The New York Mets and the Houston Astros started off the game 1-1 and all was fine until a very depressing fourth inning when pitcher Mike Hampton hit a 2-run homer off of Johan Santana. The Mets’ ace had a horrible outing at Minute Maid Park allowing 12 hits (tying his career high) and collecting his 8th loss on the season. Santana has now lost three of his last five starts. In the first...
Read MoreBuffalo 1, Indianapolis 3 2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, run, BB, .270 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, BB, .308 3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, .267 c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, RBI, .252 rf Nick Evans 1 for 4, 2b, .143 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, .228 lf Josh Petersen 1 for 3, BB, .286 ss Wilson Valdez 2 for 4, .215 Adam Bostick 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 5 Ks, HR, 1.35 era, L (0-1), 54:36:18, 1:3:5 Arturo Lopez 3 IP, 6 H, 2...
Read MoreIn the early innings of tonight’s Mets telecast, Gary Cohen asked the viewers who they thought was the injured player closest to making his way back from the disabled list. Although Jose Reyes has been doing some light running and is very close to playing in rehab games, he was not the answer. Imagine my surprise when the answer was revealed to be the Sandman, Billy Wagner! So I did a...
Read MoreAtlanta Braves: (7-3; -6.5) The Braves took three of four from the San Francisco Giants and will head to Milwaukee for a weekend series against the Brewers. Florida Marlins: (5-5; -6.5) The Marlins swept the San Diego Padres on the road, and will head to Los Angeles for a weekend series with the Dodgers. Wonder if anyone on the team went to Comic-Con on the off-day… Philadelphia Phillies: (9-1;...
Read MoreHere’s an understatement: It has been a rough season for Mets fans. We all need some activities to boost optimism in a time like this and one of the best solutions is minor league baseball. On one side, its great because you are down about the economy, its a lot cheaper than major league baseball. On the other side, if you are depressed about the New York Mets its great because you get to...
Read MoreESPN is reporting that the Oakland A’s and St. Louis Cardinals have completed a trade that sends outfielder Matt Holliday to St. Louis in exchange for third baseman Brett Wallace, outfielder Shane Peterson and right-handed pitcher Clayton Mortensen. The A’s are also including $1.5 million cash in the deal. Wallace is considered an elite propspect and ranked #20 overall by Baseball...
Read More
