The Mets have had terrible luck in the White North of Canada against the Blue Jays. Luckily with David Wright back, they were able to put some runs on the board. After two short starts from Jon Niese and Miguel Batista, we were able to find a starter that could at least reach the seventh inning. Dillon Gee had a nice start that was exactly what the Mets needed. Allowing three runs on five hits,...
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Two days ago the Buffalo Bisons rotation was crowded with arms: Harvey, Familia, Hefner, Schwinden, and Olson. Two days ago the B-Mets rotation was burgeoning with talented arms: McHugh, Wheeler, Germen, Gorski, Peavey, Cohoon, and now, Mejia. Well two days later the B-Mets rotation is still over-loaded, and the Buffalo rotation is thinned after being raided for arms by the big league club and...
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Rapidly approaching is Major League Baseball’s First Year Player Draft. June 4-6 it will all unfold before us. The first round will be televised on MLB Network. Below is my take on how the draft may turn out. 1. Houston Astros – OF Byron Buxton – Appling County HS (GA) 2. Minnesota Twins – RHP Mark Appel – Stanford 3. Seattle Mariners – C Mike Zunino – Florida 4. Baltimore Orioles – RHP...
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Starting Lineup Andres Torres – DH Mike Baxter – LF David Wright – 3B Lucas Duda – RF Daniel Murphy – 2B Kirk Nieuwenhuis – CF Ike Davis – 1B Ronny Cedeno – SS Rob Johnson – C Game Preview The Mets look to avoid a sweep and three losses in a row as they take on the Blue Jays this afternoon. Yesterday the Mets received good pitching as after...
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The Mets announced that they have placed RHP Miguel Batista on the disabled list after he strained a muscle in his lower back during yesterday’s start against the Blue Jays. Chris Schwinden was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo and will replace Batista on the 25-man roster, but expect Jeremy Hefner to take Batista’s turn in the rotation on Thursday, according to manager Terry Collins. Hefner...
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Buffalo 11, Indianapolis 6 By Andrew O’Brien Vinny Rottino mashed three home runs Saturday night, leading the Buffalo Bisons to an 11-6 win over Indianapolis. The Bisons have won four straight games. That has moved them into second place in their division, 0.5 games in back of the division leading Pawtucket Red Sox. Jeurys Familia started the game for Buffalo, but he was plagued by shoddy...
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