St. Lucie 7, Palm Beach 5 Angel Cuan had a solid outing, but a near bullpen meltdown brought the game to a much closer, 7-5 St. Lucie wIN Key Players: Cory Vaughn – 2 for 4, 2-run home run, 1 stolen base Cesar Puello – 3 for 4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base Aderlin Rodriguez – 1 for 4 Danny Muno – 2 for 3, 2 walks, 1 run, 1 stolen base Angel Cuan – 7 IP, 6 hits allowed, 1...
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The Mets avoided the sweep tonight thanks to an all-around solid performance by rookie Matt Harvey as they defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 8-4. Harvey was sensational on the mound as he held Reds batters to just one run on four hits in 7.2 impressive innings of work. His control was spot-on as he walked just one batter in the game while striking out eight. He shutdown one of the top...
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The Binghamton Mets were unable to seal the deal in their bid for their third straight series win on Thursday night in Manchester as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the visiting B-Mets by a five to two score. With the loss, the B-Mets fell one game further behind the final playoff spot and are now seven games back. Greg Peavey, making his twenty second start of the season for the B-Mets,...
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This just in from Terry Collins… The Mets are tossing around the idea of turning Justin Turner into an outfielder beginning next spring. That means two things basically; a hearty welcome back to Turner in 2013, and a pre-order for an extra case of Alka Seltzer for me. As is usually the case with our lovable losers, Turner has never played outfield in his major league career. But given his...
Read MoreKeith Law of ESPN, is reporting that the Mets have sent RHP Pedro Beato to the Boston Red Sox as the player to be named later in the trade they made to acquire catcher Kelly Shoppach. The Mets acquired Beato via the Rule 5 draft in 2010. Beato spent the entire 2011 season on the Major League roster, but lost significant time to the disabled list with a shoulder injury. The young right-hander...
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The Mets collapse in the second half of this season has been disappointing on many levels. One of the more disappointing things has been the failure of players to step up and cement their place with this team for the future. Is it safe to say that the only players that have stepped up at all this year have been Daniel Murphy, Ruben Tejada, and R.A. Dickey? David Wright doesn’t count because we...
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