Author: Former Writer

Seth Lugo Named SAL Pitcher of the Week After Two Brilliant Starts

Talk about a good week for your Mets pitching prospects… Seth Lugo has been recognized as the SAL Pitcher of the Week after an awesome start a couple days ago. On August 10th, Lugo tossed one of the better starts all year in the Mets organization, where he dominated through seven shutout innings while striking out 11. He allowed just four hits all evening and walked none, leaving his SAL ERA at...

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Montero Picks Up Fourth Straight Quality Start With Seven Sharp Innings

Oh, Rafael Montero…way to put the exclamation point on a wonderful night of Mets pitching! I was originally so disappointed in the organization’s decision to put Montero in Triple-A where he could have been victimized by the factors that make the PCL so bad for pitchers… and originally, it seemed like he would be. But he battened down the mental hatches, turned it up a notch,...

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Wheeler Edges McCarthy In Pitcher’s Duel, Flores Drives In Three In 4-1 Mets Win

  Well, well, well… Wheeler had his way with the D-Backs in this one and improved to 4-0 on the road as the Mets went on to slither past Arizona, 4-1. Wheeler didn’t do all the work, however, as he got some offensive support from our resident youth movement: Wilmer Flores and Juan Lagares. Wilmer Flores chased Ike Davis home with an RBI single in the fourth after Juan Lagares...

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Syndergaard Spins Five Shutout Innings Again

Well, get used to reading this every time that our star prospect Noah Syndergaard takes the mound — he tossed another five shutout innings tonight. In his last 16 innings pitched spanning three starts, Noah Syndergaard (THOR) has allowed just one run on five hits while striking out 16. — Metsmerized – Joe D (@MetsmerizedJoeD) August 11, 2013 Wow… Since the Mets are...

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The Mets Bullpen Showing Signs Of Toughness And Ability

In a major blow to an already battered roster, the Mets lost their closer, Bobby Parnell, and relief pitcher Josh Edgin to injury within one week of each other. With the later addition of all-star third baseman David Wright to the disabled list, the Mets appeared to be on the brink of destruction. What else would you expect? A team that fails to play .500 ball when completely healthy was playing...

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