The Yankees traded everybody the last two days. The Mets were playing with a short bullpen and a short bench. These two outmanned teams played a terrific ballgame, which resulted in another painful loss for the Mets. For the third time in a week, the Mets blew a lead in the eighth inning or later. [...]
The Mets sent Dilson Herrera and Max Wotell to the Reds for Jay Bruce. The newest acquisition has the power that Sandy Alderson likes but he'll mean playing either Michael Conforto or Curtis Granderson in CF for the foreseeable future. Where do you stand?
For the second straight year, the Mets have acquired an impact bat at the trading deadline, this time picking up OF Jay Bruce from the Reds in exchange for Brandon Nimmo and two other prospect. The deal is pending physicals. The Mets were rumored to be interested in Bruce this time last year, when the [...]
Braving the rain and terrible drivers in and around Brooklyn, I decided to catch a game in Coney Island to get to see my favorite rising star within the Met organization, Thomas Szapucki. The game time was 4:00 PM and the rain held off, for the most part, and I was ready to see Szapucki [...]