Well, at least Washington lost. The Mets could not solve Matt Wisler as all the offense came in the first inning and Logan Verrett fed his gopher. It looked like the Mets would drive Wisler to the clubhouse early as the first three batters all hit the ball hard: Curtis Granderson flied out to center, [...]
Nothing is guaranteed in professional sports. The New York Mets (and their fans) know that more than any team across Major League Baseball. Whether it is the infamous “seven up with seventeen to play” or having the worst freak injuries of all time thus preventing playoff runs (Luis Castillo falling down the dugout stairs or [...]
George Constanza once had a summer all to himself. But that was nothing like Michael Conforto's summer. The young left fielder for the New York Mets was honored by the organization on Monday by being named the 2015 Sterling Award Minor League Player of the Year. Surely it goes without saying, but the award is [...]
Just what the doctor ordered. After back-to-back series losses, the Braves and their bullpen came to town and the Mets took advantage, winning the opening game, 4-0. With the win, the Mets' magic number was reduced to seven. The Mets jumped on top of Shelby Miller early, getting a gift run on a botched DP [...]
Dave Cameron offered his take on removing Matt Harvey last night after five scoreless innings. He pointed out that Harvey was getting ready to go through the order for the third time and this year, batters facing Harvey for the third time had a .710 OPS versus the .646 OPS they have facing Hansel Robles. [...]
Arizona Diamondbacks Traded RHP Addison Reed to New York Mets; St. Lucie Mets Traded RHP Miller Diaz to Visalia Rawhide and Binghamton Mets Traded RHP Matt Koch to Mobile BayBears. Miller Diaz – Diaz spent the better part of six minor league seasons starting for the Mets making stops in the VSL, DSL, GCL, APP, [...]
It was a fitting ending to a rotten sports day, as the Mets dropped the rubber game against the Yankees, 11-2, in front of a national TV audience on ESPN's Sunday night game. The Mets held a 1-0 lead before it all fell apart in the sixth inning. An inning earlier, Juan Uribe left the [...]
With most of the Mets starting lineup being made up of some new faces, veterans and homeruns, it has been easy to overlook the body of work Michael Conforto has provided the Mets this season. It started when the Mets were struggling offensively. The team could not put crooked numbers on the board, and the [...]
Noah Syndergaard gave up a homer in the first inning that put the Mets in an early hole and another in the sixth inning, which sealed a loss Saturday. In his last seven games, Syndergaard has a 5.09 ERA and has allowed 9 HR in 40.2 IP. Despite this recent struggle with the long ball, [...]