MLB –
14 more days until the
MLB Non-Waiver Trade Deadline
The Indians have
released outfielder Trevor Crowe
Jon
Heyman -
Two weeks ago ben
sheets was throwing at Georgia Tech. Sunday he beat Mets. fastball 90-91, very
good curve. Nice job.
AAA – Buffalo:
Mike
Harrington –
Since the turn of the
century, numbers have continued to drop. From 9,976 per game in 2000, the
figure slipped all the way to 8,027 in 2009 when the Mets fielded their
disgracefully 56-87 debut team in Buffalo. The average bumped up slightly to
8,219 per game in 2010, but dipped to an all-time low of 7,784 in 2011 and the
total ticket count of 521,530 was the lowest in the ballpark's 24 seasons.
Things have really dropped off this year, with an average of just 6,659 per
date and a ticket count of 292,997 that leaves the team in danger of not
reaching a half-million. The Bisons are on pace for their lowest total since
1986 at War Memorial Stadium -- two years before they moved downtown. While the Mets have provided some good
marketing and broadcast opportunities, this is an American League town and
folks don't think the Amazins tried hard enough to put a winner in here until
this year, when it might have been too late
RHP Matt Harvey takes
the hill tonight for the 18th time this season. In his last outing, July 4 in
Syracuse, the righty allowed just two runs on four hits in six innings of a 5-0
Chiefs win. Harvey leads the Bisons with seven wins and 102 strikeouts this
season (2nd most in IL). The righty threw two hitless innings (2K) in the 2012
All-Star Game on Wednesday in Buffalo and was named the MiLB.com Top Star for
the International League.
Tonight –
Loss, 2-4
Sad.
I’m writing about
Harvey and Mejia on another piece.
The Mets execs are in
the stands, the game is televised for every scout to see… and Josh Satin bobbles the ball back on his original position. Jeez Louise...
Adam Loewen hit a very long home run.
It I hear one more time
that Lucas May came into the game with a hitting
streak, I think blood will come out of my ears. Don’t these announcers do any
preparation past the publicity page they email out every day?
I have to move this on.
I took an hour break to watch ‘The Newroom’ and I just took my sleeping pill.
AA-Binghamton:
LHP Darin Gorski (5-4, 3.89) makes his 16th start of the
season and second against the Trenton Thunder. The Pennsylvania native has
taken the no-decision in his last three starts. Gorski was eligible for the win
in his last start against the Altoona Curve on July 9, but Adrian Rosario
allowed two runs in the ninth inning to blow the save. Gorski allowed one run
on five hits and struck out two. The lefty’s best start of the season came
against the Trenton Thunder on June 9. He tossed a career-high eight shutout
innings and never allowed a runner to reach third base.
RHP Mikey O’Brien (4-2, 3.88) makes his 11th start of the
year for Trenton and first against the B-Mets. O’Brien was activated from the
disabled list prior to the game after spending 11 days on the shelf with an ingrown
toenail. He last pitched against the New Britain Rock Cats on July 4, allowing
one run on three hits over six innings in a no-decision. The Virginia native
started the season with the Tampa Yankees (High-A), going 4-1 with a 2.92 ERA
in seven games (six starts) before getting promoted on May 18. Selected in the
9th round of the 2008 draft out of Hidden Valley HS (VA), O’Brien is in his
fifth pro season.
Tonight –
Loss, 5-6
2B Reese Havens (.216) hit his 8th home run.
Two more hits for Wilmer Flores (.349) who is making AA pitching look
silly.
A+ - St. Lucie: -
Travis Taijeron’s combined stat line - .281/.395/.538 ,
57-R, 16-HR, 54-RBI
Tonight – postponed
A – Savannah: -
The six-man rotation
arrangement (which includes two side days between starts) appears to agree with
Mets RHP Michael Fulmer, the 44th pick in last
year's draft, who turned in two fine starts for low Class A Savannah this week
and has been going strong for a month. As to the former charge, Fulmer
surrendered just two runs on five hits over 12 innings against Charleston and
Delmarva, while striking out seven and walking four. As to the latter, the
19-year-old carries a 1.15 ERA through his past five starts, during which time
his average game score is a robust 67 - BA
Tonight –
Win, 9-8
The Sand Gnats run
difference was created by a fielding error, a wild pitch, and another throwing
error… how bout’ those Gnats bats!!!???
A-Low – Brooklyn:
Today –
Win, 7-4
Dominican born, SP Hansel Robles had another QC – 5.2-IP, 1-ER, 5-H, 1-K,
though he did have some trouble finding the zone (3-BB) – 2.36 for the season
“Almost-Prospect”
Watch:
CF Brandon Nimmo – 2-5. 1-R, 2-doubles, .250
RF Eudy Pina – 3-5, 1-double, 2-RBI
1B Jayce Boyd – 2-4,
2-R, 1-BB, .275
SS Phillip Evans - -16, 1-R, .222
Rookie – Kingsport:
Today –
Game 1 – W, 1-0
The big news was no
rain.
The other big news was Savannah’s
own SP John Gant: 5.1-IP, 0-R, 4-H, 6-K, 2-B.
RP Shane Bay added 1.2 more scoreless innings and game
one was in the books.
OF Julio Concepcion, playing in his 6th year
as a Met homered for the only run in the game.
Game 2 – L, 1-4
It’s just nice that
this team got two games in.
I sort of mentally fell
off the draft mountain after the 10th round this year. Maybe it was
because I was once again so disappointed at the players picked, or it was the
fact that I had to miss the opening bell due to a family commitment. Either
way, two guys pitched this game that I didn’t even know were on this team. Someboy
named Christian Laietner Chivilli opened up and Andrew
Massie, who I wasn’t sure signed, ended it. Both meh-ly.
SS Gavin Cecchini’s bat is starting to wake up (2-hits,
.280), but, as they’d say, he ain’t no Courtney Hawkins!
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