WALK-OFF RECORD: David Wright singled home Jordany Valdespin to give the Mets a 6-5 walkoff win over the Phillies last night. It was Wright’s eighth career walkoff RBI, tying him with Kevin McReynolds for the most in franchise story. Wright’s previous walkoff RBI came on August 7, 2008 when he took San Diego’s Heath Bell deep. RBI MACHINE: David Wright had four RBI last night and has 17 RBI...
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Buffalo 9, Syracuse 8 By Sean Kenny After a wild start, Buffalo and Syracuse matched zeroes from the seventh inning until the top of the 14th, but Buffalo proved they had the endurance to win this 14 inning marathon. Dylan Owen received the start today, and as with every pitcher who pitched until the seventh didn’t perform very well. Owen gave up six runs (four earned) on four hits while...
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The Mets win a big series against the Phillies, two games to one. Pounding the Phils on Monday night, and winning a very thrilling game on Thursday night was great to see. A few words about Thursday night’s game. It featured two of the game’s best pitchers R.A. Dickey and Cole Hamels. Neither guy looked sharp, but both lasted seven innings. The Mets pulled off a great comeback in the...
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I woke up this morning and realized I hadn’t perused the minor league transactions in a couple of days, and that’s just not like me. Usually the minor league transaction sheet is a snooze. Rarely is there a move of significance, just guys bouncing around a level here and a level there, or somebody going on the D.L. But I noticed some interesting names being activated in the last...
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Jenrry Mejia needs to be a factor this season for the Mets to contend. Yes, the Mets need to look outside of the organization for bullpen help, but one arm isn’t going to change the outlook for this year. Five members of the bullpen seem to be in safe ground for the Mets: Francisco, Parnell, Byrdak, Ramirez and Rauch. As much as fans are calling for Rauch’s head, he’s getting paid a lot of money...
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