Author: Logan Barer

Mickey Callaway Costs Mets Crucial Win And Perhaps Wild Card

This season has been wrought with ups and downs, but many of those downs seem to have been caused by poor decisions by manager Mickey Callaway. Sunday was no exception, as multiple awful decisions by Callaway cost them a crucial win, quite possibly condemning the Mets to a fourth place finish and another disappointing season. The first big in-game decision for a National League manager usually...

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National League Cy Young Award Update

If you checked the Cy Young race a few weeks ago, you would have thought Hyun-Jin Ryu would be the unanimous winner. He was 12-2 with a 1.45 ERA across 22 starts on August 16th and while he’d missed some time with injuries, he was the clear front-runner. However, he has been very vulnerable in his last three starts, having allowed 18 runs over 14 2/3 innings (11.05 ERA) including seven...

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Mets Option Chris Mazza, Recall Drew Gagnon

The New York Mets announced they have optioned reliever Chris Mazza to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled reliever Drew Gagnon, who will join the Mets in Atlanta. Mazza, 29, has appeared in four games for the Mets this season, recording a 5.19 ERA, 3.56 FIP, and 1.731 WHIP across 8.2 innings. Gagnon, 29, flirted with a perfect game last week and is rewarded with another chance at the big league...

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Alonso Holds Slim Lead Over Tatis In Latest ROY Poll

Pete Alonso has stood atop all but one of the MLB.com Rookie of the Year polls this season, and this one is no exception. Polar Bear Pete’s 38 home runs are keeping him alive, but Fernando Tatis Jr. is quickly melting the ice from under Pete’s feet. In the latest poll, Tatis Jr. earned more first place votes than Alonso, edging him out 21-19, but Alonso got more points overall with...

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Michael Conforto Joins Mets 100 Home Run Club

In Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Marlins, Mets outfielder Michael Conforto had a huge game in which he mashed two home runs, the first of which was his 100th career home run. His 100th career home run was also the shortest, traveling 333 feet as he tucked it just inside the right field foul pole. Number 101 was a little more typical of the 2017 All Star, traveling 368 feet to the...

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