AAA International League: Buffalo 2/6/0, Charlotte 3/9/1 ss Justin Turner 1 for 2, RBI, BB, .272 2b Russ Adams 1 for 4, 2b, .236 cf Juan Padilla 0 for 4, .258 dh Mike Jacobs 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .253 1b Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, .219 rf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .248 3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, K, .229 lf Lucas Duda 2 for 3, run, 2b (4), .286 c JR House 1 for 3, .294 Raul Valdes 4...
Read MoreA few weeks ago, before the blogosphere erupted with stories about the Mets trading for either Cliff Lee or Roy Oswalt, I wrote an article here on MMO, The New Mets Ace In The Hole. Since then there have been more Cliff Lee/Roy Oswalt stories than Charlie Sheen has DUI’s. I think Michael Branda (Jessup) said it best in his article, Ranking The Potentially Available Pitchers: “I decided...
Read MoreIn Doug’s Dugout today I talk about interleague play and the tab for Cliff Lee: For anyone who thinks interleague play is for the birds, they never had the Birds of Baltimore on their schedule….or the Indians and Tigers. If the Mets can win the series against the Twins this weekend, after splitting six games with the mighty Yankees, an interleague record of 13-5 an accomplishment....
Read MoreThere hasn’t been a time where there’s more to talk about since the offseason than right now. Your favorite orange and blue clad warriors are firmly in second place less than a game behind the division leading Bravos. The Mets are hitting (especially situationally) and are providing run support for their starters with more consistency. The starting pitching is doing a great job,...
Read MoreDavid Wright went 2-3 with a HR and two RBI and the Mets behind Mike Pelfrey’s pitching won the first game against the Minnesota Twins, 5-2. Game Recap Mike Pelfrey did not have his best stuff today, but still managed to pitch a quality six innings. Big Pelf gave up two runs on six hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Although Pelfrey did not walk a batter, the patient Twins hitters were...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 2/5/2, Charlotte 5/11/0 ss Justin Turner 1 for 4, run, .269 2b Russ Adams 2 for 3, run, 2b, HR, RBI, BB, .236 cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 3, BB, K, .296 dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, RBI, K, .258 1b Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, .226 rf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, K, .256 3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 4, .227 lf Lucas Duda 0 for 4, .256 c JR House 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .292 Tobi Stoner 7 IP,...
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