The Mets Single-A affiliate, Brooklyn Cyclones, play a pivital game against their rival Staten Island Yankees tonight. The General Manager of the Cyclones has made a hair raising guarantee. Stephen Cohen, 39, vowed yesterday to shave his head at home plate tonight if
the Cyclones lose to the league-leading rival Staten Island Yankees, reports The New York Daily News.
“If I have to, I'll do it right after the last out for everyone to see,” said Cohen.
“But I don't think it's gonna happen. I feel confident we're gonna win
because I'm gonna will us to victory,” he said, sounding a tad like a
man who wished he had promised something else.
The Cyclones play the Yankees tonight at 7:05PM, and don't forget September 6th is Brian Bannister Bobblehead Night !!! Check out their website for more information.
Mack's Mets posts an interesting article of minor leaguers who might have worn out their welcome in the Mets system and might be clogging up the system. Mack gives a list of players who might be good candidates for a flushing to make room for new talent.
Mack also makes a great observation that, although the Mets seemed to have some issues right now with their starting pitching, soon they could have a surplus of young major league ready arms.
And what if Phil Humber goes lights out in AFL + wows us in spring training?
(Also… is it my imagination or does the projected growth of Deolis Guerra seem to correspond to the end of Pedro’s contract?)
14 Aug
Here's a rundown of this weekends minor league action courtesy of the fantastic Toby's Mets Minor League Report…
Norfolk Tides (AAA)
Saturday
Edgardo Alfonzo drilled a homerun and
drove home three in a 2-4 night in support of MacLane. The only other Tide with two hit was Tagg Bozied who was 2-3 with a solo HR
and two runs scored.
Catcher Yunir Garcia started his first game for
one pinch hitting appearance, and was 1-3.
Sunday
Sandy Martinez slugged
a walk-off homer in the ninth inning to lead the Tides to a win at
drove in a run with a fourth-inning double.
Heath
(3-2) picked up the win in relief of Jose
Lima who was pitching a shutout until surrendering four runs in the sixth
inning.
Binghamton Mets (AA)
Saturday
The final run came against Henry Owens, who took his second AA
loss.
Jorge Padilla doubled twice in a 2-4
performance with two runs scored.
Chase Lambin launched a solo HR as
well.
Sunday
St Lucie Mets (A+)
Saturday
Caleb Stewart won this game with a
three run HR in the bottom of the ninth for St. Lucie. Stewart
also doubled and scored twice in a 2-5 night.
Carp, in addition to starting the ninth inning rally doubled and drove
home a run.
Sal Aguilar turned in a nice start,
allowing two runs in seven innings. He struck
out two and walked two.
Carlos Muniz blew the save in the ninth
by giving up a run, but Stewart’s blast made him a winner.
Sunday
Jose Coronado’s
three-run, eighth-inning single proved to be the margin, as St. Lucie battled
back from a big deficit and shaky starting pitching to beat
three-run single, you weren’t alone.
Coronado himself scored the third run on the play on a throwing error on
Vero’s catcher. This, my friends, is
minor league baseball.)
Carlos Muniz
pitched the final out of the game to pick up his 27th save of the season.
Hagerstown Suns (A-)
Saturday
Deolis Guerra (5-7) allowed just one run in his five innings on two hits. He walked three and struck out three,
lowering his ERA to 2.35.
Centerfielder
Sean Henry, who was converted from
SS this year, and promoted this week from
was 2-3 with two doubles.
Sunday
Jeramy Simmons (1-2) was sharp through seven innings, allowing
just two runs and four hits, but ran out of gas in the eighth, allowing a pair
of singles and then a double, which scored a run, to start off the inning.
Ryan Meyers couldn’t put out the fire,
giving up a single and two more runs before finally quelling the uprising.
Kevin Tomasiewicz slammed the door and
picked up his 15th save.
Six Brooklyn Cyclones were picked to play in the 2006 Penn League All Star Game.
Eric Brown
4-1 1.51 ERA
Jason Jacobs
.990 fielding percentage
Dustin Martin
.317, 52 hits, 7 triples
Luis Rivera
.293, 17 runs, 10 rbis
Jack Ruckle
2.41 ERA, 59.2 IP
Jeremy Mizell
2-0, 1 save, 0.43
3 Aug
Here's a rundown of yesterday's minor league action, by way of the fantastic Toby's Mets Minor League Report…
AAA
Sandy
Martinez had a solo HR in a 2-5 night.
AA
A+
A-
Zac Clements, the former catcher turned
knuckballer allowed two runs on four hits in 5.1 IP with 3 walks.
Brandon
Nall picked up his third win with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief.
Kevin Tomasiewicz was responsible for the
save.
New York Penn League (Brooklyn Cyclones)
Note : The Cyclones have won 19 of their last 23 games.
Daniel Cummins (.221/.293/.279) drove
home three runs with a pair of doubles.
Joe Holden (.231/.255/.88) homered
again, his fifth of the year.
2 Aug
Here's a rundown of yesterday's minor league action. This comes from the magnificent Toby's Mets Minor League Report…
Three
different Mets pitchers were honored with pitcher of the week honors:
Deolis Guerra and
Portillo.
In other news, the Binghamton Mets have won 12 straight.
AAA
Jose Lima started and allowed just
three runs in his eight innings of work on eight hits. He only struck out one.
A+
Carlos Muniz picked up the two inning
save.
A-
Jesus
Gamero continued his tear with a triple in a 2-4 night. In the Suns eight game homestand, Gamero, a
22-year-old Venezulan was 14-28, with 2 2B, 3B, HR and 14 RBI.
NY Penn League (Brooklyn)
Dustin Martin was 3-4 with a
double, triple, RBI and a walk.
Joe Holden’s only hit was a two run HR
in the fourth inning.
Rookie Appalacian League
Rookie Gulf Coast League
Joe Smith, the team's third-round pick this year, moved from Class A Brooklyn to Double-A Binghamton.
Smith has a 0.45 ERA in 20 innings pitched, with 9 saves, just 10 hits, and only 1 earned run, with 28 strikeouts pitching for the Cyclones.
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