The Mets pushed across eight runs in the first inning to break out of their offensive slump, and that combined with another strong effort by Zack Wheeler led the Mets to an 11-2 win over the Marlins in the first of a three-game set Friday night in Citi Field. The first eight Mets batters reached [...]
From when he was hired and again in spring training, General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke of going with "the best 25 players." This sounded like a simple enough concept, albeit one previous regimes never stuck with - either because there was pressure to play higher salaried players or because a manager favored veteran players. [...]