A South Atlantic League: Savannah 4/8/0, Greenville 5/4/0, Savannah is swept 0-2. Taylor Whitenton got crushed for 5 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks in 5+ innings to take the season ending loss for the Gnats, whose bullpen turned in a FANTASTIC effort with 4 hitless innings (3 by Josh Edgin), enabling the Gnats to bring the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the 9th. Aderlin Rodriguez, however,...
Read MoreYou’re a Mets’ fan, so you’ll watch the final games of another disappointing season. Some will watch with the morbid fascination of a rubbernecker passing a freeway accident. Others will watch because its your team and you won’t see them again until April. Others will try to watch with an analytical eye towards next year. In that regard, there have been several interesting story lines to watch,...
Read MoreJerry Manuel was a guest of Mike Francesa this evening on WFAN and he sounded a lot like someone who knew the end was near. The most interesting part of the interview came when Francesa asked Manuel to tell him what he felt went wrong this season. Manuel replied that Jason Bay’s lack of power and production really hurt the Mets this season. “He didn’t have a Jason Bay season.”...
Read MoreUpdate 4:35 PM During the press conference, Howie Rose asked Johan Santana if he believed he would be ready to pitch by April. His response was, “Who knows? Whenever I am ready and feel 100% that’s when I will return. I don’t know when that will be. It could be April or May or July, it may even be October. You never know, time will tell.” Update 4:05 PM The following is a...
Read MoreWhat’s up, Met Nation. Thanks for the awesome comments from you. I appreciate the insights, banters, and strong opinions. I don’t care what they say about you: You’re the best. To those that hate on the Mets continually and run back and forth to the Bronx or other teams whenever things are not ideal: Two pieces of advice: 1) Place the L sign on your forehead and 2) See #1....
Read MoreA- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 6/9/1, Jamestown 4/11/0 Cyclones Win Best of Three Series and Advance to Next Round! The Brooklyn Cyclones beat Jamestown, 6-4, in a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday at Coney Island to advance to the New York-Penn League championship series. The Cyclones built up a 5-1 lead, only to watch Chris Hilliard give up 3 in the 5th, to make it a close game again....
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