The mysterious and chronic leg ailments of our best hitter were finally traced to heel spurs that would end Yoenis Cespedes 2018 season. According to team physicians, Cespedes had a successful first surgery of one heel and, following a few months of rest, will have surgery on the other heel. This will be followed by [...]
The Mets announced that first baseman Peter Alonso will not be joining the team in September, despite mashing 33 home runs and driving in 112 runs between double and triple A and winning defensive player of the month honors. What do you think the reasoning is behind this? A) Roster crunch. The Mets don't want [...]
Yesterday afternoon, the Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3, salvaging the last of a three-game series. The win was their fifteenth in the month of August and clinched a .500 month for them; they hadn’t had a month of break-even-or-better baseball since April. April. April, when they opened the season 17-9…and needed an 11-1 opening [...]
The Mets completed their Dog Days slog of 21 games in 20 days the way they began it: with a win. Two four-run innings put a hurt on the Chicago Cubs in this one. Jason Vargas took on Alec Mills in an afternoon affair, upon completion of last night's suspended game. Vargas was the beneficiary [...]
Although it took a suspended game, buckets of rain, and a myriad of infield hits, the New York Mets eventually dropped their 11 inning affair to the Chicago Cubs 2-1. This game was the textbook definition of what a pitcher’s duel is. With two elite pitchers, Jacob deGrom and Cole Hamels, on the mound, the [...]
Amed Rosario the last three weeks is looking like the guy who many talent evaluators considered one of the top prospects in the game a year ago. He’s hitting at a good clip, he’s running the bases and he’s making plays in the field. It’s a giant step up from where he was after his [...]
Use this for the completion of the suspended game.
The 4-6-3 is the closest thing baseball has to a crossing pattern, or a screen, or a set play at all. Obviously, there are relays all over baseball, but those are relays: I want to throw it over there, you're on the way to over there, so I'll throw it to you and then you'll [...]
Despite his bad start, Zack Wheeler is now 11th in the National League with a 3.46 ERA. His 3.31 FIP ranks sixth and helps him to a 3.1 fWAR. That matches up closely to his 2.9 bWAR. For the year he has a 2.9 BB/9. Not bad for a guy who started in the minors.
The Mets’ bullpen again gave up a bunch of runs late, leading to a 7-4 loss to the Cubs Monday night in Chicago. After a Kevin Plawecki homer in the top of the seventh inning tied the score, Jerry Blevins came on to start the bottom of the inning and proceeded to allow three straight [...]