It was right there. Alejandro De Aza had stolen second as Adam Wainwright threw a wild pitch and Travis d’Arnaud scored from third. That brought the Mets to within 3-2. Yoenis Cespedes immediately homered to give the Mets the lead. It felt like a walk-off. It should have been a walk-off. Citi Field was rocking [...]
Dammit! Jeurys Familia's consecutive saves streak couldn't go on forever, but of all the games, it had to be this one?! This game will go down as one of those soul crushing, heartbreaking defeats that Mets fans have had to endure more than their fair share of over the years. Logan Verrett kept the Mets [...]
Bet you never expected to read an article with that title, right? In the past week and a half we have seen both major parties roll out their selections for Vice President of the United States. Donald Trump and the Republicans have tabbed Governor Mike Pence of Indiana. Hillary Clinton and the Democrats will go [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals have a utility infielder, acquired this year from the San Diego Padres. His name is Jedd Gyorko. That last name is pronounced "Jerk-O" and the appropriateness of that pronunciation is not lost on at least one Mets fan. The Mets and Cards played a "traditional" twi-night doubleheader today, due to last [...]
This will serve as the chatter for both games.
The news heading into the trade deadline is that the Mets will pick up a reliever but not make any deal for a potential impact player like they did a season ago. This has caused a lot of discussion about the relievers already on the team. No one questions the value of either Jeurys Familia [...]
Amed Rosario, SS: At the age of 20, between A+ and AA baseball, Rosario has made tremendous strides for himself in 2016. His OPS for the year is .836 and unlike prospects like Wilmer Flores who may have hit but never fit into the field, he looks like a bonafide shortstop. The biggest flaw in [...]
Steven Matz and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout to give the Mets the rubber game of their series with the Marlins, 3-0. The nine-game road trip ended with the Mets holding a 5-4 mark. Matz won for the first time since May 27 with six shutout innings. He looked sharp, fanned six and [...]
