those St. Lucie guys on the diamond

[Guest Edgy DC]

Darin Gorski starts off the second half shutting down Charlotte (in the Florida State League?) to the tune of 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 6 K.

Gorski is now at 5-0 with a 1.57 ERA and 82 K, with only 15 BB, 54 H, and 3 HR in 68 2/3 innings. That's good for a WHiP of 1.00. Somebody start tracking this guy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pepsodent smile.

Charlotte is prolly Port Charlotte, the Gulf Coast city where the Rangers have ST and is leveled by a hurricane every August.

[Guest Edgy DC]

St. Lucie, national capital of killing your parents before a party, needs their anti-violence advocates. That's where Greg Peavey, Armando Rodriguez, and Cesar Puello come in, baby.

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[Guest Edgy DC]

Jefry Marte
Wilmer Flores
Stefan Welch

Konsecutive Kaboomage.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mike Graham: Sour ending or not, St. Lucie Mets had sweet season Posted September 13, 2011 at 1:16 a.m. PORT ST. LUCIE � It was late Sunday night when Pedro Lopez sat back in his Digital Domain Park office, reflecting on a season that had many highlights but had ended in disappointment. Lopez, the St. Lucie Mets' first-year manager, admitted to shedding a tear or two over the Mets' being swept in three games by the Daytona Cubs in the Florida State League Championship Series. And he was quick to point out that the better team won the title. "I think (Daytona) was a more mature team than we were," Lopez was saying Monday. "(Daytona) executed better, and they got the timely hits and we didn't. Daytona deserves all the credit, because they played a great series. "But I'm proud of my guys for the way they fought until the end. Our guys never quit in this series, which is how they played all year long." Daytona outhit St. Lucie in three games 35-18 and outscored the Mets 17-7 � two telling stats. Still, Lopez isn't about to measure his team's progress by these final three games. He looked back over the 2011 season as Sunday night wore on into Monday and saw more positives than negatives. St. Lucie started off like gangbusters, winning 17 of its first 19 games. The Mets were the hottest team in professional baseball as April turned to May. If Single-A baseball is all about developing young players, Lopez and his staff were doing just that, especially early. Pitcher Matt Harvey (8-2, 2.37 ERA in 14 starts) and outfielder Matt den Decker (.300, 6 HR, 36 RBIs and 12 stolen bases) were two of several players promoted to Double-A Binghamton right after St. Lucie clinched the FSL South Division first half title June 22. "Everyone talks about development, but I told our guys before the season started that we were here to win and that we were going to win," Lopez said. "The credit for our success goes to the guys for the way they went about their business." Another memorable highlight was St. Lucie's thrilling ninth-inning victory at home last Thursday over Bradenton to win the South Division title, as Jefry Marte's two-out single chased home Travis Ozga with the go-ahead run in a 4-3 decision. And let's not forget that St. Lucie set another record for attendance this season, breaking the mark of 100,921 set in 2010 back on Aug. 30. "We had an exciting ballclub to watch and our front office staff did a great job in promoting us. We certainly thank the fans for all their support," Lopez said. So it's back to his native Puerto Rico for Lopez, for two weeks, before he manages in the Arizona Fall League � followed by 2012 spring training and what he hopes is another shot at managing in St. Lucie. "I hope the (New York Mets) front offices give me the chance to come back to St. Lucie next year," Lopez said. "Because I've got some unfinished business here." mike.graham@scripps.com