The legend of Matt Harvey continues to grow as last night was his best performance yet. Harvey pitched nine innings while allowing only one hit, which was an infield single with two outs in the 7th, on his way to retiring 27 of the 28 batters he faced while striking out 12. This was one …
May 08
Last Night on the Farm – 5/7/13
While the rest of us were watching Matt Harvey and wishing that Alex Rios was just a little bit slower (and that the Mets could score a run in the first 9 innings of a game), this was happening on the farm: Las Vegas 3, Round Rock 2 How’s this for an ending? Zach …
May 07
A Look At Davis & Duda’s Baserunners When They Are At The Plate
So far this season out of 586 MLB players to have at least 1 plate appearance 109 of them have come up with more baserunners on than the Mets’ Ike Davis. From out of those 586 if you look at only the 176 players to have at least 100 plate appearances so far this season …
May 07
Robin Ventura and “Super Joe” McEwing return to New York
Robin Ventura, along with “Super” Joe McEwing, returns to New York tonight as the White Sox are here for a quick two game series. Ventura is in his second full season as manager while McEwing serves as his third base coach. With these two coming back tonight I can’t help but think about the 1999 …
May 07
Last Night on the Farm – 5/6/13
Last night on the farm Vegas got rained out, Savannah dropped a double header, and Cory Mazzoni returned from the DL. Let’s have a look: Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Collin Cowgill walked to start the game, before the rains came, suspending play. Trenton 5, Binghamton 0 Cory Mazzoni came back from the DL, but …
May 06
ESPN: Looks At Who’s Up And Who’s Down As The Season Hits The 30-game mark
I came across this Jayson Stark article I though was a good read that discusses a wide variety of topics regarding the current season from the Angels being in trouble, Red Sox free agent spending, the Royals pitching, the Marlins hitting, Darvish, David Price trade availability, Phillie buzzards, Strasburg’s delivery issues and much much more. …
May 06
Monday Morning Manager
The Mets had a dramatic week against their division rivals in Miami and Atlanta. What stood out: - Matt Harvey and David Wright are elite players and are playing like it. According to Fan Graphs and Baseball Reference WAR calculations, Harvey is second among NL pitchers. The two sites have Wright tied for tenth …
May 06
Last Night on the Farm – 5/5/13
Sunday afternoon on the farm, Zack Wheeler did it again, leading a trio of strong pitching performances that led to wins throughout the organization. Exciting stuff, let’s take a look: Las Vegas 6, Sacramento 2 Zack Wheeler was outstanding for the second straight start, pitching 6 scoreless innings, with 3 hits and a walk, …


