Monthly Archive: July 2011

Phils get Pence

According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Phillies have acquired All-Star outfielder Hunter Pance from the Astros in exchange for Philadelphia minor leaguers Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, and Josh Zeild, plus a PTBNL. Pence is hitting .309 this season with 11 home runs and 62 RBI. He has been a consistent, middle of the order player …

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Mets bullpen struggles, but hold on to win 8-5

Notable performances: Dillon Gee- (W, 10-3) 6.2 IP4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 103 pitches (59 strikes) Ronny Paulino- 3-4, 2 R, RBI Jose Reyes- 1-3, 2 R, RBI David Wright- 2-4, R Notes: The Mets scored early in often in Washington, scoring four runs in the first, two in the …

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Pre-game: Mets (54-51) at Nationals (49-55)

Here is tonight’s Met lineup: 1. Jose Reyes SS 2. Justin Turner 2B 3. Dan Murphy 1B 4. David Wright 3B 5. Angel Pagan CF 6. Jason Bay LF 7. Lucas Duda RF 8. Ronny Paulino C 9. Dillon Gee RHP (9-3, 3.75) vs. Chien-Ming Wang (0-0, -.–) Notes: Gee struggled in his last start, …

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Breaking down Johan’s rehab start

Here is SNY’s breakdown of Johan Santana‘s start:

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Will Santana ever be the same?

Bob Klapisch was at Johan Santana‘s rehab start in Florida and tweeted:             I find the Tweet about Randy Niemann very interesting. Is it actually possible that Santana returns and is never the same? Well, of course it is, but as a baseball fan, you never think of the worst …

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Santana throws three innings in rehab start

Johan Santana threw three scoreless innings in a rehab start in High-A Port St. Lucie. Santana threw 33 pitches, 26 of them strikes. He allowed two hits and hit a batter. He also struck out three. Terry Collins still expects Santana to be back with the Mets in late August. However, according to Mets Blog, …

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