Hefner had a strong outing last time and the bullpen sure would like it if he could go seven innings again tonight. Game time is 7:10 PM. [chat id="56" ]
Full disclosure: your intrepid columnist did not watch or follow all of last night’s (4/29) Mets game. He took an hour off to watch Revolution. That was probably the best move of the night, seeing as the game was near-unwatchable -- fifteen innings worth of unwatchable. The Mets took a 2-1 lead into the ninth [...]
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Anyone looking for proof of this cliché needs to look no further than Ike Davis’ approach when he gets to two strikes. Last August I wrote that the Mets should give Davis the take sign when he gets to 0-2 and only allow him to [...]
The shine may have come off Fernandez but Matt Harvey continues to amaze. See if he can claim his fifth win in the month of April when the Mets take on the Marlins at 7:10 pm. [chat id="54" ]
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Mets bullpen is bad. The pen’s 5.28 ERA is second worst in all of Major League Baseball. They also rank in the lower half of the league in HR/9 and in the lower quarter in K/9. While Terry Collins deserves his fair share of the blame for [...]
Full Name: Kevin Jeffrey Plawecki Born: 02/26/1991 Birthplace: Carmel, IN College: Purdue Height: 6' 2" Weight: 205 Bats: R Throws: R I’ve written and written and written about the “Three Amigos” of Savannah. Nimmo, Boyd and Plawecki have been destroying the league (known for being pitcher friendly) since the season began. The trio has [...]
The Mets try to salvage the last game of their three-game set with the Phillies. Can Niese pitch 7+ innings to give the bullpen a break? [chat id="49" ]
The shortage of highly-touted position prospects in the Mets farm system is no secret. It's a system built on pitching, of course, with the high-upside position prospects still grinding away at the lower levels. Some of these lower level position prospects are starting to distinguish themselves in a big way, though. In Savannah the trio [...]
The Mets’ starting rotation has been frustrating this season. Starters Jonathon Niese and Matt Harvey have turned out consistent -- and at times superb -- starts this season, however the rest of the rotation has been mediocre at best. Granted, it’s early yet, but no one has been more of a disappointment this season than [...]
Speculate all want about trying to acquire Giancarlo Stanton, if you look at this guy, we’ve already got a piece of the future in place. He throws in the mid-90 s and has a great slider. This year, in April thus far, he has been routinely dominant. He’s won 4 games and lost none. He’s [...]
Shaun Marcum makes his major league debut as the Mets take on the Phillies at 1:10 pm. [chat id="53" ]
It looks like Jonathon Niese is expected to make his start on Sunday against the Phillies and the need for the Mets to promote a pitcher isn’t so pressing. Add in that Jeremy Hefner pitched a relative gem on Thursday and the Mets look like a team that can wait for the All Star break [...]