Josh Burton

Josh Burton is a student at Lynbrook High School on Long Island in New York. He enjoys writing about his favorite sports teams like the Mets, New Jersey Nets, and others. Josh has been a Mets fan since birth and has stuck with the team through the highs of the Bobby Valentine and Willie Randolph managerialships and the lows of the Art Howe and Jerry Manuel managerialships; of course the jury is still out on Terry Collins. His one dream with the New York Mets is to personally witness a World Series Championship in his lifetime. Ya Gotta Believe!

All About Matt Harvey

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The Mets promoted heralded prospect Matt Harvey to Binghamton a few days ago, though his first AA start was inauspicious. Still, he has a bright future ahead of him, and depending on how he transitions to AA, that future could be coming sooner rather than later.

That said, read this quick profile of Harvey — written by Josh Burton — so you can familiarize yourself with Matt Harvey.

The 7th pick in the 2010 MLB draft out of the University of North Carolina, Matt Harvey was

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Mets Minor League Update: Buffalo Bisons Starting Pitcher Chris Schwinden

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NOTE: this is a post by another new contributor to MetsToday, Josh Burton. You may remember Josh filled in for me a few weeks back while I was traveling. — Joe

If the Mets and their new administration want to succeed in the the future, they will have to build the team through the draft and consequently, the minor leagues.  In each post, I will highlight one up-and-coming player in the Mets farm system at each level that might have a part in the rebuilding of our beloved Amazin’s.

Chris Schwinden

Chris Schwinden, starting pitcher for the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons, has definitely not reached AAA the conventional way. Schwinden was

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Mets Game 45: Loss To Yankees

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Yankees 7 Mets 3 Chris Capuano gave up 4 home runs to 4 different Yankee batters in 5 1/3 innings pitched as the Mets got blasted out of Yankee Stadium in the second game of the series with their crosstown-rival Yankees. A.J. Burnett held the Met lineup in check for 6 1/3 innings to get … Read more

Mets Game 44: Win Over Yankees

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Mets 2 Nationals 1 Behind 6 strong innings from R.A. Dickey and 3 shutout ones from the Mets bullpen including Michael O’Connor, Jason Isringhausen, and K-Rod for the save, the Mets shutdown the Yankees and won the first game of a three game weekend set with their crosstown rivals. Mets Games Notes As mentioned before, … Read more

Mets Game 42: Win Over Nationals

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Mets 3 Nationals 0 The Mets compiled their first shutout win of the year as Jon Niese shut down the Nationals for 7 innings and Justin Turner drove in 2 runs with a big double in the 6th off of Tom Gorzelanny. I don’t really know or understand how the Mets are doing this with … Read more

Mets Game Postponed

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The series finale of the Mets 2-game series against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field was postponed until July 18th at 7:10 pm. This effectively ends the shortened series and gives the Marlins the pseudo-series sweep. The Washington Nationals come into town tomorrow night as Jonathan (pinch-hit triple) Niese faces Nationals lefty Tom Gorzelanny at … Read more