Author: Former Writer

Mets Lower Minors: Forsythe Goes Deep, Tapia Struggles, Cessa Keeps Going

Jupiter 7, St. Lucie 5 (G1)/ Game 2 PPD Jupiter took the only game that was played on the day, despite the expected double-header Key Players Blake Forsythe – 2 for 3, solo home run, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout Cesar Puello -2 for 4, 1 double, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base Darrell Ceciliani – 3 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout in first game back from DL T.J. Rivera...

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Meet The Met: RHP Collin McHugh

There’s an old baseball adage kicking around regarding player development. It’s a basic rule of thumb that, assuming a player ever navigates the minors and makes it to the major leagues, it should take a hitter roughly 1500 minor league at-bats before he is equipt to handle the David Price’s and Johnny Cueto’s of the world. For pitchers, the same rule applies also. That...

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Harvey Strong, Bullpen Falters In 5-2 Loss

Matt Harvey had another great outing, but the offense and bullpen couldn’t hold it together in the 5-2 loss to the Rockies — Matt Harvey put on six strong innings, allowing three hits and one run, walking two and striking out nine. Harvey has been a revelation in terms of durability and ability mto strike out hitters, minus one outing and has proven a valuable commodity to the 2013...

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Harvey, Wheeler, Harris Receive Top Honors From Baseball America

Baseball America released their annual Best Tools Survey for 2012. It’s one of my favorite features and I always look forward to it. Basically they survey minor league scouts and league managers for all the affiliates, put all that info together, and then decide which prospects have the best tools over two dozen different categories. We have a few Mets prospects that made the list: Matt...

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Enough Already, It’s Time To See The Kids

The best thing about summer is that there is a baseball game on virtually everyday. When life gets you down or you feel that you need an escape, you can just turn on the television and immerse yourself in a ballgame. As a baseball fan I usually can enjoy each game as a single entity and forget about where we are in the standings. Lately instead of being able to enjoy a game I find myself getting...

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