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Mets Winter League Update

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:28:28 -0500

Mets Winter League Update A way of keeping track of all our favorite farmies during the cold winter. So far the standouts are the four hitters with the most ABs. Here are some highlights: Arizona Fall League -We all know Ike Davis has been lighting it up with 9 XBH and a 1.010 OPS in just 54 PAs. Davis has been announced to as the lone Mets AFL participant who will go to Rising Stars game, which will air on the MLB Network this Saturday, Nov. 7, at 8PM. -Ruben Tejada is also h...

Duda Smacks Three Hits

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:09:46 -0500

Lucas Duda collected his second three hit game of the season, but the Akron Aeros defeated the Binghamton Mets 3-2 Sunday night.

B-Mets Triumphant Over SeaWolves

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:21:13 -0500

Home runs from Ike Davis and Lucas Duda helped the Binghamton Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Erie SeaWolves Saturday night. Brad Holt turned in a quality start to pick up his second straight win.

Duda Slam Ignites B-Mets

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:11:00 -0500

Lucas Duda hit the B-Mets first grand slam since August 6, 2008, extending his hit streak to 15 games as the B-Mets defeated the SeaWolves 8-7 Friday Night.

Peterson: Streak Continues

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:22:27 -0500

Josh Petersen collected his third straight three-hit game and Lucas Duda extended his hit streak to a B-Mets season-high 14 games but the SeaWolves defeated the B-Mets 10-5.

Amazin' Avenue Chat Transcript: John Sickels On Mets Prospects

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:13 -0500

Here is the transcript of our live Mets prospect chat with John Sickels of Minor League Ball. Enjoy. Pat Andriola: Is Jenrry Mejia a top-50 MLB prospect? John Sickels: He’d be top 100 for sure. Top 50? I don’t know. I’m going to do a new prospect list for Rotowire by the end of the month, so I’ll have a decision for that soon. He’s certainly taken a big step forward this year. Pat Andriola: What do you make of Robert Carson and Scott Shaw? John Sickels: He’d be top 100 for su...

6/10 Minor League Report! THOLE, BOWMAN, PENA, Flores!

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:47:10 -0500

Binghamton 10, Harrisburg 7 The top 4 in the Mets order (Coronado, Evans, Thole, Petersen) all had multi hit games, combining to go 10 for 17 with 6 RBI, and powering the Mets to a 10-7 victory. Shawn Bowman also had a multi hit game, while Lucas Duda (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .278) took the [...]

Binghamton Mets Split EL Doubleheader with Connecticut Defenders

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:48:17 -0500

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - BINGHAMTON - Jenrry Mejia made his AA debut and pitched seven strong innings and Lucas Duda hit a walk-off double to help lead Binghamton to a 1-0 eight-inning victory in game one of Saturday's . . .

TAZAWA SHUTS DOWN METS. DOGS WIN 3 - 2

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:31:35 -0500

Tazawa shines again (COURTESY TRENTON THUNDER.COM)

RHP Junichi Tazawa (6-3) worked a season-high 7 IP and C Mark Wagner drove in two runs as Portland (25-26) ended a 2-game losing streak at Hadlock Field, beating the Binghamton Mets (22-27) 3-2 on Tuesday night in just 2 hours and 39 minutes. RHP T.J. Large recorded his 4th save of the season by striking out 3B Jake Eigsti to end the game with the tying run at second base.

Tazawa and Binghamton starter RHP Tobi Stoner (1-2) each hurled four perfect frames before the Mets scored the games first run in the top of the fifth inning on a lead-off homer by LF Lucas Duda. Stoner, who suffered the loss, yielded 5 hitless innings (one walk) but surrendered a 3-spot in the sixth inning. SS Argenis Diaz led off the frame with a walk, RF Reid Engel singled and both advanced 90 feet on a sac-bunt by 2B Ryan Khoury. Wagner gave Portland the lead for good with a 2-run double down the left-field line. After 3B Jorge Jimenez flied out, LF Aaron Bates (2-for-4) smacked a run-scoring double to straight away center field, proving to the be the game-winning RBI.

Binghamton scored their final run of the night in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly by DH D.J. Wabick. Tazawa yielded five hits, two runs, no walks and fanned three. RHP Richie Lentz worked around a lead-off walk in the eighth inning to earn his 3rd hold of the season. Lentz fanned two and hit 95 mph on the Hadlock Field radar gun.

The Sea Dogs send RHP Ryne Lawson to the hill on Wednesday night against Binghamton RHP Ryan Coultas in a 6:00 PM start at Hadlock Field. Catch all the action on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network beginning at 5:35 PM with the CorrectDeck Pre-Game Show.

Notes: Bates picked up his 5th multi-hit game in his last six starts. Diaz extended his hitting streak to eight straight but Khoury had his hit streak snapped at nine. Tazawa improved his organization leading strikeout total to 57. Engel returned to the lineup and went 1-for-2, BB and a run scored. LHP Roydrick Merritt worked 1.1 scoreless frames for the B-Mets.

