For those who missed it -for whatever reason – do yourself a favor and find a tape of the Yankee/Tampa game played at the Stadium yesterday in the afternoon. Then play it and watch carefully – you will learn more about baseball than you think. It is an example of how to play the game right as you’ve been playing it for 17 years. That’s Derek Jeter. The one who made...
Read MoreBuffalo Bisons 0 – Pawtucket Red Sox 2 This was a beautifully pitched games by both teams, but it was one Zach Lutz error that resulted in the only two runs and cost the Herd the game. Pat Misch had runners at second and third with one out and get a enormous strikeout, but then Lutz missed the catch at first to end the inning and two runs scored. Lutz recovered to throw the runner trying...
Read MoreGame Notes Tim Lincecum was the Ace the Mets only hear about as they usually have his number. However, tonight he limited the Mets to one run on four hits as the Mets lost to San Francisco, 3-1, on Saturday night. Capuano showed a strong showing as well on the Mets side. Six innings with only four hits as well but allowed two to score. He also added in four walks and five Ks. The infield...
Read MoreYesterday, several sources around the New York Mets confirmed that injured first basemen Ike Davis has taken the next step in testing his injured ankle. Here’s what Adam Rubin of EspnNewYork reported on Davis: [blackbirdpie id=”89474175135260672″] According to SNY’s Kevin Burkhardt this is what he had to say on Davis: [blackbirdpie id=”89171076910813184″] And...
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Chipper Jones, who has played for nearly two months with a torn meniscus in his right knee, has been placed on the disabled list and will undergo arthroscopic surgery layer today. Jones said he hopes to miss only two to three weeks recovering from surgery, but some are saying that he could be out as long as a month because of age and uncertainty. “I just didn’t want to play through it all summer...
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What a treat it was to watch and listen to legendary broadcasters Bob Costas and Al Michaels covering the Mets game last night, if only for a couple of innings. It felt like it was the post season and somehow the Mets were playing the Giants in the Wild Card round. If only that were true, but hearing the two of them certainly gave me a taste of what that would be like, and I loved it. I was...
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