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9/13/15
DOWN UNDER: Mets Minor League Playoff Recap - Tom Brennan
DOWN UNDER: Mets Minor League Playoff Recap - Tom Brennan
As previously noted, Kingsport lost its opening playoff round 2 games to 1, and the two other Mets Minors playoff teams, Binghamton and Savannah, are underway. Binghamton came in to tonight with their backs to the wall, down 2 games to none in their best of 5. Savannah was tied 1-1 in their best of 3, also facing a win-or-go-home game.
So, on this pressure-filled Saturday night, there was unfortunately two losers. The minor league season for the Mets organization has come to a close without any of its 3 playoff teams advancing beyond the first round, sad to say.
BINGHAMTON:
Gabe Ynoa was awful, surrendering 2 homers in a very short stint. Relievers were stellar, striking out 9 in 5.1 innings, but again there was a lack of offense on a team missing Conforto, Nimmo, and Cecchini. A 4-2 final loss. See ya next spring, boys.
Savannah:
The Gnats sent Casey Delgado to the mound, but only after getting the go-ahead from Casey Stengel and Carlos Delgado.
Kidding aside, he was terrific, and the Gnats were locked in a scoreless duel until Casey gave up an 8th inning 2 run homer. The Gnats responded in the 9th, scoring a run but falling a run short, 2-1, despite 8 hits and 3 walks. A magnificent season ends in disappointing fashion. Have a great winter, gents, it was a season to be proud of.
And so I sign off on my Down Under game updates, as I have run out of games to recap. All seasons are over. It's been fun. Keep rooting for our minor leaguers.
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Thank you. You did a great job this season. All the best for you!!
Thank you, sir. I appreciate that. God bless you and your son, and let's hope for great things in 2016.
Only 1300 people attended the last Sand Gnat game.
Pitiful example from a pitiful town.
1,300 is truly awful attendance, even if the team is leaving town. After a bad April, the Gnat won 70% of the time. And that was the response? Awful. Hopefully a much more enthusiastic fan base next year in Columbia.
What 'sthe average attendance around that league? Are the Gnats at the bottom?
Tom Brennan --- Thanks for keeping us all abreast of the MnL happenings all season. Will you be doing the same for the AFL and various Winer leagues,too?
@ Metsiac, thanks. TBD on the AFL and Winter League coverage.
The most meaningful Winter League happening I can recall, not that you asked, was Jeurys Familia two winters back after having his elbow cleaned out. He was shaky until his last 3 outings, when he threw 4.2 innings and struck out 11. Who does that?? I knew right then he'd be real good - but not this good. He's been the glue all year.
I do not know the attendance figures for the league offhand, but for a win-or-advance-or-lose-and-go-home playoff game after a highly successful season, that attendance should have been 3 or 4 times that #, in my opinion.
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