Binghamton Mets Pitching Lets Team Down in Loss to the New Britain Rock Cats

Sun, 31 May 2009 12:45:10 -0500

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- Lucas Duda roped his second home run of the season and the B-Mets hammered out 11 hits, but Dylan Owen's season-long struggles continued on the mound contributing to a 6-5 loss at New Britain Stadium Saturday night ...

Sea Dogs Fall to Mets

Fri, 08 May 2009 07:42:14 -0500

CMSB Photo Courtesy Pierre's of Exchange ST

The Binghamton Mets (13-12) scored six times off RHP Blake Maxwell (0-2) and beat the Portland Sea Dogs 9-7 on Thursday night at NYSEG Stadium.The Sea Dogs (13-13) trailed 9-1 after seven innings but scored six times in the eighth inning off the Mets’ bullpen. In the ninth, Portland had two on with one out but RHP Julio De La Cruz escaped the jam to notch his second save of the year (both in the series). Portland split their 4-game series in Binghamton and finished the week long trip at 4-3.

LHP Mike Antonini (4-1) earned the win by tossing 6.2 innings on four hits, one run, two walks and six strikeouts. Maxwell was touched for six runs on eight hits in 5 IP to suffer his second loss of the roadtrip.

In the ninth inning 1B Lars Anderson and LF Aaron Bates singled. De La Cruz induced a fly out to 1B Jon Still and got C Juan Apodaca to hit into a game-ending fielder’s choice.The ‘Dogs had 4 run-scoring hits and sent 10 men to the plate during their rally in the eighth.

With one out, Anderson (1-for-5) reached on a dropped pop-up by LHP Edgar Alfonzo (.2 IP, 4 R, 3 ER), setting up Bates (4-for-5, 2 RBI) for an RBI single. Still (1-for-5, 2 RBI) smacked a two run double, cutting the deficit to 9-4.

Apodaca (2-for-5) followed with a single and RF Reid Engel (1-for-4, RBI) lined a run-scoring single to left field. SS Zach Borowiak walked to load the bases and chase RHP Nick Abel (2 H, 2 R) out of the game. 2B Ryan Khoury (2-for-4, 2 RBI) blooped a 2-run double down the left-field line, on the play, Borowiak was thrown out at home by 3B Shawn Bowman. Bates, who picked up his second 4-hit game of the season, gave the Sea Dogs a 1-0 lead in the first with a double.

Binghamton scored the next nine runs, taking a 2-1 lead in the second inning on DH D.J. Wabick’s 2-run homer (first in Double-A). The B-Mets added three runs in the third inning on a 2-run double by DH Lucas Duda (2-for-4, 2 RBI) and a run-scoring single by Bowman (3-for-4, RBI). C Josh Thole (1-for-3) added an RBI single in Maxwell’s final inning. RHP Justin Hedrick yielded three runs in 1.2 IP on three hits and RHP Chad Rhoades gave up one run in 2 IP.

Apodaca, Bates and Khoury each had multiple-hit games for the Sea Dogs, who improved their league-leading average to .279.

Portland opens up a 3-game series at Hadlock Field on Friday night with the New Britain Rock Cats beginning at 7:00 PM. RHP Adam Mills (1-1, 6.20) will take the mound against RHP Jay Rainville (1-1, 2.74). Tickets for Sea Dogs Baseball can be purchased at www.seadogs.com or by calling (207) 874-9300.

Notes…The Sea Dogs finished 18-for-45 (.400) with runners-in-scoring position in the series, the B-Mets were 14-for-60 (.233)…16 of 18 starters reached base safely…Bates has reached base safely in 17 straight games, currently the longest streak in the Eastern League.

Recap here

Courtesy Portland Sea Dogs

Binghamton Mets Use Homers to Get Past the Portland Sea Dogs 4-2

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:19:26 -0500

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- Roy Merritt sealed the B-Mets fifth win of the season with his fifth save, throwing 1.2 innings to make a 4-2 lead stand up and Lucas Duda and Shawn Bowman hit solo home runs to propel Binghamton to victory ...

Portland Sea Dogs Nearly Spoil Binghamton Mets Home Opener in 4-3 Loss

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:18:20 -0500

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- (Binghamton, NY)

Binghamton Mets Sneak Past Portland Sea Dogs 4-3

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:11:33 -0500

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -In front of 5,148 fans at NYSEG Stadium, the second largest crowd in home-opener history, the B-Mets picked up a win behind strong bullpen performances and the bat of Lucas Duda...

Here Are Your Top 30 Mets Prospects

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:43:33 -0500

Adam Rubin of the Daily News was gracious enough to share Baseball America's Top 30 Mets prospects today. Adam, covers the Mets minor leagues extensively for Baseball America, and has written some great profiles on a few of our top prospects in recent months. Here is the list: 1. Fernando Martinez, cf 16. Ruben Tejada, ss 2. Wilmer Flores, ss 17. Dillon Gee, rhp 3. Jon Niese, lhp 18. Scott Shaw, rhp 4. Brad Holt, rhp 19. Tobi Stoner, rhp ...