mets this past weekend ranked slightly above the on goings with the Kardashian Clan, but below C-Span. Anytime your hometown team averages one run per game, in the bandbox known as Citizen’s Bank Ballpark, it is a frustrating and sleepy endeavor. Regardless of who appears in the daily lineup. Right now the Mets are being overmatched by pitchers eligible for their AARP cards...
Read MoreBuffalo 3, Rochester 7 cf Cory Sullivan 1 for 3, run, BB, .297 lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, run, .300 rf Chip Ambres 0 for 4, K, .229 dh Emil Brown 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .297 3b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, 3b, RBI, .228 ss Javier Castillo 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .282 1b Michel Abreu 0 for 4, .235 c Robinson Cancel 0 for 2, BB, .234 2b Luis Rivera 2 for 3, .324 Brandon Knight 4 IP, 12 H, 6 ER, 4 Ks, 5.36...
Read MoreSo this week wasn’t good, and that’s a major understatement. A lot of Met fans, including myself, are really getting tired of watching this so-called Major League team try to play baseball. Any opposing pitcher seems to dominate them, and things are not looking good. However, there was one bright spot this week, and undoubtedly I have to give the award to that player. My choice for...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves: (5-5; -4) The Braves lost two of three to the Washington Nationals, and will travel to Chicago to play a three-game series with the Cubs. Brian McCann was the only Brave added to the All-Star-Team. The Braves are looking for anyone with interest in dreadful OF Jeff Francoeur, but other teams are avoiding him as if he has swine flu. I don’t mean to be Chicken Little, but if the...
Read MoreEven though the All Star Break doesn’t reach us for another week, the official halfway point of the season (81 games) came yesterday after the Mets 2-0 loss to the Phillies. The New York Mets find themselves four games behind the division leading (and Mets-fan hated) Philadelphia Phillies. The “official” first half ended with a record of 39-42, tied with the Atlanta Braves for...
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