Buffalo Falls To Durham After Late Bullpen Collapse By Connor O’Brien Last night in Durham, the Bisons fell to the Bulls in the opening game of a three-game series by a score of 6-5. Garrett Olson took the mound for Buffalo. In his previous start, he had struggled, failing to get out of the third inning against Pawtucket. Last night, however, went much better for him, as he went five...
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Riddle me this… You have a 37 year old pitcher, a knuckleballer, in the midst of the greatest season of his career who has become a fan favorite and is well on his way to earning a second contract extension since joining the team in 2010. How on earth do you approach that contract negotiation? This my friends is why Sandy Alderson gets paid the big bucks, because there is no handbook for...
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Nobody made the Baseball America Hot Sheet this past week, but right-handed pitching prospect Luis Mateo id get an honorable mention, and rightfully so I may add. Luis Mateo, rhp, Mets: In the international scouting community, Mateo is far from an unknown. The Giants signed him for $625,000 four years ago, but voided his contract when they found bone chips in his elbow. Then in November 2008,...
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Jon Niese started tonight to start the series against the Yankees in the second round of the Subway Series. In the last round against the Yankees, Niese gave up no earned runs in seven innings of work which the offense couldn’t capitalize on. This time Niese had some strong innings but also some troubling innings, but he always found a way out unscathed. Unfortunately, the Yankees started...
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Buffalo Loses As Familia Is Ineffective Again By Pete Shapiro Jeurys Familia (5-4, 5.00) was ineffective yet again, giving up five earned runs and not able to get through the third inning as Norfolk defeated Buffalo 5-3 to take the four game series three games to one. Three Bisons relievers went 5.1 innings of scoreless relief, but the Bisons bats were unable to play catch-up. Zach Britton (2-1,...
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