Chris Capuano took his first loss of the year last night after getting off to a 5-0 start. After going 6 1/3 innings allowing four runs (three earned) Capuano raised his ERA to a gaudy 2.34 ERA. Who would pay 2 years and $10 million for that? Wouldn’t you much rather have a guy like Frank Francisco with his 8.59 ERA and 2.045 WHIP at $12 million over two years? But seriously, Capuano has...
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Buffalo 14, Gwinnett 7 By Andrew O’Brien Matt Tuiasosopo plated two runs in the bottom of the first-inning Wednesday night with an inside-the-park home run to give the Bisons an early 2-0 lead. The Bisons never looked back, mashing 17 hits en route to a 14-7 win over the Gwinnett Braves. Tuiasosopo finished the game 3-for-5 with four RBIs and was a triple shy of the cycle. The Bisons...
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Before yesterday’s game against the Reds, Terry Collins told reporters that catcher Josh Thole has been headache-free for several days. The plan is now for Thole to begin a rehab assignment before he’s activated from the disabled list. The Mets haven’t gotten much offensive help since Thole was sidelined, but the pitchers have said they like throwing to Mike Nickeas who has been the...
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Sandy Alderson has only made two multi-year free agent signings as Mets GM. The first of those was reliever D.J. Carrasco, who was finally released after parts of two dismal seasons. Frank Francisco was the other beneficiary of a multi year deal, after being signed to a $12 million, two year deal in the Winter. Carrasco’s release came soon after he served up a two-run homer to Todd Frazier...
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The New York Mets have announced that RHP Jenrry Mejia will leave his Florida rehab assignment with St. Lucie and head north to join up with the AA Binghamton club to make a start for them this weekend. The B-Mets will be in Maine playing the Portland Sea Dogs on Saturday afternoon. The 1:35 PM game will be the second of the series against the last place Sea Dogs (14-25, 9.5 GB), and...
Read MoreThere’s nothing like a little controversy to keep us all busy for the next 6+ hours before first pitch tonight huh? Doesn’t it seem like whenever the Mets lose the final game of a series, there is always that “how will they bounce back from ____?” Whether it be a bullpen disaster, injuries, or a dispute in the dugout. They always make it interesting don’t they? Tonight, the odd 2 game NL Central...
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