Tag: Scott Hairston

Eduardo Escobar Heating Up With Cycle in San Diego

From the day the Mets signed Eduardo Escobar just before the lockout began, people around the game touted Escobar as a great teammate and clubhouse leader. Max Scherzer even cited Escobar as one of the many reasons he wants to come to New York. Escobar quickly endeared himself to teammates with a trip to Fogo De Cho on his dime during spring training, and he allegedly masterminding the...

Morning Briefing: Eduardo Escobar Hits For 11th Cycle in Mets History

Good morning, Mets fans! Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle and drove in six runs as the Mets ran away with their series opener with the Padres, 11-5. Escobar is the first Met to accomplish the feat since Scott Hairston did so back on April 27, 2012, against the Rockies. This cycle is also the first one to occur at Petco Park. Every player in the Mets’ lineup recorded a hit, and Carlos...

Eduardo Escobar’s Cycle Leads Mets’ 11-5 Victory Over Padres

It was a dramatic night for the New York Mets (38-19), who captured victory against the San Diego Padres (33-22) by a score of 11-5 on Monday. Eduardo Escobar hit for the 11th cycle in Mets history, Carlos Carrasco spun a gem, and the bullpen did enough to secure the win. The Mets made life difficult for Padres starter Blake Snell right from the jump. With a runner on second and two outs, Mets...

OTD 2012: Scott Hairston Hits For The Cycle

  The 2012 New York Mets started out well, but the season ended basically as expected for a rebuilding team. The Mets finished 74-88 in 2012. There were some individual highlights, such as the pitching of R.A. Dickey, who won the National League’s Cy Young award that year with a 20-6 record. On April 27, 2012, Scott Hairston achieved a rare feat, hitting for the cycle. The Mets were...

OTD 2004: Eric Valent Hits For The Cycle In Montreal

  On July 29, 2004 Eric Valent of the New York Mets hit for the cycle in a game against the Montreal Expos, becoming the eighth player in franchise history to achieve the feat. To date, ten Mets have hit for the cycle. Valent, along with Jim Hickman (1963), Tommie Agee (1970), Mike Phillips (1976), Keith Hernandez (1985), Kevin McReynolds (1989), Alex Ochoa (1996), John Olerud (1997), Jose...

Morning Briefing: Mets Head West To Play Padres

  Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (15-8) lost to the St. Louis Cardinals (15-9) by a score of 4-3 in 13 innings on Thursday afternoon. Noah Syndergaard went a season-high 7 1/3 innings and held the Cardinals to two runs (one earned), but Robert Gsellman, Jeurys Familia, and Paul Sewald all ran into trouble which helped lead to the Mets’ defeat. Latest Mets News Jacob deGrom...

Mets Pitching Is The Key To Beating Preseason Projections

Even if it´s tough to believe for Mets fans, the reason for rather modest projections for 2014 is the lack of trust that analysts have in the – mostly unproven – Mets pitching staff. The Fangraphs ZiPS projection is a good indicator for that. The entire projected opening day pitching staff (i.e. rotation of Niese – Colon – Wheeler – Gee – Mejia) projects to...

MMO Flashback: Grady Sizemore Is Still Out There – A Risk The Mets Should Take?

I wrote a piece last October questioning whether the Mets should take a shot on Grady Sizemore. He should be fully recovered from knee injuries now, and could be signed on a minor league deal. Why not take a shot? I’m not talking about making Sizemore the main signing this off-season, I’m talking about taking a shot on a player that could be had relatively cheap, and potentially be...

Mets Victimized By Long Ball Again In 6-3 Loss To Nationals

With the Tragic Number at 2, the “Playoff Push” is in serious jeopardy… The Mets (64-79) lost to the Nationals (75-69) Tuesday night by a score of 6-3. Dillon Gee got the start for New York and quickly put himself in a hole, giving up a run in each of the first three innings, including a pair of home runs. The Mets started slowly against Washington’s Jordan Zimmermann,...

Duda Is Rewriting The Mets Plan At First Base

The great thing about baseball is how it shifts your opinions on players from Point A to Point B and then back to Point A again. Always evolving, always transforming and always wonderfully unpredictable. It’s sort of like real life that way. I remember all the jokes, all the griping and all the complaining when Omar Minaya first signed journeyman pitcher R.A. Dickey and yet six months...

Cafardo: Byrd Interest Is Picking Up, But The Price Is Very High

Updated 12:15 PM There seems to be growing interest on Marlon Byrd according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: Mets have received very little action on Parnell Byrd and Hawkins though Byrd interest picking up. — Nick Cafardo (@nickcafardo) July 30, 2013 But reports are rampant that the price is high and Mets would have to be blown away to trade Marlon Byrd. Original Post 9:00 AM An...

Yankees Land Alfonso Soriano From Cubs

According to ESPN’s Jim Bowden, Major League Baseball has just approved the trade of Alfonso Soriano from the Cubs to Yankees. Bowden said that Soriano officially waived his no-trade rights and the trade is now official. The Cubs will pay roughly $17.7 million of the approximately $24.5 million left on Soriano‘s contract, and that they are considering several low-level minor league pitching...

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