Three Binghamton Mets were selected to play in the annual Eastern League All-Star Game in Reading, Pennsylvania on July 11. Zack Wheeler, Eric Campbell, and Jefry Marte got the call to play in the game. Wheeler, 23, is in his third pro season and is proving to everyone why he is considered a top prospect in …
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Morning News: Subway Series Begins, Mets FO To Be Patient, Futures Game Roster Released
Here are today’s top three Mets stories, as well as news and notes from around Major League Baseball. The Mets begin a three-game series with the crosstown Yankees at Citi Field tonight at 7:10. Andy Pettitte will go up against Jonathon Niese in what will certainly be the beginning of a very exciting series. The …
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Sandy Alderson is Handling the System the Right Way
During last night’s rain delay, Sandy Alderson came up to the SNY booth to talk to Gary Keith and Ron in an extensive and interesting interview. Sandy talked about a variety of things- the team’s lack of offense, the David Wright rumors, as well as Ike Davis‘ struggles at the plate- but one thing Sandy …
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Top 12 prospects for 2012: #2
We are just one prospect away from officially announcing the official UpAlongFirst.com number one minor league prospect for 2012. Before that, here is number two: 2. Zack Wheeler- P HEIGHT: 6’4” WEIGHT: 185 THROWS:R BATS: R BORN: 5/20/1990 COLLEGE: none ACQUIRED: 6/28/2011: Traded by in July of 2011 GM Sandy Alderson made national headlines last …
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The Mets’ rebuilding plan…
Joe Janish brought up a very interesting topic in a piece he wrote in Mets Today the other day, in which he brought up a bunch of questions about rebuilding. It got me thinking of how the Mets are going to rebuild, when, with what, etc… so I decided to do a little research… First, …
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2011: The season in review
The Mets ushered out the 2011 season in an afternoon win against the Reds on Tuesday. They finished up with a 77-85 record, “earning” them fourth place in the NL East, worse than what was expected by most at the beginning of the year. Today, we’ll look into the big headlines of this season, analyze …
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