Stat Line: 2.1 IP, 6 R, 10 H, 1 SO, 0 BB Bartolo Colon struggled throwing his fastball against the San Diego Padres leading to a 6-1 deficit by the middle of the third inning. This article explains the reason behind Colons poor fastball velocity and command. Lack of Spin MPH on a pitch is measured by the amount of revolutions per second made by the baseball. Colon’s velocity was down three...
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Dear Mr. Alderson, I would genuinely like to thank you for quite literally just doing something; actually, as of Monday, July 27, two somethings. Though there are certainly more impactful hitters around the league than Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe, it is refreshing to see that you’re at least now beginning to patch up the holes in what looked like a sinking ship that is your team, the New...
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Stat Line: 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB #MetsTwitter went wild last night seeing Tyler Clippard warming up for the ninth. After allowing a hard hit double off the bat of Abraham Almonte, Clippard settled down to produce three consecutive outs. “I was anxious to get out there and put that first one under my belt,” Clippard said after the game. Before the game, Clippard told reporters he believes...
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Coming out of the All Star break the Mets played what was undoubtedly their most difficult stretch of the season. A 10-game slate which included series with each of the division leaders in the National League. The Mets barely made it out of St. Louis winning their only game of the series during a Sunday 18-inning marathon. The following three game series against the division rival Nationals had...
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In a stunning move, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired All Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and veteran reliever LaTroy Hawkins from the Colorado Rockies last night, in exchange for Jose Reyes, highly regarded pitching prospects Jeff Hoffman and Miguel Castro, and one other minor league player to be named. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported the deal and also adds that Tulowitzki will pick up a $2MM...
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