Author: Former Writer

Talkin’ Mets: Season on the Brink, Faith & Fear in Flushing, Visiting Ballparks

The Mets season is at an embarrassing low after a three-game sweep by the Braves at Citi Field. Terry Collins says a shakeup may be imminent. The real shakeup, in my opinion, is firing Collins who has proven to be incapable of getting this group to the next level. Greg Prince of Faith and Fear in Flushing gives his take on the struggling Mets, thoughts on the demise of Jose Reyes and David...

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Steven Matz Left Last Night’s Game With Elbow Issue

New York Mets rookie lefty, Steven Matz pitched a quality start in Saturday’s crushing 4-3 defeat to the Atlanta Braves. The possible bigger issue on hand though is the health of his elbow. In six innings pitched yesterday, Matz allowed just two runs on four hits. He walked two batters, one intentionally while striking out seven before exiting after throwing 99 pitches on the night. The...

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Alderson: We Can’t Keep Relying On Home Runs For Offense

New York Mets General Manager, Sandy Alderson has come out and to a point put his team on notice on their offensive performance. This team can no longer be a one trick pony as James Wagner of the New York Times spoke with the Mets GM and others regarding the hot topic. “We’ve proven you can’t just rely on home runs to get offense over the course of a season,” Alderson said. The Mets currently...

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Week 13 Mets Pitching Review

A review of the latest turn through the Mets starting rotation: Best Start: I think signing of Bartolo Colon in 2014 (2 years, $20 million) will quietly go down as one of the most influential and productive acquisitions of the Sandy Alderson era. He finished 202 innings in 2014, 194 last year, and he’s second on the team in innings pitched this season behind… With one out in the...

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Harvey Falters In Loss To Braves

New York Mets starting pitcher, Matt Harvey was unable to get the job done in Friday’s 5-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. After three consecutive impressive starts,Harvey faltered against the worst offense in the National League. Harvey pitched six innings on the night while allowing four runs. He gave up seven hits while walking two and striking out five. It was the fifth time this season...

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