Buffalo Herd

[Vic Sage]

My changeup has always stunk most of the time

Broadway is already talking like Casey Stengel.

[Frayed Knot]

Niese trying to get back on track --
"... in his four starts since June 7. ... Niese has allowed three runs in 26 1/3 innings, while striking out 25, walking seven and not allowing a single home run.
He went a clean 2-0, 0.69 this week, giving up 12 hits to go with a sterling 14-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio " -- BA

[MFS62]

Ollie joining Bisons today
June 29, 2009


Oliver Perez is scheduled to join Triple-A Buffalo today, and will make at least one appearance with the Bisons, presumably Friday if he's staying on a five-day cycle.

Meanwhile, John Maine won't pick up a baseball until at least Thursday, when he's scheduled to be reexamined.

On the positive front, Billy Wagner remains on track to face batters within the week.



http://www.nydailynews.com/blo...0JqwEjnHB&D

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[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Niese trying to get back on track --
"... in his four starts since June 7. ... Niese has allowed three runs in 26 1/3 innings, while striking out 25, walking seven and not allowing a single home run.
He went a clean 2-0, 0.69 this week, giving up 12 hits to go with a sterling 14-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio " -- BA

[nymr83]

Buffalo is on SNY right now, for anyone desperate for baseball.

[Fman99]

Buffalo is on SNY right now, for anyone desperate for baseball.[/quote:3rwzjjgn]

Fboy and I watched the Cubbies beat Atlanta on ESPN.

[Guest Edgy DC]

New Herdsman comes on board. Welcome fringey dude Adam Pettyjohn. Adam is a serious AAA vet (been there since 2000) who has logged only 19 games in the bigs, 16 of those with 96-game-loser Detroit in 2001 and three more with Cincinnati last year. It's funny, he initially shot through the minors in two years, but then apparently he had colon surgery in 2002 and never was considered a prospect again. Last year, he led the International League in wins, but only got those three appearances as a reward.

A lefty, he went Exeter High, but not that Exeter, rather the main high school in his home town of Exeter, California. He now lives in Visalia, Califronia, a dreamy place on the back of old Met baseball cards. Wife's name: Dee.

Got time for The Sporting News? That's right, they still have non-fantasy journalism on occasion. If you do, read "The amazing story of Adam Pettyjohn," a drama in three parts.

"I'm just leaned over, and they're going to town on me."

[Valadius]

Wow, that name is a blast from the past.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Adam Pettyjohn, hurler of eight scoreless innings tonight against the Columbus Clippers. Seven strikeouts and no walks.

[MFS62]

Omar spoke to reporters in Buffalo (down in the article):
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08112009/sports/mets/jerry_cautious_with_sheff_183950.htm

The fact that he said he is going to buy players to help the AAA team is troubling to me. Why not promote the prospects now in the organization?
If I were a reporter I would have called him out on that.

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[Guest Edgy DC]

I dn't see anything troubling there.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Neither do I. I see no harm in making a minor transaction to help your Triple A team.

[Valadius]

Hey, if I were a AAA team, I'd want at least one decent AAA-quality player that my fanbase could rally around for years to come. I wouldn't want to be a revolving door only.

[Frayed Knot]

Omar spoke to reporters in Buffalo (down in the article):

The fact that he said he is going to buy players to help the AAA team is troubling to me. Why not promote the prospects now in the organization?
If I were a reporter I would have called him out on that.[/quote:3e2re85e]

Filling the AAA roster from outside beats the hell out of promoting youngsters who aren't ready simply because there are holes to be filled.
If anything the Omar administration has been criticized for rushing young players too quickly. No need to speed up that process any.

[MFS62]

exactly, and I feel that jumping guys from AA straight to the majors is an example of that. I think there are some players at AA like Davis, Holt, Thole and Tejada who would benefit from some AAA seasoning.
Of course, back to the issue, if those players show that they are ready for callup to NY, then it leaves Buffalo in the same situation.
So, I guess I can come down strongly on both sides of ths one.

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[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't think there's any reason to think Davis, Holt, Thole and Tejada will all skip AAA, and if they do, you can bet that at least two of them will end up back there quickly enough.

[ashie62]

Hey, if I were a AAA team, I'd want at least one decent AAA-quality player that my fanbase could rally around for years to come. I wouldn't want to be a revolving door only.[/quote:1jbu62vz]

You are set..Rickey Henderson is ready to make a comeback

[Guest themetfairy]

I saw them in action last night. They don't look all that impressive.

Ken Takahashi should never again be called up to the majors. Ever....

[seawolf17]

Hey, if I were a AAA team, I'd want at least one decent AAA-quality player that my fanbase could rally around for years to come. I wouldn't want to be a revolving door only.[/quote:1i0tyedv]
There's a lot of truth to that. How much the big league club cares about that, I don't know; but when I was in Rochester, guys like Jeff Manto and PJ Forbes and Calvin Pickering bordered on the legendary, and absolutely put butts in the seats. And Val's right -- if you're Dan Mason (then and now, the Rochester GM), as much control as you have (or don't) over your roster, you love having those guys in your lineup.

[Guest themetfairy]

Part of the reason Omar was up there was to woo the Buffalo fans. The team isn't drawing, and there's some sentiment to drop the Mets in favor of a different Major League team when the current contract expires after the 2010 season.

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm watching the Bisons playing the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs tonight on the Lehigh Valley channel. 4-3 Herd in the 7th.

Robinson Cancel had a passed ball that led to an Iron Pigs run. Fugly.

[Guest themetfairy]

Buffalo holds on against the Lehigh Valley to win 6-4 after Iron Pig David Newhan flies out to end the game.

[MFS62]

Righthander Tobi Stoner is expected to join the Mets on Tuesday with the completion of Triple-A Buffalo's season. The 24-year-old Stoner, a 16th-round pick in 2006 out of Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia, went 7-7 with a 3.96 ERA in 16 starts for the Bisons. Stoner spent spring training with the Mets, but didn't appear in a Grapefruit League game because of shoulder difficulty. The injury didn't allow him to join Buffalo's rotation until June. Courtesy of The Buffalo News' Mike Harrington: * Buffalo's season ended today with a 3-0 loss at Lehigh Valley. The final record was 56-87 (one game not made up). It was the Bisons' worst record since a 55-89 mark in 1994, the final season of their Pittsburgh affiliation. They set a franchise record for home futility with a 29-43 record, but were 14-11 at home after the All-Star break. * Jesus Feliciano did not play today. He finished the season batting .311 with an International League-high 154 hits, fifth-most in Buffalo's modern era of Triple-A (dates to 1985). * The Bisons were 0-63 when trailing after eight innings, and 2-59 when trailing after seven innings. www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets...l#ixzz0QTCjidM7

I'm not sure that last item needed any bolding, but it sure is mind boggling.

Welcome, Tobi.

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[MFS62]

That link doesn't work. When I tried to edit my post, I got the dreaded "forbidden 403" message.
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