The Mets took the away series with the Nationals behind the dazzling pitching of Steven Matz. The young lefty was in control from start to finish, delivering eight shutout innings, that included retiring 16 batters in a row at one point. He struck out seven and allowed just four singles and a walk. Matz cruised [...]
Let’s not mince words here: Eric Campbell is a very poor excuse for a major league baseball player. Now he may be a wonderful person and a great addition to the locker room environment but players at the top level of the game are expected to have major league tools. Superstars have all five while [...]
Sad Harvey may soon replace sad Keanu as the meme of the moment. The struggling righty had another bad night on the mound, surrendering five runs on three homers. In just five innings of work, Matt Harvey gave up eight hits, two walks and struck out just one. Harvey actually looked okay in the first [...]
The Mets have been riding their relievers hard here in the beginning of 2016, as their starters have not been able to consistently go seven or more innings. On Saturday, Addison Reed pitched in his third straight game and Sunday it was Jeurys Familia’s turn to pitch three in a row. But Monday night Bartolo [...]
On a day the Mets got some devastating news about the health of Lucas Duda, the Zen presence of Bartolo Colon once again calmed everyone's fears. Colon pitched seven mainly uneventful innings, allowing five singles and a bare first inning run. For their part, the Mets battered erstwhile Met-killer Gio Gonzalez to the tune of [...]
It's been a joy watching Cespedes play this year.
The Mets have four selections in the top 100 of the 2016 Amateur draft. Looking around at mock draft boards, here are five players the Mets might be considering with each of those picks: With their first overall pick in the 2016 draft, the Mets will be looking at some interesting names. Joey Wentz a [...]
The Mets defeated the Brewers this afternoon at Citi Field 3-1, completing a three-game sweep and a successful 4-2 home stand. Noah Syndergaard had some trouble finding command of his fastball in the early going, but seemed to settle in with it in the third. From there, it was smooth sailing save a hiccup in [...]