Author: Former Writer

RA Dickey – From Journeyman to “The Man”

Professional sports, especially baseball, have a way of sensationalizing the efforts of millionaires.  These folks are after all only human, but even still there are times when things just seem too good to be true.  Take for instance the career path of RA Dickey.  I would call his time with the Mets a resurgence,  but that would give the impression that Dickey has done this before, when in fact...

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Mets Farm Report: McHugh Shines Again As B-Mets Lose A Pair And Gnats Win A Pair

Game 1: Reading 3, Binghamton 1 By Tim Burns The Binghamton Mets jumped out to the early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first in game one of their double header against the Reading Phillies on Wednesday night, but in the end found themselves on the losing end of the final score by a 3-1 tally. The B-Mets first only run was scored by Josh Rodriguez, who was on first base when Jefry Marte doubled...

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Prospect Pulse: RHP Collin McHugh Being Promoted To Buffalo On Monday?

                Now that Jenrry Mejia has been moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen at AAA to be groomed for a relief role at Citifield in the not-too-distant future, there are presently only four starters in the Buffalo Bisons rotation: Matt Harvey, Jeurys Familia, Garrett Olson, and Dylan Owen. In a TV interview last night with Bisons...

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Mets Farm Report: Flores Settling In At 2B, Den Dekker Hits The Ground Running In Buffalo

Bisons 8, Norfolk 7 By Andrew O’Brien The Norfolk Tides committed three errors in the seventh inning and the Buffalo Bisons plated three runs en route to an 8-7 victory on Tuesday night. Buffalo jumped out to an early lead, scoring two runs in the bottom of the second inning when Sean Kazmar hit a two-out double to score Josh Satin and Valentino Pascucci. Then, in the bottom of the third...

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The Jason Bay Experiment Has Run It’s Course

There are times when I think Omar Minaya takes a lot more flack than he should.  During his tenure he did everything in his power to produce a winning ball club.  He signed a lot of free agents to numerous big money contracts and for the most part I agreed with his decisions.  I was even on board for most of his questionable ones.  Due to a lack of better options at the time, I was even okay...

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