You know, in baseball, when you score a couple of runs to take a lead, it's imperative that you keep the other guys off the board in their at bat, preferably in order -- what they call a "clean inning" nowadays. Well, the Mets took a lead and followed that with a disgustingly dirty, shabby [...]
The Mets used three long balls and some surprisingly clutch defense to squeeze out an improbable win in Washington. Once again, the Nationals put an irregular lineup on the field, including a very raw rookie starting pitcher. Erick Fedde started shakily. In the top of the first, Brandon Nimmo reached on a sharp grounder that [...]
Use this for both games of the doubleheader.
Brandon Nimmo’s 2017 hasn’t exactly gone as planned, which makes it just like the rest of his professional career to this point. When the Mets made him their first-round pick back in 2011, few thought he would still be struggling to establish himself at the major league level six years later. But injuries have plagued [...]