Curtis Granderson could not have picked a better night to stroke his 300th career home run. With the game tied 4-4 in the eight, Granderson cracked a line drive over the right field wall to give the Mets a 5-4 edge over the Chicago Cubs. It was a comeback effort all night for the Mets, [...]
It is very rare that you can look at an outing for a player and not be able to take any positives out of it. For Zach Wheeler, it was just one of those nights. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Mets 14-3. He was unable to make it through two innings, allowing eight earned runs [...]
In the 2016 MLB Draft, the Mets selected Justin Dunn out of Boston College with the 19th overall pick. A hard throwing righty, the Mets are looking to develop Dunn into a powerful starting pitcher. While at Boston College, Dunn started as a reliever for his first two seasons. When he became a starter though, [...]
There is one man at the epicenter of Terry Collins's "Circle of Trust" when it comes to the bullpen. That man is Jerry Blevins, and Collins is not shy about the usage of Blevins. In fact, Blevins has appeared in 30 games this season, which is tied for tops in the majors. During his tenure [...]
To say that tonight's affair against the Pirates was a slug fest would be an understatement. The Mets fell on the short side of a 12-7 tilt Friday night. Pitching on either side of the field was a rarity until the Pirates reached their bullpen. After a dominant start in his last outing, Matt Harvey [...]
On a night where threats of thunderstorms peered over from the sky, another storm began to brew on the mound of PNC Park. On the mound for the Mets, an embattled Matt Harvey, who's off the field issues and lack of on the field performance has caught much criticism from not only the New York [...]
On a day we remember all those made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our great country, the Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2. After playing last night, the Mets did not let an early 4:10 start time affect them today. Leading the Mets today was Robert Gsellman, who threw seven strong innings in his start. [...]
The birthday boy Terry Collins won't sleep very well tonight, as the Pirates defeated the Mets 5-4 tonight. The now 68 year-old managed his team to a tied Saturday night. Although the team received solid production from both sides of the ball and entered the ninth with a 4-3 lead, the Mets were unable to [...]
Heading into the 2017 season, the Mets were thought to possess an All-Star caliber outfielder. Most assumed that this outfielder would be slugger Yoenis Cespedes. Cespedes would end up injuring himself though, opening up room for young Michael Conforto. Conforto spent the 2015 season bouncing between the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s and the Mets last [...]
The beginning of the 2017 season brought a familiar narrative for Travis d'Arnaud. This would be the season that he would break his pattern of being injury prone. His new swing would finally help him to fulfill the potential that he was originally thought to possess when the Mets first traded for him. So far [...]
Tonight, Matt Harvey made his much-anticipated return to the mound tonight. After nearly a week full of drama and full on media exposure, he was ready to focus on just pitching. For five innings, his performance on the mound wasn't the worst. He struck out six and allowed a Montero-esque five walks. And then in [...]
At the beginning of his reign, I was a fan of Terry Collins. He's a scrappy old veteran coach who came into a team that was rebuilding. Collins has constantly been under a microscope during his tenure with the Mets. Whether it be how he managed young pitching prospects while they were coming up, or [...]