Mets finally win their second straight game in July. Scott Hairston launches two, and Jason Bay touches the plate three times in a late night offensive battle against the Giants. Mets end up on top, 8-7 in ten innings. Despite what the scoreboard says, Jeremy Hefner did well tonight. He just got pulled a couple batters too late. The game was tied at two entering the sixth inning, and Hefner...
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The Mets have been reeling since the all-star break and their 2012 chances are as bleak as ever. The trade deadline is just 24 hours away and as expected, the Mets have been fairly silent. Nobody expects the team to make a huge move, which is warranted due to the team’s poor play in the past two weeks. However, one move that does make sense to me is acquiring Denard Span. Hear me out on this...
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Since his call-up to the bigs and a dazzling Major League debut by Matt Harvey last week, the Mets top pitching prospects rankings needed to be revised. So I scratched Mr. Harvey’s name off, and did a redo of the order with their recent performances this season factored in. After doing this, I quickly noticed that several players like lefty Steve Matz and righty Michael Fulmer, have soared...
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** Updated with new players/info. Buffalo Collin McHugh – The right-hander threw perhaps his best game so far in his first eight starts at Triple-A. On Wednesday night against the Louisville Bats McHugh went 6.2 innings giving up no runs, on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts, while absorbing a no-decision. Since joining Buffalo, McHugh is 1-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 44.1 innings pitched....
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Buffalo 3, Indianapolis 2 By Connor O’Brien The Bisons battled the Indianapolis Indians in a very tight game, and prevailed by a score of 3-2. After being claimed a few times by other teams until finally getting back to the Bisons, Chris Schwinden is starting to settle back in to the rotation and got the start last night. With the Buffalo offense not scoring too many runs recently,...
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