Marlins 10 Mets 3 Rumor has it that someone used up all of R.A. Dickey’s “hair tonic“. Those too young to know what I’m talking about, switch the remote to Turner Classic Movies every once in a while. Hiram Bithorn Stadium was more like Homerun Ball-hit Stadium, as leather-covered spheres flew over the fence in … Read more
The Tucson Toros of the independent California League have signed reliever Jesse Orosco Jr. Orosco Jr. is the son of former Mets reliever Jesse Orosco, obviously. He is a right-handed reliever, which seems kind of weird, but that’s not the point. The point is, Orosco Jr. will be joining Wally Backman Jr. on the Toros … Read more
Mets 6 Twins 0 The Mets complete interleague play in dominant fashion. By shutting out the Twins, the Mets finish the season with a 13-5 record in interleague play. Let’s hope they play one more series against an American League team before the end of 2010. Game Notes Jon Niese shut out the Twins through … Read more
Rob Parker of ESPN New York on the Mets handling of Carlos Beltran’s seemingly imminent return: The Mets need to relax, reel it in a bit. This talk, even in the smallest of terms, about Carlos Beltran returning asap is sheer craziness. And the Mets, of all teams, should know better. The only thing they … Read more
Twins 6 Mets 0 Carl Pavano can pitch in New York after all. Pavano spun a 3-hit shutout as the Twins rediscovered their fundamentals, defense, and power. Game Notes (All together now) Johan Santana didn’t have his best stuff. But this time, I mean he didn’t have his best stuff compared to the “not his … Read more
Mets 5 Twins 2 Are the Mets this good, or are they really lucky? Or is it something about The Field at Shea Bridge that intimidates opposing teams? The Mets continued their dominance of the American League by beating a Twins team that played very much unlike the Twins. Meaning, Ron Gardenhire’s club is known … Read more
Time for another installment of What Would Wally Backman Do?
The Brooklyn Cyclones routed the Hudson Valley Renegades on Thursday night, by a score of 16-5. Brooklyn improved to 5-2 on the young season, good enough for first place in the New York Penn League’s McNamara Division. The game was highlighted by Brooklyn’s 18-hit offensive barrage and Wally Backman’s first ejection of the season.
Things weren’t looking so good on the night before, when Backman’s Cyclones blew a lead in the seventh inning with shoddy defense to lose Wednesday night’s game. Brooklyn’s bats were just as bad, as the team was held to three hits on the night. It’s interesting to note that Backman actually argued with an umpire following the ejection of centerfielder Darrell Ceciliani and he wasn’t ejected. You read that right – Wally Backman confronted an umpire and wasn’t ejected. You don’t see that everyday… But you can see the video below:
I know I was a little rough on Omar Minaya yesterday, but this qualifies as good news and Omar deserves some credit: Several senior Mets officials said that because of the uncertainty surrounding Carlos Beltran’s health, the team does not have the luxury of trading Pagan, who has greatly enhanced his value with a strong … Read more
