Author: Joe D

Viewership Wars: Mets Are Gaining On The Yankees

Richard Sandomir of the New York Times reports that since SNY went on the air in 2006, Mets viewership has nearly always lagged behind the Yankees on YES. “This is hardly a revelation: In nearly all of those seasons, the Mets performed poorly while the Yankees, with one World Series championship in 2009, were always at least pretty good.” In 2013, Yankees viewership was double that...

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Matt Harvey Has High Praise For Kevin Plawecki

Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki belted his first major league home run on Saturday as the Mets beat the Yankees 8-2 in a jam-packed Yankee Stadium that had plenty of Met fans in attendance. Plawecki  collected his first three career RBIs, capping off a solid 2-for-4 day at the plate. The Mets rookie blasted a deep two run shot to left field in the fourth inning off CC Sabathia and put the Mets up...

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No Joke: Harvey Ready to Battle A-Rod and the Yanks

That’s the back cover of the Daily News featuring Matt Harvey as Batman and Alex Rodriguez as the Joker. Pretty awesome… Despite a mild ankle sprain, Harvey is full steam ahead for his start this afternoon against CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees in the Bronx. In his only other start against the Yankees, Harvey was in beast mode, allowing just one run in eight innings while...

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Rookie Hansel Robles Impresses In Big League Debut

Rookie righthander Hansel Robles impressed in his big-league debut, inheriting two runners and ultimately stranding the bases loaded in the seventh inning of the Mets 6-1 loss at Yankee Stadium. After allowing an infield single to his first batter Alex Rodriguez to load them up, Robles shook off the jitters, bore down and got Mark Teixeira to pop out and then struck out Brian McCann and Carlos...

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Prospect Spotlight: Matz Takes No-Hitter Into Seventh

Mets pitching prospect Steven Matz was dominant again on Friday night, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Reno Aces. Nick Evans eventually broke up the no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh when he slapped a ground ball through the infield between shortstop and third for Reno’s first hit. Matz ended the night surrendering just two hits over seven innings, walking one...

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