Well, another minor league season has come to an end. Full of ups (the Savannah quartet, Davis, the late surge of Nieuwenhuis/Guzman/Maldonado/Havens) and downs (Kunz, Evans, more Rustich injuries). Those of you reading this on MMO and NYFS – this will be my final post to your respective eyes until I come back for 2010 (maybe, I actually haven’t decided if I want to post off MPH...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves: (3-7; -8.5) The Atlanta Braves had a dreadful series against the Cincinnati Reds, and carry their 5-game losing streak to Houston to play the Astros. Thursday’s pitching matchup features Derek Lowe vs. Roy Oswalt. The Braves are falling from the Wild Card race as they are now 7 games back of the Rockies. Florida Marlins: (5-5; -6.5) The Florida Marlins took two of three from the...
Read MoreThis weekend we reported on how well John Maine performed in his rehab start for Port St. Lucie. He pitched four shutout innings while allowing just two hits, one walk, and striking out six. The news was even better when Maine said that he experienced no pain the next day. “It’s a little tight but it’s just getting back to normal,” Maine said when asked how he felt....
Read MoreAccording to a report that appeared in the NY Post yesterday, the Mets’ new $850 million stadium is starting to break down at an alarming rate. Apparently, even though Citi Field is barely one season old, it has seen more than it’s fair share of breakdowns, leaks, and a myriad of other problems which recently included water damage to several luxury suites — including comedian...
Read MoreINT AAA: Buffalo 4/8/1, Lehigh Valley 5/15/1 ss Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, 2b, K, .285 3b, 2b Andy Green 0 for 2, run, BB, K, .251 rf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, run, .311 1b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, RBI, K, .259 cf Chip Ambres 0 for 4, run, .261 lf Jason Dubois 1 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .214 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .233 2b Luis Rivera 0 for 3, .308 Derrick Ellison 3 IP, 5 H, K, 2.70 era, 41:29:12,...
Read MoreIt was the Murph and Pelf Show at Citi Field on Sunday as Daniel Murphy provided the offense and Mike Pelfrey gave the Mets (and himself) a much-needed strong pitching performance. The one-two punch lifted the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Cubs and gave them their first series victory in five weeks. The game started out with Mike Pelfrey and Cubs’ pitcher Randy Wells trading quick...
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