Toledo 3, Buffalo 2 By Joe D. It was a tough loss for the Buffalo Bisons as they fell to the Toledo Mud Hens 3-2 after closer Fernando Cabrera allowed a walk-off homer in the ninth inning to Toledo shortstop Brent Dlugach. Garrett Olson got the start and didn’t pitch too badly allowing just two runs in his five inning stint, but he was a bit on the wild side as he dished out five walks....
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How do you follow a no-hitter? With the next best thing – a complete game shutout by R.A. Dickey. Summary Oh man, is it good to be a Mets fan right now or what? Dickey had one hell of a task this afternoon – he had to follow the single best pitching performance in Mets history against a pretty good Cardinal team led by our ex-CFer, Carlos Beltran. He jokingly said in the post-game...
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Baseball America’s Prospect Hot Sheet for the week ending May 31st has Mets top prospects RHP Zack Wheeler and 3B Wilmer Flores both ranked in their Top 10 at No. 4 and No.10 respectively. Both Flores and Wheeler have sen their stocks rise considerably so far this season, especially Flores who did some back-sliding last season. Each have been dominating in their respective leagues and are...
Read MoreToledo 5, Buffalo 2 The Bisons carried a 2-1 lead over Toledo into the bottom of the 6th, but allowed two runs in both the 6th and 8th innings to drop a 5-2 decision. The Herd has now lost two games in a row, after winning three straight to open a series with Columbus. Friday was the first stop on the Herd’s 8-game swing through Ohio, and the Bisons got off to a quick start. Second batter...
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Johan Santana has done the impossible, the unthinkable, the only imaginative. He has reset the count back to zero. 8,019 games without a no-hitter but tonight is a night to remember. Save this date, June 1st, 2012 on your calenders as Johan Santana has pitched the very first no-hitter in Mets franchise history. In their 51st season, Santana has done something the likes of Seaver, Koosman, Gooden...
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