Author: Roger N - Big Mets Fan

Additional Mets Spring Training Broadcast Dates Not On SNY or WPIX

In addition to the Mets Spring Training Games that are being broadcast on SNY and WPIX, die-hard fans will also have access to Mets spring training games with no blackouts on MLB.tv which aren’t being broadcast in the Mets home market. Eight additional available Mets broadcasts not being televised on SNY or WPIX can be watched live as follows: Saturday, March 5 – Mets vs. Astros (Kissimmee)...

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Pitching Efficiency Outliers: Who’s At Risk For Injury In 2016

There were red flags pointing to Wheeler’s elbow injury in 2015 A Major League Pitcher is a fragile thing. An unnatural motion is repeated over and over again with great stress until, inevitably the elbow or shoulder wear down and/or break. As every pitcher is different, there is no exact science to determine what the breaking point will be or how much stress the arm can take before it...

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Why Latest Mets Moves Don’t Sit Well With Me

Like many others in Panic City, I was none too thrilled with the Mets acquisition of Alejandro De Aza last week. As I’ve looked at the roster and looked at the player, I’ve tried to wrap my brain around exactly what I was feeling and why this move bothered me the way it has. On the surface, De Aza isn’t a bad player. He’s a complimentary player and for all intents and purposes, he is simply a...

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Big Sexy is Back and He’s Moving On Up

With Bartolo Colon coming back for a third season with the Mets, Big Sexy will continue his climb up Major League Baseball’s record books as a Met.  He’s also making a climb up all-time lists with the Mets as well. All-Time MLB Rankings: Wins – 76th with 218 Losses – 146th with 154 Career Starts – 69th with 467 Innings – 136th with 2,980.2 Hits allowed – 120th with 3,029 Earned Runs allowed –...

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Nationals Are Running Out Of Time As Mets Keep Rolling

The Washington Nationals continued to plummet on Friday, dropping under .500 after a 10-3 loss to the last place Milwaukee Brewers. Things look much bleaker for the Nats, who will now need to pick up nine games on the Mets over the next 38 games in order for the Amazins to lose control of their own destiny prior to the final Showdown at Citi Field on October 2-4 to wrap up the season. What? The...

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