AAA International League: Buffalo 9/12/1, Pawtucket 4/11/1 The prospecty middle of the Bisons order (Lucas Duda, Nick Evans, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis) went a combined 5 for 12 with 3 runs, a double, 2 homers and all 9 RBI, along with 3 walks and just one strikeout. Dillon Gee gave up 3 runs over 5 innings to pick up his 12th win, and he’s 1 strikeout shy of the modern day Bisons K record. lf...
Read MoreR.A Dickey bounced back from a bad start better than anyone could have imagined. Dickey went all the way on a complete game one-hit shutout. Its was the fifth time this season that the Mets have shut out the Phillies. The only season it happened more was in 1969 (7 times), when the Mets won the World Series. Dickey handed the Phillies without any trouble, with the lone hit coming from the...
Read MoreUpdated 9:42 PM The Mets have sent down Ryota Igarashi and Raul Valdes to AAA-Buffalo to make room for Pat Misch and Frankie Rodriguez returning. Original Post 5:34 PM Jerry Manuel has confirmed that left-hander Pat Misch will start for the Mets on Saturday against the Phillies. The choice was between Misch and Oliver Perez. They made the wise decision. Pat Misch will go up against the Phillies...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves: (66-48; Leader) The Braves took two of three from the Houston Astros, and will open up a weekend series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mike Minor made his debut against the Astros, going 6 IP with 4 Runs, 3 Earned. The big news out of Atlanta, though, is that we may have seen the last of Larry “Chipper” Jones. Jones, expected to retire after the season, suffered a torn ACL, ending...
Read MoreJoe Posnanski answered a question on his blog a few days back about who is the worst everyday player in baseball for 2010. “A friend and I have a bet – I say Rony Cedeno, he says Chone Figgins. I know Yuni was your choice at one point last year, can you give us an update and settle a bet?” His judgment of “The Worst Everyday Player in Baseball” goes by these...
Read MoreMark Simon who does an amazing job at ESPN New York, sent me an email this morning about his latest post entitled, “A Shout-out to Shutouts”. It’s a great fact-filled piece on the Mets 17 shutouts this season that I encourage all of you to read. One interesting piece of information he throws in at the end of his article is this, Lastly, Ruben Tejada, whose play we wrote about...
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