A back and forth game between the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets tilted in favor of the Rockies, as they defeated the Mets 10-8 for the second straight game. Seth Lugo, who is usually on his game while on the mound, was not himself against the Rockies. Way too often his bread and butter [...]
Despite putting up a fight in the later innings, the New York Mets were unable to get over another poor start by Jason Vargas, as the lost to the Colorado Rockies 10-8. You could tell from the onset of this game that it was going to be the type of back and forth slugfest we’ve [...]
Thanks to the friendly Colorado hitting climate and a terrific start by Jacob deGrom, the Mets were able to defeat the Colorado Rockies 12-2. It was in the first at bat in the series that the tone would be set for this game. On a 0-2 count, Brandon Nimmo laced a ball into the outfield, [...]
Back in the month of March, a bet was made by myself and Brian Joura. His N.C State Wolfpack did battle with my Seton Hall Pirates in the best basketball there is- March Madness. The wager was the loser’s favorite baseball card. I was hoping my Pirates would pull through, so I wouldn’t have to [...]
The combination of Mike Soroka and Freddie Freeman was too deadly to handle for the Mets and their day game champion, Jacob deGrom, as they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves 2-0. An offense that has been completely stagnant as of late continued their incredible streak of inferiority. Soroka completely baffled the hitters of the [...]
Despite a passionate showing of emotion from manager Mickey Callaway, the Mets were unable to sustain the momentum, as they lost to the Braves 8-2. The evening started out with Zack Wheeler dueling against Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz. Throughout the night Wheeler found himself in situations where he had to pitch his way out of [...]
Mickey Callaway came to Flushing, Queens to manage the Mets with a lot of fanfare. A successful pitching coach, many thought Callaway would be the man to finally lift the spell that had been cast upon the pitching staff of the New York Mets. Injury after injury befell the staff that held so much promise [...]
In 2011, the New York Mets finished 77-85, good enough for a fourth place finish in the National League East. That year, Jose Bautista would go on to slug 43 home runs and drive in 103 runs for the Toronto Blue Jays. In the same division, Adrian Gonzalez would smack 213 hits and 114 RBIs [...]
Despite a comeback effort in the eighth inning, the New York Mets still fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4. The Mets suffered yet again from a bullpen that just was not good enough to get the job done. Zack Wheeler started for the Mets, and he pitched well in his six innings of work. He [...]
The Mets were finally able to produce offense off of Brave’s starter Julio Teheran, as the defeated him and the Braves 4-1. For the first time all season, I found myself saying “I want more Jason Vargas!” Vargas pitched a solid five innings against the Braves, giving up no runs and only two hits and [...]
On a day where things started out good for the New York Mets, they got absolutely destroyed by the Brewers 17-6. Although the final score may something completely different, the game began quite well for the Mets. They built an early 3-0 lead in the first inning of the game, and it seemed that this [...]
Sports are a beautiful thing. Besides American Football, most sports compete on an international level. Whether it be at the Olympics, and/or specific competitions for the specific sports, when teams representing a country compete against another nation, it brings those watching together. No sport does it better than soccer, who holds the FIFA World Cup [...]