After winning the first two games over the Blue Jays at Citi Field, the Mets arrived in Toronto at 3 A.M., due to a delay in their flight out of New York and by customs. For the next two games in Toronto, the Mets looked like a tired team with no energy. After losing 8-0 to the Blue Jays on Wednesday, the Mets showed little improvement on Thursday and were trounced 7-1, getting outscored 15-1 in...
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Fresno 11, Las Vegas (38-30) 4 The 51’s had their 7-game win streak come to an end last night with starter Tyler Pill getting beat up from the word go lasting only 1.2 innings. Pill gave up seven runs on eight hits and two walks raising his ERA to 6.78 with his record going to 2-4 on the year. It was a long bullpen day for Las Vegas who used six relievers with only Scott Rice, Chase...
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After a head scratching move earlier this week that saw the Mets’ brass promote Akeel Morris from Single-A St. Lucie straight to the big leagues, the team righted the ship by demoting Morris to Double-A Binghamton after he surrendered five runs in two-third’s of an inning in Wednesday night’s loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. “It’s what you dream of,” Morris said....
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Stat Line: 4.1 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 4 K, 1 BB After effectively completing his first three innings Thursday night, Bartolo Colon gave up six runs on six hits during the fourth inning to the tough Toronto Blue Jays lineup. This article seeks to explain the cause of Colon’s struggles during the fourth inning. Flaw in Pitching Mechanics Colon struggled to consistently finish his pitches or more...
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Tonight brings the beginning of the season for the Mets Single-A short season affiliate the Brooklyn Cyclones who head to Staten Island to start their season. The Cyclones home debut will be on Saturday at 6 PM as they take on Staten Island once again. Last year the Cyclones finished 42-34 missing the playoffs for the 2nd straight season despite leading the New York-Penn League with their 2.74...
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The Mets gave away Dillon Gee’s number to Logan Verrett on Thursday, the latest in a series of indications that Sandy Alderson’s endgame is to eventually give away Dillon Gee. Gee, who has posted a miserable 5.90 ERA this season, was designated for assignment earlier this week, removing him from the 40-man roster and giving the Mets 10 days to trade him, release him (and pay his full...
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