One of the hot debates in the baseball blogosphere is whether or not Stephen Strasburg should be on the All-Star team. Generally, I do not care who gets picked to the team and who gets snubbed, but if we are going to pick a pitcher for the team who did not start the season in [...]
The New York Mets (44-34) salvaged their three-game series in San Juan, holding off the Florida Marlins 6-5. The Mets are now 16-22 on the road this season and 1-6 against the Marlins away from Citi Field. The win pushes the Mets two games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies (41-35), who lost 4-3 to the Cincinnati Reds, [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1963: New York Mets traded Charlie Neal and Sammy Taylor to the Cincinnati Reds for Jesse Gonder. 1971: New York Mets released Al Weis. 1989: The Mets lose 6-2 to the Cincinnati Reds. Dwight Gooden left the game in the third inning for what [...]