With hurricane Irene bearing down on the New York area, the Mets have postponed the next two games of the Braves series, leaving us without baseball for a few days. It’s gotten me to thinking about the “old” days, and old times. Most of you will probably remember the things I’ll be mentioning below (and please feel free to add on), while some of “you kids at...
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Chris Capuano had by far his best outing of the season, and possibly the best outing for a Mets starter in their 6-0 win against the Braves Game Notes Chris Capuano was lights out from the jump, and the Braves couldn’t put anything together against Cap. Capuano had a complete game shutout, giving up two hits, walking none and striking out thirteen. Capuano’s changeup was absolutely...
Read MoreUpdated Friday, 8/26 According to Mike Mazzeo of ESPN, Jose Reyes led off the sixth inning a with a home run for Double-A Binghamton on Friday night. Reyes finished 1-for-3 at the plate, grounding out in each of his other two at-bats. He played seven innings at shortstop, but was not tested. Reyes is expected to play nine innings for Double-A Binghamton on Saturday. He’ll have an off day...
Read MoreMETS SELECT THE CONTRACT OF RHP MIGUEL BATISTA PLACE OUTFIELDER SCOTT HAIRSTON ON THE DL The New York Mets today announced the team selected the contract of righthanded pitcher Miguel Batista from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League and placed outfielder Scott Hairston on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to August 24, with a left oblique strain. Batista will #47. Batista, 40, started...
Read MoreWhen the 2009 season ended amid all that drama and all those injuries it left such a terrible taste in my mouth. We were predicted by many to be the World Series favorites that season, but nobody saw the disaster that was lurking around the bend. One of Omar Minaya’s favorite pastimes when he was GM, was to ease our pain every offseason with a big-splash signing. Although the good feelings...
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Well the wave of rookie phenoms that raided the show in 2010 have proven to be no exception to the curse of the sophomore slump. Through injury and just pure regression, the young ballplayers in their second year in the show have failed to build on their promising rookie campaigns. Just look at 2010 NL Rookie Of The Year recipient, Buster Posey. Posey led his team to a World Championship in his...
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