Buffalo Bisons 9 – Durham Bulls 1 Chris Schwinden worked with a lead the whole game and pitched exactly how any manager wants a pitcher in that position to pitch. He was pretty efficient with his pitchers and threw 66% strikes. He could have come out for the 7th inning if needed (just 92 pitches), but the game was well in hand at that point so the bullpen took over after Schwinden gave up...
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Just got a chuckle out of an article I just read by some guy called Rob Parker of ESPN New York. Our friend (not really), writes that because the Mets have been rebuffed by Jose Reyes, they have just one option; trade him. If the Mets weren’t sure what to do with Reyes — trade him or try to re-sign him — it should be crystal clear now. The Mets must trade Reyes, their All-Star...
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Dillon Gee had his worst major league outing, and the bullpen didn’t fare much better as the Mets lost to the Oakland Athletics, 7-2 Game Notes Dillon Gee had a horrible outing, and it isn’t shown by the basic stats. Dillon Gee allowed four runs on three hits, striking out one but walking SIX. Gee walked in a run, and just got burned by an inability to put batters away. With the...
Read MoreBuffalo Bisons 1 – Durham Bulls 2 A good pitchers duel down in Durham. All of the runs in the game came on just two swings of the bat. Dylan Owen got another start and pitched very well. He cruised through the first two innings, but it was a double and then two-run home run from Desmond Jennings (Does someone wanna tell me why he isn’t in the majors yet? Sam Fuld, really?). Owen was...
Read MoreThis is a little feature that takes a look at the players who are hot and those who are not in the farm system for the week. 5 Up No. 1 Jordany Valdespin, SS Binghamton What he did: .370/.433/.741 (10-for-27), 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 6 RBI, 2:2 K:BB, HBP, 3/4 SB The Why: Valdespin has been on fire since coming back from his suspension that was handed down by Wally Backman. He has taken his game to a...
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