With the Mets sitting precariously in third place, it is almost universally accepted that Sandy Alderson will have to swing a trade or make a signing to cement the Mets as legitimate contenders from an offensive perspective. Sure the sixth-year General Manager brought in Jose Reyes and worked out Yulieski Gourriel, but let’s face it, neither of those players are imminent game changers....
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3 Up 1. Jacob deGrom deGrom may have had his winless streak reach 10 games after his outing on Saturday night, but he may have had perhaps one of his best performances of the year. Through eight shutout innings, Jacob struck out six batters and gave up seven hits and just one walk, and was in control the entire game. Unfortunately, the Mets offense couldn’t produce any runs for him, leaving him...
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Jose Reyes returned to New York baseball Sunday afternoon as he started his minor league tuneup with the Brooklyn Cyclones. Mets fans packed a sold-out MCU Park to get a glimpse of the player they once adored watching in a Mets uniform. Reyes went 0-for-3 on the day and started at third-base for the Cyclones. That though was the least notable thing of the day as he met with the New York media...
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Tonight I am joined by Howard Megdal of Excelle Sports. Howard, as you probably know, did extensive coverage of the Mets financial situation in his book “Wilpon’s Folly” and just came out with a new book called “The Cardinals Way,” which goes behind the scenes into the St. Louis front office. Howard and I discuss the return of Jose Reyes, what it means on the field,...
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The New York Mets (40-34) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (26-49) by a score of 5-2 at Turner Field Sunday afternoon. With the loss the Mets will temporarily fall 2.5 games back of the Washington Nationals. Pitching: Bartolo Colon was on the mound today and the wily vet was very good. Colon went seven innings giving up one run, while walking one, and striking out two. In the top of the...
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