The Mets suffered a demoralizing loss to the Braves Friday night, seizing a loss from the jaws of victory with a 2-1 setback. Terry Collins utilized four pitchers in the eighth inning and with better play and better managing he would have used just one. An inexperienced (14 games) Ruben Tejada at third base killed [...]
Just 68 games into the season, the Mets have already suffered through a full season’s worth of injuries. The team has seen about half of its expected opening day roster on the disabled list already, including two starting pitchers, three every day players, five relievers and several prospects. There’s also been a lengthy PED suspension, [...]
There was a time a few years ago when Bobby Parnell was half-lovingly nicknamed Captain Fastball. He could bring the heat - reaching over 100 mph on the gun - but had problems with control and being hittable. As the now well-known story goes, Jason Isringhausen taught him the knuckle-curve and from that point on, [...]