Through six innings on Friday night at MetroBank Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania it appeared as though the Mets organization may have their second no hitter of 2012. Binghamton Mets starter Mark Cohoon held the Harrisburg Senators hitless through the first six innings of the game, but with one out in the seventh inning Justin Bloxom blooped a fly ball into shallow left center field that fell...
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On a night when Wally Backman had only relief pitchers available, he had a tough task available. As expected from a team with a reliever starting a game, things didn’t go so well with the Bisons losing 10-4 to the SWB Yankees. It was Pedro Beato who got the “start” for Buffalo. The majority of Beato’s appearances this season have lasted two innings or more, often taking...
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From Adam Rubin of ESPN New York: Dillon Gee underwent a favorable examination three weeks after surgery to repair a damaged artery that had caused his arm to go numb. Still, Gee told ESPNNewYork.com on Friday night that he has all but ruled out a 2012 return. “Probably not,” Gee said about reappearing this season. “Let’s say I start throwing Sept. 1. To come back for a...
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Starting Lineup Ruben Tejada, ss Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Ike Davis, 1b Scott Hairston, rf Mike Baxter, lf Andres Torres, cf Josh Thole, c Johan Santana, lhp Game Preview The Mets and Braves play game two tonight at Citi Field. Last night the Mets just could not get the bats going to score runs against the Braves, and they hope to reverse that as they take on Kris Medlen. Santana will...
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In Major League Baseball, the debate of which young phenom will have the better career is all the rage. These phenoms, of course, are Mike Trout of the Angels and Bryce Harper of the Nationals. Trout, who just turned 21, is the unanimous AL Rookie of the Year and perhaps MVP. He has almost single handedly turned around a struggling Angels team and continues to impress in every game. Harper,...
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Enjoy it while you can. The Mets plan to shut down Matt Harvey after 175 innings max, which is about three more starts. While he’s been one of the bright spots to a disappointing season, I have no problem with the decision as there’s nothing to be gained by running him into the ground. If he’s as good as projected, he’ll be throwing 200-plus innings soon enough. Harvey has been impressive...
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