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Dissecting Jeff Walters’ 38th Save for the B-Mets

August 31, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts2 Comments

When a Jeff Walters 95 mph fastball caught New Hampshire Fisher Cat third baseman looking in the ninth inning of Binghamton’s 3-0 win, Walters had earned his 38th save of the year. That save ties the B-Met closer with a guy named Justin Eramus, who pitches for the Joliet Slammers in

Darin Gorski Painted a Masterpiece at NYSEG Park Last Night

By John Bernhardt

August 31, 2013Minor League NewsNo comments

Masterful. That’s the only way to describe another Darin Gorski pitching gem at NYSEG Stadium last night. Last week’s Eastern League Player of the Week dazzled, staying ahead of hitters and once again causing batter after batter to pop the ball into the air, as he threw seven scoreless

Beck Wheeler Distinguising Himself in Savannah Bullpen

By John Bernhardt

August 26, 2013Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

In 1964 a lively, rhyming Shirley Ellis song called “The Name Game” was a Billboard Hot 100 surprise, rocketing all the way to # 3 on the music charts. In 2013, “The Name Game” might refer to two New York Met Pitching Wheelers in baseball circles. That’s Zack Wheeler, the hard-throwing

Adam Kolarek and Chase Huchingson Anchoring a Solid B-Mets Bullpen

By John Bernhardt

August 25, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts1 Comment

With Binghamton closer Jeff Walters becoming an almost impenetrable ninth inning wall at NYSEG Stadium this summer, it would be easy to overlook the overall 2013 brilliance of the B-Met bullpen. That’s particularly the case with two unsung left-handers who have turned out stellar performances all summer from the Binghamton

Prospect Spotlight: Chasen Bradford Playing With the Cards He’s Been Dealt

By John Bernhardt

August 22, 2013Prospect Features2 Comments

“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.” That’s a Chasen Bradford tweet I found on-line as I searched to find something about the B-Met relief pitcher. I was curious to know whether Bradford was talking about the cards he

Sights and Sounds From D3 Baseball Camp at NYSEG Park in Binghamton

By John Bernhardt

August 21, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts7 Comments

“This is probably the best thing we’ve done all year.” That might sound like an odd statement coming from the manager of a minor league team playing .620 baseball, over thirty games over .500 and more than 10 games in front of the pack in the Eastern League’s Eastern Division, especially

Featured Post: Should Jeff Walters Get The Call?

By John Bernhardt

August 17, 2013Prospect Features5 Comments

It’s not like he’s a kid any more. Binghamton closer Jeff Walters (pictured on the right) is 25 years old. It’s not like he’s lacking in experience. Walters pitched four years in college. In fact, starting in his senior year in high school, the B-Met closer was drafted four times, turning

Danny Muno Helps Continue Binghamton’s Winning Ways

By John Bernhardt

August 7, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts1 Comment

The New York Mets responded to the suspensions of Cesar Puello and Jordanny Valdespin for their part in the performance-enhancing drug Biogenesis fiasco by issuing a gag order, an edict forbidding coaches or players from making comments on the matter. In a backdoor, around-the-barn sort of way, Binghamton Met

Framing Questions for the 2014 New York Mets

By John Bernhardt

August 5, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts1 Comment

Larry Brooks penned a thought provoking column in a recent New York Post that magnifies the dilemma facing the Mets front office in deciding how to play out the remainder of the 2013 season. A decent month of July baseball energized the Met faithful and made the Citi Field

Featured Post: Darin Gorski Adding Himself to Long List of Quality Pitching Prospects

By John Bernhardt

August 3, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts2 Comments

Like the U.S. during the Cold War, the New York Mets continue to build an arsenal of long range power arms. A ‘shock and awe’ strike capacity with a first wave including weaponry labeled Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jenrry Mejia, Rafael Montero, Noah Syndergaard, Logan Verrett, Jack Leathersich, Jeff