Mets Alumni Report: Brian Bannister

Former New York Met pitcher Brian Bannister pitched a 3 hit, 3 K, 1 walk, complete game shutout against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Bannister is now 3-0 on the season, following a 12-9 record on a weak 2007 Royals team and Mark Simon on ESPN.com is comparing Bannister to Greg Maddox:
Bannister may be the new [...]

Mets Alumni Report (Or Omar Minaya, The Teflon Don)

Today in Detroit, Brian Bannister pitched 7 innings of 2 hit, 4 strikeout ball today against the potent Tigers lineup. Meanwhile, somewhere else, Ambiorix Burgos watched the game on the free preview of MLB Extra Innings…hopefully, he finally paid his former landlord.
Seeing as how the Mets have had more than enough starting pitching the [...]

#5 Starter…Now What???

The Cardinals scored early and often today against the Mets, winning the game 14-4. Today was the day that Orlando Hernandez and Mike Pelfrey were going to state their cases for being #5 in the rotation.
It was F-U-G-L-Y. The race for the #5 spot in the rotation needs some new candidates.
Duque’s line was [...]