On the bright side, John Mayberry only struck out once yesterday. After Mayberry went 0-for-4 to drop his average to .140 in Sunday’s series finale against the Marlins, Joe D asked me to dig up Mayberry’s splits. I did, but quickly found that there’s no way to spin it. Mayberry has been BAD. Mayberry has been bad against lefties. He’s been bad against righties. He’s...
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The Mets (27-23) fell 9-5 to the Marlins (20-30) on Saturday evening at Citi Field. Jon Niese pitched for the Mets and continued his string of rough outings. The lefty allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits in four innings, striking out three and walking none. The Mets grabbed an early lead against Tom Koehler in the bottom of the first when the red-hot Lucas Duda hit an RBI double, but...
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In case you missed it, the Mets beat the Phillies 5-4 in walkoff fashion on Tuesday night. So, what to make of it? 1. Hindsight is 20/20 Terry Collins caught his fair share of flak in this game after the Mets turned a 3-0 lead into a 4-3 deficit in the top of the eighth. Jacob deGrom had been cruising until, with one out in the eighth, he allowed two hits. Terry yanked the long-haired righty for...
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No word yet on David Wright and what went down in California, but some very important news from Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Rosenthal learned from a team source that Wright’s contract is insured for up to 75 percent of the total value. Once Wright misses 60 days, the Mets would begin to receive 75 percent of the payments due on his contract for as long as he remains out. This disputes...
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Mets second baseman Dilson Herrera is not close to a return from the disabled list, reports Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Herrera fractured the tip of the middle finger on his right hand during infield drills on May 15th, and Terry Collins told the media Sunday that the 21 year-old remains in a splint, unable to grip a bat or ball. Herrera, who was called up to play second when the club elected...
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