On December 6th, 2013, the New York Mets made the decision to sign Curtis Granderson from their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees. In the four year, $60 million deal, the Mets were expecting to receive a slugging power hitter that would be their main power source over that period of time. What they in [...]
The not-really-the-Mets beat the not-really-the-Nationals in a game that featured outstanding pitching, stout defense, timely hitting and another catastrophic injury. More on that in a bit. Both teams fielded lineups that would be better suited to Spring Training or mid-September, rather than a regular season Friday night in late August. Both teams fielded those lineups [...]
After turning in a wonderful season that earned him an All-Star berth, it’s easy to forget that Michael Conforto was ticketed to open the season in the minors. Only injuries to other outfielders allowed him to make the Opening Day roster. Of course opportunity is only part of the equation. When presented with the chance, [...]
The Mets lost for the ninth time in their last 11 games, as they were edged by the Diamondbacks, 3-2, Thursday afternoon in Citi Field. But the game was secondary to an injury suffered by Michael Conforto. Swinging on a 2-0 count in the fifth inning, Conforto missed and went down in a heap, clutching [...]
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In a season that most Met fans would like to forget, there are a couple of aspects that need a little bit of a recap. Steven Matz has had a miserable year. He started out on the DL right out of spring training. He made a few rehab starts – one of which was marvelous: [...]
The Mets tonight got a “good enough” pitching performance from Chris Flexen, throwing 104 pitches and going six innings while giving up just two runs that unfortunately included 4 walks. However, he was able to control the Diamondbacks whenever he got into trouble and that’s the bottom line. In the opening inning, after Flexen walked [...]
The most interesting players are the ones where reasonable, intelligent people can disagree. Juan Lagares and Zack Wheeler certainly fall in this category. But perhaps the poster boy for this player right now is Wilmer Flores. My personal belief is that the top priority for the Mets’ GM this offseason is to make the correct [...]
Even after a promising ninth inning rally, the Mets fell to the Arizona Diamond backs 7-4. This drops the team's record down to a lowly (54-70). While it may seem as if this is just another loss, there was a big positive in the ninth. First, we will address the starting pitching. Starter Tommy Milone [...]