AAA International League: Buffalo 6/12/1, Syracuse 1/3/1 Dillon Gee continues his yoyo pattern lately with a very good outing tonight, giving up a run on 3 hits in 7 innings for his 7th win, and Fernando Martinez had a multi hit game for the Bisons. cf Jason Pridie 0 for 1, .280 >>lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR (3), RBI (11), BB, .306 ss Justin Turner 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .273 lf, cf Jorge...
Read MoreOk, tonight Cliff Lee will battle the New York Yankees, at Yankee Stadium in what the majority of Mets fans and the media can only see as the last audition Cliff Lee might need to make this year. What I am saying here is basically… If Cliff Lee dominates the Yankees tonight, then my message to Cliff would be… “Call American Airlines and cancel to return portion of your trip...
Read MoreSo the continuing saga…continues… Geoff Baker has struck again on his Marinerblog for the Seattle Times. Baker, a great baseball writer for the Seattle Times, believes Cliff Lee will be on the move, maybe even after tonights game vs. the Yankees in the Bronx. He concludes that the Met package would be enough to trump the Twins package that would enable the Mets to acquire Lee. Josh...
Read MoreYou know I took some heat recently for writing the blog regarding Wright’s supposed un-clutch ability here. Before I get into the subject of this blog, let me explain that. The problem I have with the so-called clutch players and the so-called un-clutch players is it’s usually based on memory and not fact. For example, one could argue that in the 2001 World Series Luis Gonzalez had a clutch...
Read MoreOn January 29, 2008, Mets fans everywhere rejoiced over the formerly-rumored-now-true stories about Johan Santana, a pitching force that many teams coveted from the Minnesota Twins, was coming to our team in a blockbuster trade. We were not only parting with prospects that we could handle losing (especially in a trade like this one), the Mets were able to negotiate an extension right off the...
Read MoreJohan Santana is not having a great year so far. Santana is 5-5 with an ERA of 3.55. It’s obvious that the great Santana is on a decline. Santana’s K/9 ratio is at a career low. Even more alarming Santana’s contact ratio is at a career high! His average velocity is also at a career low. I understand that you can’t go by wins and loses with pitchers, it’s a meaningless stat. It’s true in...
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