The Mets won game two against the Cardinals 2-1 in 20 innings. It was the longest victory in franchise history. Game Notes Who would have expected Jamie Garcia, a no name pitcher, to go toe-to-toe with a two time Cy Young award winner like Johan Santana? But that’s how it was with both pitchers throwing a gem of a game. Santana was dealing with 9 strikeouts, no runs, 1 walk and only gave...
Read MoreThose who know me, those who follow my “Sound Offs” on “Vegas Unwrapped”, or on these and other hallowed Blog pages know if nothing else, I rarely hit the panic button nor do I demand change for the sake of change only or because of one incident alone. It takes a lot to rattle these old bones especially when it comes to making changes in the Mets organization,...
Read MoreWhile trying to defuse a potentially volatile situation from taking shape in the Mets clubhouse, right fielder Jeff Francoeur addressed yesterdays comments on ESPN and called them “false, untruthful and stupid”. Seth Everett of ESPN’s Baseball Tonight, reported that players Jeff Francoeur, Johan Santana, Jose Reyes and John Maine were very unhappy with Jerry Manuel. A charge...
Read MoreStreaking Jeff Francoeur has now extended his hitting streak to 10 games and according to our old friend Adam Rubin, Frenchy is just four shy of matching Wright’s franchise record to start a season, which was set last year. Additionally, Francoeur ranks second in the National League in batting at .457. There’s a lot of bloggers, journalists, analysts and beat reporters with egg on their...
Read MoreDespite a 9th inning rally, the Mets wasted a great outing by Oliver Perez, losing 4-3 to the Cardinals Game Notes Oliver Perez went to the hill and pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, walking three, giving up four hits as well as striking out four. This was the best Perez has looked in quite some time, as he was getting ahead of hitters and putting them away. Although hittable early, he settled...
Read MoreAA Eastern League: Binghamton 9/12/1, New Hampshire 5/10/1 The Mets poured 9 runs across in the first 2 innings and cruised from there to a 9-5 victory behind 3 hits from Nick Evans and 6 RBI from Lucas Duda. Evans, Duda, Marshall Hubbard and Luis Hernandez had multi hit games for the Mets, who were 3 for 12 with RISP and left 9 on base. They drew 4 walks and struck out 5 times. Carlos Guzman...
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