Author: Former Writer

MMO Farm Report: B-Mets Walk Off With A Dramatic 2-1 Victory

Binghamton 2, Harrisburg 1 By Joe DeCaro The B-Mets won in dramatic style on Sunday as Josh Rodriguez laced a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to bring home Pedro Zapata and give Binghamton a 2-1 victory over the Harrisburg Senators at NYSEG Stadium. It was the first walk-off win of the season for the B-Mets. Greg Peavey started for Binghamton and delivered his best start of the...

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MMO Farm Report: Fulmer Tosses A Gem As Gnats Win Sixth Straight

Rochester 2, Buffalo 1 – Rochester 5, Buffalo 0 By “Petey” Pete Shapiro The Bisons dropped both ends of a double-header on Saturday to the Rochester Red Wings by scores of 2-1 and 5-0. The Herd could only muster 8 hits all day, and the twin-killings snapped a three-game winning streak, and dropped them into a second place tie with Lehigh Valley, one game behind the division...

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2012 MLB Draft: No Consensus No. 1 Pick In June

MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo says that this year’s draft does not have a consensus number one pick. In other words there is no one stand-out talent like in year’s past when you had Gerrit Cole, Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg. He believes that the Houston Astros are considering as many as seven or eight different players as they decide who they will take with their first overall...

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System Failure: No End In Sight For Mets Bullpen Implosions

In eleven save opportunities, the Mets bullpen now has five blown saves. That’s not a typo – Five blown saves to go with six saves for the season so far. Every time that bullpen gate opens, no matter who emerges from it, the odds that they will protect any size lead is a little bit better than 50/50. A revamped bullpen you say? The Mets saw fit to expend 75% of their available $14...

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MMO Farm Report: Germen K’s Nine In AA Debut, Tuiasosopo Homers Twice, Pill Solid

Buffalo 9, Syracuse 0 When Syracuse’s Carlos Rivero ripped a two-out double to left center in the top of the seventh inning, it mattered little to the outcome of the game. That’s because Bisons starting pitcher Jeremy Hefner had crafted a dominant display of pitching beforehand, allowing the Bisons to build a comfortable lead they would not relinquish. Simply put, Hefner was in...

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