There are times when it’s tough to be a Mets fan. Perhaps you remember when the Mets held a commanding seven-game lead with 17 games to play in 2007, and then collapsed to their rival from down the Turnpike. Or perhaps you recall 2008, when the Amazin’s held a 3.5 game lead in September with only 17 games to play, before becoming the first team ever to blow a 3.5-game lead in...
MLB vs Japan All-Star Series Samurai Japan 6 – 5 MLB All-Stars SS Amed Rosario: 3-for-5, 2 R, SB For the third time in this series, the MLB All-Stars had a lead going into the late innings only to have it blown by the bullpen. Today it was Boston right-hander Hector Velazquez who struggled to get outs as the Japanese All-Stars scored four runs against him in the bottom of the seventh...
MLB vs Japan All-Star Series No Game Scheduled Arizona Fall League (AFL) No Games Scheduled Mexican Pacific League (LMP) Aguilas de Mexicali 7 – 0 Charros de Jalisco Yaquis de Obregon 9 – 5 Tomateros de Culiacan Mayos de Navojoa 6 – 1 Naranjeros de Hermosillo Caneros de los Mochis 8 – 5 Venados de Mazatlan Venezuelan Winter League (LVBP) Cardenales de Lara 14 – 3...
USA vs Japan All-Star Series USA All-Stars 9 – 6 Yomiuri Giants SS Amed Rosario: 1-for-4, 2 RBI Special addition to the winter league watch for the next week will be the MLB All-Stars in the Japan All-Star Series. The first game took place at 4:00 a.m. this morning, with the MLB squad defeating the Yomiuri Giants. Amed Rosario batted eighth and played the entire game at shortstop. He went...
Arizona Fall League (AFL) No Games Scheduled Mexican Pacific League (LMP) Tomateros de Culiacan 9 – 8 Charros de Jalisco Yaquis de Obregon 4 – 3 Mayos de Navojoa Aguilas de Mexicali 6 – 3 Venados de Mazatlan Naranjeros de Hermosillo 6 – 2 Caneros de Los Mochis Venezuelan Winter League (LVBP) Leones del Caracas 9 – 1 Aguilas de Zulia Cardenales de Lara 4 – 3...
Arizona Fall League (AFL) No Games Scheduled. Mexican Pacific League (LMP) Venados de Mazatlan 9 – 0 Charros de Jalisco Caneros de Los Mochis 8 – 6 Yaquis de Obregon Tomateros de Culiacan 2 – 1 Mayos de Navojoa Aguilas de Mexicali 8 – 3 Naranjeros de Hermosillo RHP Scott Copeland: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR allowed, Loss(0-1) Copeland’s first start with...
Salt Lake (45-40) 14, Las Vegas (40-45) 12 Box Score Matt den Dekker CF: 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI, .292/.336/.512 Zach Borenstein LF: 2-5, HR, 3 RBI, K, .258/.361/.510 Jeff McNeil DH: 2-4, HR, 3B, 2 RBI, .397/.455/.662 Las Vegas came out on the short end of a long slugfest in this one. McNeil continued his ridiculous breakout season with a homer in the first, and he now has a 15-game hitting streak. In...
On this date in 2009, the New York Mets had signed knuckleballer R.A. Dickey to a minor league deal with an invite to major league camp. Dickey was coming off a season for the Minnesota Twins in which he had a 4.62 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and pitched almost exclusively out of the bullpen. The former 1996 first round pick had pitched in the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners and Twins...
When we did our Top 30 Mets prospect update it was a no-brainer to have Amed Rosario at No. 1 and Dominic Smith at No. 2. Well now both of them have exceeded the 130 at-bats mark and are no longer considered prospects. The loss of Rosario and Smith from the prospect rankings gives you a look at how barren the Mets system currently is and the likelihood they will be ranked in the bottom 10...
Las Vegas 51s (54-86) 7, Tacoma Rainiers (66-74) 6 Box Score Jeff McNeil 2B: 3-for-4, 2 Runs, 2B, RBI Phillip Evans SS: 2-for-4, Run, 2B, RBI Jhoan Urena 1B: 2-for-4, 2 Runs, HR, RBI, 2 K Urena hit a walk-off blast in the ninth after the 51s blew a 6-5 lead. It was Urena’s second homer in three days. McNeil is starting to heat up after an adjustment to Vegas. He is making a case for being...
Iowa Cubs (18-21) 6, Las Vegas 51s (16-25) 5 Box Score Amed Rosario SS 2 for 5, HR, 3B, 2 RBI .366/.407/.547 Dominic Smith 1B 3 for 5, RBI, K .325/.381/.488 Xorge Carrillo C 2 for 3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI .261/.337/.455 Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith led the way offensively. Rosario got the 51s scoring started with a solo home run to left field in the first inning. He drove in another run in the seventh...
Omaha Storm Chasers (16-17) 8, Las Vegas 51s (15-20) 3 Box Score Dominic Smith and Desmond Jennings hit their fourth home runs in the 51s loss. Our own Jennifer Nieves was at the game and you can read her full recap here. Akron RubberDucks (15-17) 5, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (18-13) 1 Box Score Champ Stuart LF: 0 for 2, R, BB, 2 K, HBP, 2 SB, .237/.330/.368 Kevin Taylor 1B: 1 for 4, 2B, RBI,...
