Lost behind the daily bullpen issues has been the resurgence of Daniel Murphy at the plate. In his last 23 games, Murphy has a .429/.443/.738 line as he seemingly has a multi-hit game every night. The nice thing about this streak is that it hasn’t been a bunch of weak singles to the opposite field. [...]
Can the Mets win a series against the Nationals? Can they win a game? Can Chris Young get anyone out the third time through the order? Tune in tonight at 7:10 to find out! Enter your comments in the text box above where it says "Powered by Quick Chat" and the various emoticons. Right above [...]
The Mets selected Matz, a lefty fireballer in the second round of the 2009 draft. Because of questionable free agent practices, the Mets were without a first round or compensation round pick and Matz was left to be the team’s top pick for the year. Matz was a risky pick, as people questioned his mechanics [...]
Expect help for the 40-40 Mets? The 46-40 Mets of 2012 shake their heads in disgust. This is from July of that year and includes a Nero reference.
Where’s the hype? Michael Fulmer, SP: Unlike the previous two players to have the spotlight shined on them, Michael Fulmer is a name that many Mets fans are familiar with. Fulmer was on most if not all people’s top prospects list and he was ranked towards the top. So why shine the spotlight on him? [...]
Jonathon Niese hopes for a better result than last time out, when he received a no-decision despite seven innings of one-run ball. The Mets take on the Dodgers at 1:10 PM. Enter your comments in the text box above where it says "Powered by Quick Chat" and the various emoticons. Right above that text box [...]
It's flashback time! This article was originally published at the site on 7/22/12
You hated him in relief but you'll love him as a starter! Miguel Batista gets the starting nod in today's 1:10 matchup against the Dodgers. Enter your comments in the text box above where it says "Powered by Quick Chat" and the various emoticons. Right above that text box is a small rectangle where you [...]
Readers of my Met’s Minors column may have grown accustomed to me ignoring players who might be struggling in a given week. For this reason you have heard a lot about: Matt Harvey, Wilmer Flores, Zack Wheeler, Travis Taijeron and Aderlin Rodriguez, but less about others. Well I tend to go by the doctrine of, [...]
For once, the Mets’ beleaguered bullpen cannot be blamed for another tough, gut-wrenching defeat, when on Friday night the Mets fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6. The Mets have now dropped eight out of their last ten. Ironically, it was the Mets’ bullpen that kept the team in Friday’s affair, as four Mets’ relievers [...]
Mets start a three-game series against a healthy Dodgers team with Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier back in the lineup. Johan Santana takes the hill for the 7:10 start. bjoura July 20, 2012 - 7:21 pm START 7/20 CHATTER bjoura July 20, 2012 - 7:21 pm Man 16 pitches in and we're already down 2-0 [...]
After a brutal outing in his last appearance before the All-Star break, Jonathon Niese rebounded with, according to Game Score, his best outing of the year. Niese allowed just one run and three hits in seven innings and he fanned eight batters for a Game Score of 75, the 10th-best mark for the Mets this [...]