Step away from your burger and drop your napkins… According to a report on ESPN New York, Philadelphia Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg and New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda both came down with food poisoning over the weekend at Citi Field, and both said Tuesday that they believe a hamburger from Shake Shack was the cause. Sandberg told reporters in Philadelphia that he lost six pounds...
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Curtis Granderson showed Met fans the Bronx last night – and it was all good in the hood. The Mets right fielder looked right at home in Yankee Stadium, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs in the Mets’ 9-7 win. This was where he enjoyed back-to-back 40-plus homer seasons, which was what appealed the most to Sandy Alderson when he decided to sign Granderson to a four-year, $60...
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Pop culture artist Joe Petruccio posted his amazing depiction of last night’s Mets 9-7 win over the Yankees. Curtis Granderson, Chris Young, Travis d’Arnaud and Eric Young each blasted home runs to beat the Yankees at their own game and in their own park. I’ve been following Joe for years. He has been chronicling the Mets – game by game – in his own unique and...
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A team source told Justin Tasch of the Daily News that the Mets were not “boycotting” WFAN, rather trying to build up their new radio relationship with WOR. Mike Francesa blasted the Mets on Monday and unleashed one of his signature tirades against the franchise whom he referred to as “jackasses” for banning them “It’s just ridiculous. The Mets are acting like jackasses. They really...
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Bartolo Colon gave up his eighth home run of the season en route to an early shower that saw him allow seven runs, six earned, and failing to complete six innings for the second time in three starts. Colon, who signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the Mets in the offseason, has seen his ERA soar to 5.84 after eight starts with a .316 batting average against him and a .842 OPS....
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