Ruben Tejada had another extended plate appearance Tuesday night, one in which he saw 11 pitches. Overall, Tejada came to the plate five times and saw 32 pitches. It seems like Tejada has had a plethora of PA where he sees a bunch of pitches which made me wonder what his average pitches per plate [...]
2001 DONRUSS ELITE ASPIRATIONS TIMO PEREZ Fun facts/fictions about Timo Perez for your late-September, fourth-place, 2X-games-out reading pleasure... Timo is the only player named “Timo” ever to play in the majors. “Timo” spelled backward is “omit.” “Perez” spelled backward is “zerep.” Before coming to the Mets, Timo spent four years with the Hiroshima Carp. Timo [...]
Collin McHugh takes the mound as the Mets try to make it five in a row as they host the Pirates in a game that starts at 7:10 PM. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. If you're having trouble getting in, try [...]
Where have I been? I need to apologize to you, gentle reader. Your intrepid columnist has been MIA – that’s for “missing in action,” not “as bad as the Marlins” – for the better part of a month. Chalk it up to a swirling vortex of work emergencies, vacations and the general suckiness of the [...]
If you were to build a pitcher from scratch, you would give him a high strikeout rate and make him a hurler who did not allow many walks or home runs. One of the best ways to limit homers is to be a ground ball pitcher. It’s certainly not the only way – Chris Young [...]
At Age 20: Player A: 69 Games, 266 ABs, 29 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 10 HRs, 46 Runs, 59 RBIs, 31 BBs, 49 Ks, 1.038 OPS Player B: 66 Games, 275 ABs, 18 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 8 HRs, 37 Runs, 33 RBIs, 20 BBs, 30 Ks, .855 OPS Both of the players played at age 20 [...]
Chris Young tries to make it three in a row for the Mets today in a game that starts at 1:10 PM. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. If you're having trouble getting in, try using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. Enter [...]
The minor league players have left the clubhouses and the major league season is heading towards the playoffs. There’s plenty of coverage here from the other writers regarding what will go on in October, so I’m going to move down to the end of the dugout and revisit a subject I wrote in length about [...]
Jack Leathersich, RP: The 22 year old Jack Leathersich burst onto the scene this year after a promising debut in the New York Penn League last season. In 12.2 innings last season for Brooklyn, Leathersich struck out 26 batters and only walked 3. Although it was only 12.2 innings, his strikeout/9 innings pitched (K/9) of [...]
R.A. Dickey looks to tame the Marlins once again today in a game that starts at 1:10 PM. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. If you're having trouble getting in, try using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. Enter your comments in the [...]
With the season rapidly and mercilessly winding down, this very well could be the last 12 games we see Scott Hairston in a Mets’ uniform. For a season that has gone south with each agonizing moment begetting another one, one of the constants (specifically on offense) through all the turbulence this season has been the [...]
Jonathon Niese tries to get out of the first inning as the Mets take on the Marlins at 7:10 PM. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. If you're having trouble getting in, try using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. Enter your comments [...]