Good field, no hit was a classic juvenile fiction book written by Duane Decker in 1947. Decker’s work became a moniker of sorts for weak hitting but superb fielding infielders in baseball eras that followed. His characterization of baseball infielders, particularly as it relates to middle infielders, was turned

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September 12, 2014, is a date Binghamton Met fans won’t soon forget.  Binghamton returned home to NYSEG Stadium after a historic road trip that saw them win the final two games of a five game series in Portland to advance to the Eastern League Championship series then win the

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Any discussion about the Binghamton Mets 2014 Eastern League Championship should start with B-Met manager Pedro Lopez. After setting a franchise record for regular season wins and taking the Eastern League’s regular season championship then falling in the first round of the championship playoffs in 2013, Lopez got a

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The New York Mets endured their sixth straight losing season in 2014, finishing 17 games back of the Washington Nationals in the National League East standings with 79 wins, after opening the season as distant 100/1 World Series longshots at sportsbooks available through http://www.bettingsports.com. But while the big club

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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Alan Nero, the agent for the Korean slugging shortstop Jung-ho Kang, said he anticipates his client will be posted shortly after the December Winter Meetings. He joked, “If he were Cuban, he’d get $100 million.” MLB Trade Rumors spoke to

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With the Arizona fall league ending next week, let’s take a look at how the Mets prospects are faring for the Scottsdale Scorpions. Brandon Nimmo: 69 At-Bats, 0 HR, .217/. 325/.261, 7 RBI Despite being named to the AFL All Star Team, Nimmo is struggling to produce. He is

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The New York Mets announced that right-handed reliever Jeurys Familia underwent successful surgery to repair a bilateral sport hernia on Friday in Philadelphia. He’ll be fine and fully recovered in 3-4 weeks. After the team decided to convert him from a starter to a reliever, Familia delivered a breakthrough

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The Mets wanted their farm teams to experience winning in the postseason. So New York was judicious with September 1st call-ups, opting to promote only infielder Josh Satin and pitcher Erik Goeddel from the AAA Las Vegas roster, and bringing some additional players from AA Binghamton, like Juan Centeno

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All season long he’s been the Binghamton Met pitching ace.  Wednesday in Richmond Greg Peavey delivered his biggest outing of the year, seven innings of one run ball, helping the B-Mets down Richmond, 5-1, in the Eastern League finals.  The victory marks the fourth straight Binghamton road win and

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  Proving once again they are road warriors, the Binghamton Mets stunned Richmond, 5-2, in the opening game of the Eastern Leagues Championship Series.  Binghamton, who won back-to-back contests in Portland in games four and five of the Eastern Division Championship series, are playing in an Eastern League Championship

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