The B-Mets had the night off, but everyone else came up strong, including a long lost friend making a rehab start. Let’s take a look. Buffalo 9, Charlotte 3 Jeurys Familia had a strong(er) outing last night, going five innings allowing one run on five hits while walking three and striking out seven. Everything looks …
May 14
Postgame #35: Mets Get Right Back On Horse and Beat Listless Brewers 3-1; Batista, Murphy, And Francisco Help New Yorkers Move To 20-15
Summary: A close, tight game, the type which good teams win more often than not. Miguel Batista was very good for seven innings, striking out five, walking one, and allowing four hits and no runs. For the contingent of whining fans who claim that the Mets are “conceding” games by starting Batista, we can be …
May 14
How Often Has The Mets Offense Picked Up The Pen?
Earlier I did a post that took a look at the NL East record at the start of the 7th, 8th and 9th inning. It was an update to an even earlier post that I did because I felt it was only fair to show how poorly the team had performed this past weekend vs …
May 14
A Look At The NL East Record At The Start Of The 7th, 8th & 9th Innings
Last week I published a look at what the NL East records were after the 8th & 9th innings. Considering how poorly the pen performed this weekend I thought it would only be fair to do an updated look. This time though I added the 7th inning as well since one of the games this …
May 14
This Week in Fantasy
The Western League is wide open while team Snukes is starting to pull away in the East. Standings: What does this all mean? Matthew Berry of ESPN loaded a great chart the other day in his post (link to the article below) to show the strength of a good record so early in the …
May 14
Series Preview: Mets Take Their Struggling ‘Pen Back Home to Face Brewers
Tonight, the Mets begin a brief two-game set against the Brewers at Citi Field. The Brewers are a team that has been riddled with injuries. After losing Prince Fielder this offseason to the Detroit Tigers, the Brewers needed everyone on their roster healthy and productive more than most teams. However, Mat Gamel, once thought to …
May 14
It May be Time to Send Ike Davis to Triple-A
I’ve been wrestling with this idea in my head for a while now. The idea of sending Ike Davis down to Triple-A Buffalo to find his swing. I have been very hesitant to decide on anything up until this point, but now I think it’s tim the Mets made the move. Ike is struggling, and I mean …
May 14
Last Night on the Farm – 5/13/12
Slow night in the low minors as St. Lucie had the day off (for reals) and Savannah was rained out. In the high minors, the magic numbers were 7 & 6. Buffalo 7, Charlotte 6 There have been some who have been calling for Matt Harvey to be called up to the Mets in the …

