Author: Former Writer

On The Road With Petey Pete: Wet & Soggy In New Britain

With respect to Bisons lefty Chuck James who told me a few weeks ago in response to my somewhat facetious comment to him, “Everyday’s a beautiful day for baseball.” Yesterday in New Britain, CT it wasn’t exactly a beautiful day for baseball as it rained right up until game time, and then the B-Mets lost a frustrating affair to the RockCats by a score of 10-7. When I...

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Farm Report: Black Monday – All Four Teams Go Down In Defeat

Indianapolis 8, Buffalo 6 By Andrew O’Brien With the game tied in the top of the ninth inning Monday night, LHP Josh Edgin allowed two Indianapolis runs to score, and the Bisons dropped their second straight game to the Indians, 8-6. Edgin (1-2, 5.40) took the loss, going one inning and allowing one hit and two runs. LHP Garret Olson started the game for Buffalo. He went four innings,...

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David Wright Talks About His Future And Legacy With Mets

David Wright was a guest today on MLB Network’s “The Rundown”. Here is what he had to say on a variety of topics: His future with the Mets: “That’s a great question. I hope…I’d love to get this thing turned around and headed in the right direction and I think we’ve done that, taking that first step. Hopefully, I’m a big part of that.” Playing in New York: “New...

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How Young And Mejia Factor In Mets Starting Rotation Plans

Right now the starting pitching options are limited as the Mets look to fill the void left by Mike Pelfrey. Who would have thought we would miss Mike Pelfrey so much? Anyway, things don’t look great right now as Miguel Batista is on the DL, and Jeremy Hefner leaves you little to get excited about. But it appears things will drastically change in the coming weeks as some arms are on the way which...

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On The Road With Petey Pete: New Britain, CT & The Binghamton Mets

Let’s see, do I have everything? Lap-top, check. Digital camera, check. Voice recorder check. Sandwiches check. Cell phone, of course, looks like I’m ready to go! New Britain here I come and I will be preceded by the Double-A version of a wrecking crew from Binghamton known as the B-Mets. I sent word ahead, a little advanced warning so-to-speak, when I reached out to Matt den Dekker...

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