Robert Gsellman returns to the majors tonight in a fitting way for the 2017 Mets, replacing an injured starter. Gsellman himself is returning from a hamstring strain but at least this was a little different than the other injuries to Mets pitchers this year as Gsellman hurt himself running, rather than pitching. It just goes [...]
Sometimes, the package comes as advertised. Oftentimes, we baseball fans are promised terrific pitching matchups that turn out to be duds, with both starters gone by the fifth. When Jacob deGrom and the Mets took on the Yankees and Sonny Gray, we got what we paid for. Both pitchers brought their A game. Of course, [...]
The Mets' outfield now has an open slot since the trading of Jay Bruce to Cleveland. Yoenis Cespedes plays in left field (when healthy) and Michael Conforto has shuttled some between center field and right field. Curtis Granderson and Brandon Nimmo have been splitting time in the other outfield position. There is now a different [...]
The Yankees captured Game 1 of the 2017 Subway Series with a 4-2 win over the Mets Monday night in the Bronx. This game had a little bit of everything. There was a surprisingly strong outing from Rafael Montero, shut down relief pitching for the Yankees, five solo homers and a run scored on a [...]
Anyone have high expectations for a 28th-round pick out of Nova Southeastern University? For those who pay attention to the later rounds of the draft you might recall the name Jeremy Vasquez. He was among a group of Met hitters who had been tearing things up in Kingsport until recently. I say this, because Vasquez [...]
An ugly streak has come to an end for the New York Mets on Sunday. They ended a streak of six straight Sunday losses with their 6-2 win over the Phillies. The winning effort was lead by a strong starting effort by Chris Flexen and a good day at the plate for Curtis Granderson. On [...]
Since the middle of the 2015 season, we’ve seen a spike in home run production. The increase has been so drastic that this past offseason we saw general managers essentially being indifferent to acquiring power. The prevailing thought has been – if everyone has power, why pay a premium for it? On the last day [...]
Steven Matz pitched his best of the year and still couldn't win. Matz had averaged just three-and-a-third innings pitched over his last eleven starts, but tonight, he lasted two outs into the sixth, surrendering just four hits. Unfortunately, they all came in the fifth inning. Nursing a 1-0 lead, Matz allowed his first hit, a [...]