Ramblings From Henry and Fayette Streets The Week That Was: May 28th – June 3rd As May came to a close, and June opened up, the B-Mets found themselves in exactly the same spot in the standings as they have been most of the season, that being fourth place looking up at the Rock Cats, Thunder, and Phillies. Their record over the past week read three wins, two losses, and two games altered...
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Mets starter Jonathon Niese says he’s OK after his heart started racing during a game over the weekend. Niese was pulled from the game after tossing six impressive innings in which he struck out ten batters. Yesterday, Niese said that he’s expecting to have a minor procedure during the All-Star break to help correct the condition that leads to his heart racing. He was checked by doctors Monday...
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Buffalo 2, Toledo 1 By Andrew O’Brien The Buffalo Bisons needed extra innings Monday night, but an error led to another Herd win, this time defeating Toledo, 2-1, in 10 innings. In the top of the 10th inning, Dustin Martin led off with a line-drive double to right to give the Bisons a runner in scoring position with no outs. Corey Wimberly laid down a sacrifice bunt, but a throwing error by Mud...
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The New York Mets today announced the selection of shortstop Gavin Cecchini from Barbe High School (LA) with the 12th pick of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. Cecchini, 18, who bats and throws right-handed, hit .413 with seven home runs, 32 RBI and 31 stolen bases to help Barbe to the Class 5A state title this season. Cecchini played for his father, Glenn, at Barbe. The 6-0, 175-pound native...
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Well as is usually the case Day One of the First Year Player Draft was filled with surprises. Mark Appel didn’t go first, or second, or even third, we was selected with the eighth pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates. I don’t remember seeing too many mocks that had shortstop Carlos Correa in the number one slot do you? In fact rumors circulated that Appel was not only a sure thing for the...
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The New York Mets wind up taking 3 of the 4 games against the St. Louis Cardinals, losing the finale on Monday afternoon. Since I work fulltime, it’s very hard for me to catch weekday games, but it’s really of no consequence, because this edition of 3&3 is all about some great weekend pitching by the Mets. 3 Up: Oh, What A Night: Friday night Johan Santana made Mets history, and...
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