Much has been made about the Nationals not having reached a deal with the top pick in this years Amateur Draft, Stephen Strasburg. Despite an apparent record setting bonus on the table, Strasburg on the advice of his agent Scott Boras, wants more… much, much more. Chico Harlan of the Washington Post writes, The record-setting deal that the Washington Nationals have offered to No. 1 draft...
Read MoreBlogger’s disclaimer: This is a sequel to a previous post I wrote a few weeks ago. This might look like a humorous piece, but after the events of Saturday’s game surrounding the concussion suffered by David Wright, I’m starting to think the Mets might need to take the contents of this blog into consideration, even if it does involve fictional characters. Read on… After...
Read MoreOn the day after David Wright was sent to the hospital with a concussion after experiencing a close encounter with a Matt Cain fastball, the Mets were able to give him a wonderful get-well present by defeating the Giants in walk-off style at sunny and hot Citi Field. Daniel Murphy lined an RBI single with one out in the ninth inning that barely scored Jeff Francoeur from second base ahead of...
Read MoreIt was 22 years ago today on a lazy Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Mets were battling the St. Louis Cardinals for the division title and needed to win the finale of their four-game series against the Cubs after being defeated in the first three games. They were in the throes of a six losses in eight games streak after cutting the Cardinals’ lead from 10½ to 3½ games. ...
Read MoreINT AAA: Buffalo 3/7/0, Lehigh Valley 0/5/1 ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, RBI, K, .288 cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, K, .305 lf Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, HR (9), RBI (25), .198 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, .258 rf Chip Ambres 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, .257 3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, RBI, .249 c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, .238 2b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, K, .270 Tobi Stoner 6 IP, 4 H, 2/3 BB/K, 4.58 era, 92:58:34,...
Read MoreI can’t begin to tell you how scared and helpless I felt as I watched David Wright lie still on the ground after being hit in the left temple by a 93-mph Matt Cain fastball. The force of the blow was so powerful that it knocked Wright’s batting helmet clean off his head and sent it veering toward the ground just ahead of Wright’s collapsing body. The ominous sound of the...
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