Stephen Strasburg continues his phenomenal season seemingly outdoing himself every time he takes the mound. The latest feather in his cap? How about a no-hitter with 17 strikeouts! While facing a pretty solid Air Force lineup, Strasburg hurled first no-hitter of his career on Friday night as the Aztecs won 5-0 in front of a packed stadium. Strasburg allowed just two baserunners all night, both...
Read MoreMets manager Jerry Manuel was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for “his aggressive arguing and inappropriate contact” with umpire Bill Welke during Thursday’s game against the Phillies. Manuel will serve his suspension Saturday afternoon against the Pirates. Bench coach Sandy Alomar, will manage today’s game. The worst part of this is that Manuel was...
Read MoreBrian Stokes has been missing since April 28th and none seems to know why he hasn’t been seen in a game since then. When last seen, Stokes was wearing his home uniform and had tossed 1.2 scoreless innings against the Marlins. He can easily be identified by his 0.00 ERA. Stokes is known to brandish a 98 MPH heater in his arsenal so consider him armed and dangerous. He asn’t been...
Read MoreGame Summary Making his first start of the year for the Mets, Jonathon Niese exceeded everyones expectations and pitched a solid game against the Pirates, holding them to just two runs. The Mets rallied in the eight inning to break a 2-2 deadlock and beat the Bucs 7-3. It was the fifth straight win for the Mets who remain a half game out of first place. Mets Pitching Jonathon Niese earned...
Read MoreToday, Mike Francesa of WFAN has spent hours whining and bemoaning the fall of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera today. He is learning how to come to grips with the fact that Mariano Rivera has hit the wall and is no longer the most dominant closer in baseball. In 11.1 innings, Rivera has allowed 15 hits (4 of them homers), an un-Rivera like 3.97 ERA, and hitters are batting .306 against him. He has...
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