Updated Post 2:50 PM Terry Collins said that Johan Santana is expected to throw 90 pitches against the Braves on Saturday night at Citi Field. Santana’s is making his first start in the majors since July 20, when he surrendered six-plus runs for the third straight start and officially landed on the DL with a right-ankle sprain. Team officials believe the ankle injury caused Santana to tax his...
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The idea has been beaten to death: The Mets bullpen is the worst in baseball and has been the major reason for the team’s skid to open the second half. But looking a little deeper, it may not totally be the bullpen’s fault. In fact, the pen, mainly Jon Rauch, Josh Edgin and even Manny Acosta since being recalled, has actually been somewhat decent recently. Granted, the bullpen certainly has...
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Palm Beach 4, St. Lucie 2 Angel Cuan had a short, unspectacular outing and St. Lucie lost to Palm Beach, 4-2. Key Players: Alonzo Harris – 0 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base, 1 strikeout Travis Taijeron – 0 for 3 – Batting average is down to .190 Aderlin Rodriguez – 1 for 4, 2-run home run, 1 strikeout, 6th error of season Angel Cuan – 4 IP, 8 hits allowed, 3 runs, 3 walks,...
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Note: This interview was conducted on July 3rd, so references to the game from the night before were actually the game on July 2nd. Petey: I am talking today with NY Mets 2012 1st-round sandwich pick, catcher Kevin Plawecki of the Brooklyn Cyclones. Kevin how does it feel to be in your first season in professional baseball with the Mets organization, and what do you think of the New York Penn...
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Behind a five run second inning the Binghamton Mets were able to take game three of their series against the New Britain Rock Cats by a final tally of eight to three. In that inning the B-Mets raked out four hits capped off by Jefry Marte’s ninth home run of the season, a three run shot over the left field wall. The hit total in the second inning was half of the overall number of hits...
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Chris Young had by far his worst outing of the season, and a struggling bullpen as well as a lack of offense sealed the Mets fate in their 13-0 loss on Wednesday Game Recap Chris Young was absolutely obliterated today, going four and one-third innings allowing seven runs on seven hits with three home runs in his outing. Young walked three and fanned four, but Young just didn’t have it...
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