Well, that was a sobering series, wasn’t it? For only the second time in Subway Series history, the Mets were swept by the the Yankees in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx after a brutal 5-4 loss that came after the Mets squandered a three-run lead. Jon Niese started today and delivered a solid outing that was worthy of a win. Niese tossed seven solid innings and allowed no earned runs while...
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Looks like it’s official… Triple-A manager Wally Backman confirmed tonight that Jenrry Mejia will indeed be removed from the Bisons rotation and will start working out of their bullpen effective immediately. Mejia concludes his stint as a Bisons’ starter with an 0-1 record, a 1.13 ERA and seven strikeouts in 16 innings. It won’t be long until you’ll see Mejia...
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It’s time for a few quick rants. After all, what would you expect after seeing Andres Torres and Jason Bay featured prominently at the top of the order today as we look to avoid the sweep. Is Collins kidding me with this lineup or what? At least it’s great to see the red-hot Scott Hairston batting cleanup today… He of course is batting .417 (10-24) with five home runs, 10 RBI,...
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Norfolk 5, Bisons 0 By Dave (Retire 31) The Bisons were shutout last night by the Norfolk Tides 5-0 as they were held to only two hits by the veteran Jamie Moyer (5 IP) and Brad Bergersen (4 IP). Moyer was made his first start since signing with the Orioles Triple-A affiliate last week. Jenrry Mejia started for Buffalo and fell victim to some shoddy defense that resulted in five unearned runs in...
Read MoreThe Mets had their opportunities to do some damage tonight, but instead they fell to the Yankees 4-2 for their sixth loss in their last seven games. Dillon Gee took to the hill and pitched surprisingly well. Sure, he got himself into some jams, but I liked the way he weaved in and out of trouble and kept the Mets in the game. His one costly mistake was a hanger to Mark Teixeira who ripped a...
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Sandy Alderson was a guest on MLB.com’s The Chatting Cage, hosted by Pete McCarthy. Here were some of the highlights: We will do everything we can to keep David Wright once we get into the offseason. With respect to a trade, probably not before the All-Star Break, but certainly during that period up through the end of July. We will be looking for ways to help the ballclub. It’s very...
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