Despite all the speculation that Cole Hamels would bolt for free agency, or that the Philadelphia Phillies would not be able to afford him, the two sides agreed to a six-year contract extension for $144 million, according to what major-league sources have reported to Ken Rosenthal. The Phillies are expected to make the official announcement later today. Rosenthal adds that the deal is the second...
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I know what your thinking..The Mets are well on their way to making the 2012 season nothing more than an afterthought. The fact is your probably right, and that’s exactly what needs to happen if the organization is to find its way back to the promise land sooner than later. With the semi-successful first half, many Mets fans (myself included) allowed themselves to buy into the...
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As expected, the Mets have announced that they have optioned Lucas Duda to Triple-A Buffalo. Duda was batting .241/.335/.391 in in 89 games with a dozen home runs and 44 RBI. Duda drew 42 walks and struck out 94 times in 307 at-bats this season, almost a third of the time. The big guy was mired in a horrendous slump in July that forced Terry Collins to start using other options in right field....
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Congratulations to this week’s MMO Player of the Week… Through the use of the scorecard, let’s take a look at how Daniel Murphy did during the week ending Sunday, July 22nd: G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG 6 21 13 4 6 1 0 3 1 1 .615 Murphy showed us again why he is a valuable piece to our club. Aside from David Wright he is probably the next best pure hitter we have on the team. Murphy...
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Charlotte 9, Buffalo 6 By Sean Kenny Buffalo lost their fourth game in a row while Charlotte won for the fourth time in a row last night, with the Bisons going down fighting to the Charlotte Knights by a final score of 9-6 in International League action. For the second night in a row, Buffalo pitching got pasted by the opposition, this time to the tune of nine runs and 12 hits. Jeurys Familia...
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