Here’s the thing. I’m a rules guy. I love analyzing and looking into rules and I cherish above all else, players that are able to tweak the rules to there advantage. I’ve always appreciated the way Darrell Revis can get away with holding on almost every single snap. I love the way a veteran pitcher can use his prowess to gain an extra inch off the black. Still, being a rules...
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Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas 6, Iowa 4 Erie 7, Binghamton 4 – Game 1 Erie 8, Binghamton 6 – Game 2 (Makeup 8/12) St. Lucie 6, Fort Myers 1 – Game 1 Fort Myers 7, St. Lucie 3 – Game 2 (PPD from 6/27) Savannah 4, Asheville 1 Lowell 3, Brooklyn 2 – Game 1 Brooklyn 3, Lowell 2 – Game 2 (Makeup from 8/12) Kingsport 10, Bristol 4 Prospect Pipeline Matt...
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August 14th (Harris Decker) According to ESPN’s Danny Knobler, Terry Collins and the Mets are trying desperately to slow down Matt Harvey’s recovery from Tommy John Surgery. Yesterday, the Mets manager tried to get in touch with the recovering ace to discuss a reworked schedule only to find out that he was on the radio talking with ESPN New York. “I threw a bullpen today and I...
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Mike Vorkunov of The Star-Ledger took a look at the Mets and how they stack up from a financial perspective. By taking Fangraphs dollar statistics (relative to the number of games played this season) he calculated what each player’s performance was valued at and compared it to their actual salary for the season. Some of the numbers are very surprising. Vorkunov concludes that Juan Lagares...
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – It was a long night of baseball Wednesday at MCU Park in Coney Island, but the Brooklyn Cyclones emerged in a better position than when the night started. The Cyclones (31-28) split a seven-inning doubleheader against the Lowell Spinners, the Single-A short season affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, both by a score of 3-2. A walkoff single by Jhoan Ureña in extra innings of the...
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The New York Mets took on the Washington Nationals tonight at CitI Field, with Bartolo Colon pitching for the Mets, and Jordan Zimmermann taking the hill for Washington. What You Should Know: The Mets got on the scoreboard first tonight, as Lucas Duda scored on a fielding error, making it 1-0 Mets. The score would remain 1-0 Mets until the 7th inning, when the Nationals would add two runs on a...
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