Iconic American astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday. Armstrong died following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, the family said in a statement, just two days after his birthday on August 5. As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set...
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The team announced that outfielder Lucas Duda will return to the Mets in time for Sunday’s series finale against the Houston Astros. Duda has been laboring at Triple-A Buffalo where he has hit .260 with three homers and eight RBIs in 96 at-bats since being optioned there on July 24th after suffering through a horrendous slump. Terry Collins said he expects Duda to play primarily in left...
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The Mets (58-69) defeated the Astros (40-87) by the score of 3-1 today at Citi Field. RA Dickey furthered his journey for the Cy Young today with another brilliant start. He picked up the first RBI for the Mets on the day too – I guess he was worried that he would not get any support on his own. The final line: 7 great innings while allowing only five hits and a single walk. The only...
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In one of yesterday’s posts, I saw a little debate pop up as to which GM inherited a better farm system between Omar Minaya and Sandy Alderson. In my mind, the perception was that Alderson had a significantly stronger base of prospects to work with than Minaya did, but I decided to see what I could dig up to support that perception. I decided to go to the ultimate authority on prospects...
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Saturday, August 25, 2012 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Fernando Abad (0-0, 3.86) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (15-4, 2.82) Starting Lineup Andres Torres, cf Ruben Tejada, ss David Wright, 3b Scott Hairston, rf Justin Turner, 1b Ronny Cedeño, 2b Jason Bay, lf Josh Thole, c R.A. Dickey, rhp The Mets dropped the first game of the series last night, and they look to even it today at Citi Field....
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A late game rally came up one run short as the Binghamton Mets dropped game two of their series at Hadlock Field against the Portland Sea Dogs by a score of four to three. Gonzalez Germen started his seventeenth game for the B-Mets coming into the contest with a seven and ten record, figuring in the decision in each of his starts on the season. Germen would figure in this games decision as...
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