That title above is kind of a strange question. The immediate answer is, “Of course it is.” When any pitcher you’ve invested a good chunk of time watching – as a field manager, an executive or a fan – is recovering from Tommy John surgery, you can’t help but worry. Despite the evidence from players [...]
During Wednesday night’s broadcast, Gary Cohen suggested the Mets were keeping their options open, not concentrating on one particular position in their trade targets. Meanwhile, as Sandy Alderson was open to anything, Mark Trumbo was dealt. This is not to suggest that Alderson should have been in on Trumbo. It’s just to point out that [...]
James Shields held the Mets in check, as the Padres won the game 7-3. The Mets offense struggled to put anything together all night, except for in the ninth inning, when the tying run came to the plate with the bases loaded. Lucas Duda had a chance to tie the game with a home run, [...]