Gut Reaction: Giants 8, Mets 5 (6/10/15)

The Mets had 11 hits and scored five runs but it wasn't enough, as they fell to the Giants, 8-5 Wednesday night at Citi Field. Matt Harvey was not sharp. In his last inning he gave up four extra-base hits, including two homers. For the game, Harvey surrendered three gopher balls and now has allowed [...]

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The depth of the Mets’ farm system

Recently, people have been complaining about the depth of the farm system and how there doesn’t seem to be (m)any impact players in the pipeline. For a team that in the past few years that has promoted Harvey, Wheeler, deGrom, Sydnergaard, d’Arnaud, Herrera and Lagares – and Matz seemingly any day now - that seems [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 1974 Tom Seaver

1974 TOPPS STAMPS TOM SEAVER So many magical mysteries, in the immortal words of Ass Dan... And this one ranks right up there with, “Who is Brazil?” and “Are children small or just far away?” Topps issued a set of 240 stamps in 1974, containing ten players from each of the 24 teams of the [...]

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