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I hope all of you are observing what’s going on with this guy. You get very few opportunities to see this kind of complete dominance in a game. I’m old enough to say I was there when Bob Lemon pitched, or Rod Carew own the plate. I also sat behind home plate watching an early Doc Gooden and a seasoned Bob Gibson. You younger fans need to suck all of this up so you can tell your grandchildren of the year Jose Reyes tilted to fields around both divisions.
Alonzo Harris:
6-28-11: - Harris tweeted on Tuesday: Pro_zo Alonzo Harris Jr. –“ i wish i knew what plan they got for m”e........#headstartingtohanglow – Let’s see if we can help him out here… Harris is only 21-years old and is in his 4th season in the Mets organization. He had a fair amount of prospect talk early on after being drafted in the 39th round in 2007. Hit well (.308) and played the entire season in 2008 with the GCL Mets. Conservatively bumped to K-Port in 2009 (.273) where he showed promising pop (10-HR). Once again, promoted to the next level, Savannah, in 2010, where he stumbled (.224). He was also 2nd on the team last year in errors (21) as a second baseman, so the Mets decided to play him more in the outfield this year. Problem with this is Darrell Ceciliani and Cory Vaughn were promoted from Brooklyn (with all that bonus money hanging off them) so “Zo” lost more “Mo”. Now, he’s hit .321 in his last ten games (.264 overall) as he repeats Savannah, watching his playmates get sent to the airport. Normally, I would tell him to just keep hitting above .300, but how has that helped either Josh Satin or Juan Lagares? Conclusion: He’ll finish the year in Savannah. There’s no one ready behind him in the outfield so he should play every day. Frankly, I’d put him back on second and give him another shot there.
Travis Ozga:
6-28-11: - Ozga was promoted today to Binghamton from St. Lucie. He fills the slot that Jon Malo left open earlier when he went up to Buffalo. Up what Jon tweetered: “here we go again”. You know something was Malo is one of your super-AAAA players that bounces around where needed. The assumption here is that 3B Zach Lutz’s recovery from his beaning continues to be slow (failed tests yesterday saying he had headaches). (Note: he did go on the 15-day later on in the day… will print out the press release also this morning). But why promote a first baseman when Allan Dykstra (.255) is already there? Ozga (.288 in 80-AB, 0-HR) has been a backup to Stefan Welsh (.262 in 229-AB, 9-HR) so, frankly, I have to assume he was “promoted” for play time there… ???
Carlos Beltran:
Carlos Beltran isn’t sweating out whether he still will be wearing a Mets uniform for a potential stretch run with the team. On one hand, Beltran is having fun, thankful he is healthy enough to contribute to a team with playoff aspirations. But unlike Jose Reyes and Francisco Rodriguez, who have expressed a desire to finish this season with the Mets, the veteran outfielder doesn’t seem to have a preference. “This is a business,” Beltran told The Post before hitting a grand slam in the Mets’ 14-3 victory over the Tigers last night. - http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/carlos_would_ok_trade_to_contender_AwbWuWeMMXucskQuQh0MrN#ixzz1QfmZbu5b
Interleague Play:
Since interleague play began in 1997, the Mets' American League opponents have had an average year-end winning percentage of .527 -- the highest in all of baseball. The Mets' two biggest division rivals, the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, registered at .513 and .506, respectively. The Florida Marlins and the Washington Nationals, the other two teams in the National League East, have both played AL slates against teams with an average winning percentage below. 500. "If you're going to have interleague, everybody in our division ought to play the same teams someplace else," manager Terry Collins said. "I don't care which division it is. We ought to play the same animals." - http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/27815/mets-morning-briefing-6-29-11
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