What Mickey Callaway’s crew can learn from legendary 1969 Mets Unless you have a stake in the upcoming presidential election you can forgive Mayor Bill de Blasio for using the wrong catch phrase attached to the 1969 world champion Mets. “You gotta believe,” which de Blasio kept repeating during a ceremony Saturday afternoon at Citi…
DetailsFour Dust Devils combine on no-hitter Padres prospects Jason Blanchard, Ramon Perez, Dominic DiSabatino and Deacon Medders combined on the first Northwest League no-hitter in four years as Tri-City blanked Everett, 5-0. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190630&content_id=308621202&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsRAILROADERS DEFEAT AIRHOGS BEHIND TWO-HIT SHUTOUT Cleburne 10, Texas 0 – Box Score Starting pitcher Eudis Idrogo and two relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as Cleburne downed Texas, 10-0. The win by the Railroaders is their fifth straight and keeps them only a game behind Sioux City in the tight South Division race. Idrogo…
DetailsSunday Notes: James McCann Has found the Best Version of James McCann A number of years ago, Boston sports-TV anchor Bob Lobel used to say of former Red Sox players excelling for other teams, “Why can’t we get players like that?” Similar words are currently being uttered in Detroit, in regard to James McCann. In…
DetailsClutch hit can’t keep Mets’ Robinson Cano from getting double-switched Robinson Cano finally delivered a clutch hit on Saturday, but his night ended soon after when he was double-switched out of a 5-4 loss to Atlanta. Cano’s sixth-inning single gave the Mets their first lead, but he was removed for Seth Lugo to start the…
DetailsMcWilliams drives in seven in Raptors’ rout Dodgers prospect Sam McWilliams homered twice and set a career-high with seven RBIs, powering Rookie Advanced Ogden to a 19-8 romp over Grand Junction on Saturday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190629&content_id=308619594&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPitcher Notes: Scherzer, Tigers, Archer, Angels, D-backs Washington is visiting Detroit, where current Nationals ace Max Scherzer will start against his former team Sunday. Scherzer blossomed into a star as a member of the Tigers, with whom he won his first Cy Young Award in 2013. At the conclusion of the next season, though, Scherzer…
DetailsOlivares sparks Poodles with four-hit night Padres No. 19 prospect Edward Olivares collected four hits including a homer and a double, while driving in three runs and scoring twice in Double-A Amarillo’s 8-6 win over Corpus Christi. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190629&content_id=308614344&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
Details‘A dream come true:’ Mets rookie Chris Mazza thrives in MLB debut Chris Mazza waited for the rain to stop. Then, his decades-long wait would be over. Replacing starter Steven Matz after a 70-minute rain delay at Citi Field, Mazza made a strong major league debut in a 5-4 loss to the Braves, as the…
DetailsExamining Wil Myers’ Struggles Wil Myers stands as one of the Padres’ highest-profile and highest-paid players, the recipient of a six-year, $83MM contract extension entering the 2017 season. Myers was a first baseman coming off his lone All-Star season at that point, but his production has dipped since he landed his deal, and he lost…
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