New Orleans (AAA - International League)
Tucson Sidewinders 5, @ New Orleans Zephyrs 3
The Sidewinders got to Ruddy Lugo for three runs in the second and one more in the third and never trailed.
The Sidewinders Max Scherzer struck out seven in allowing just one hit in three innings.
The New Orleans offense collected [...]
Brooklyn (SSA – New York Penn League)
Brooklyn Cyclones 5, @ Vermont Lake Monsters 4 (14 innings)
With two outs in the 14th, 2B J.R. Voyles doubled and DH Jason Jacobs singled him home with the winning run. SS Matt Smith and CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis each had two hits.
Pedro P. Martinez started, [...]
After Thursday’s game Dan Murphy was promoted to AAA New Orleans. Reaction and quotes coming later…He leaves the Eastern League hitting .308/.374/.496 with 26 doubles and 13 homers.
Fernando Martinez ran in the outfield and took BP Thursday. In addition to jogging in the OF, he introduced agility drills and some stopping and starting. He’s now scheduled to run the bases Friday. The news is all good in that he felt “no pain.” Again, though, manager Mako Oliveras emphasized that he will [...]
Gabby Hernandez to the Mariners for Aurthur Rhodes. Hernandez had given up a ridiculous 14 homers in 64.2 innings in the very hitter friendly park in Albuquerque. The Mets sent Hernandez to the Marlins for Paul Lo Duca.
We’re approaching two hours from the deadline and I can’t wait any longer: I’m grabbing lunch. Afterwards, I’ll [...]
The Appalachian League named Kingsport Mets second baseman Kyle Suire the as the circuit’s Player of the Week for the week ending July 27th. For the wek, Suire hit .426/.533/.885. His 12 hits tied him with teammate Dock Doyle for the league lead while his three homers tied him with teammate Doug McNulty for [...]
Binghamton, NY is famous for one food item: the spiedie (pronounced: speedy). It’s a sandwich, served either on Italian bread or a roll of marinated and grilled meat cubes, usually of chicken or pork or even lamb. Spiedie Fest, which I’ve been told is the best party of the year in Binghamton, begins on [...]
When I was creating potential itineraries for this trip, visiting Binghamton in the days leading up to the trade deadline was enticing. I figured that there would be multiple teams the Mets were talking to who would want a final look at a guy, and thus there would be a number of scouts around. That [...]
Binghamton (AA - Eastern League)
@ Binghamton Mets 4, Connecticut Defenders 3 (10 innings)
Ambiorix Concepcion sent everyone home happy with a line drive solo homer in the bottom of the tenth.
Dan Murphy played second for the first time in a week now that the B-Mets have enough bodies to fill the other [...]
New Orleans (AAA - International League)
@ New Orleans Zephyrs 7, Tucson Sidewinders 1
In what hopefully wasn’t his last start as a member of the Mets organization, Jon Niese was terrific in his triple-A debut. Niese went seven innings, allowing just one run, on a solo homer, three hits and two walks. The [...]
