Tag: Zack Greinke

Morning Briefing: Mets Now 4-0 in July After Stunning Comeback

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets showed shades of their 2022 selves Wednesday night as they came from behind in the ninth to take down the Diamondbacks by a score of 2-1. The story of the night was Kodai Senga as he put together an absolutely masterful outing, going eight innings, giving up only one run and accumulating 12 strikeouts. The Mets’ bats finally woke up in the ninth inning...

Five of the Best Starting Pitchers Available in Free Agency

While Major League Baseball remains in the early stages of its first lockout in over 25 years, a number of notable free agents remained unsigned. Specifically, the starting pitcher market contains some of the most accomplished arms of the past decade. With the Mets already making a statement this winter, signing Max Scherzer and adding on three impact bats as well, there’s no telling what...

Amazin’ Mistakes: Trading Scott Kazmir Haunts Mets

Every sports team can look back at decisions made in their franchise history that they later regretted. After all, hindsight is 20/20. However, these decisions still bring back a sense of pain and beg the question of “What could have been?” The New York Mets are no strangers to these types of regrettable decisions and have been notorious throughout baseball for many of them. One such...

Freddie Freeman Beats Out Pete Alonso For Silver Slugger Award

Major League Baseball announced its 2019 Silver Slugger Award winners during a live MLB Network telecast on Thursday night. The award — presented by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger baseball bats — has been given out annually since 1980 to the top offensive performers at each defensive position and designated hitter, as voted on by MLB managers and...

2019 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winners Announced

By Tim Ryder Rawlings handed out their 2019 Gold Glove Awards on Sunday evening during a live announcement on ESPN2. The best fielders in the game have been recognized with this honor celebrating their outstanding glovework each season since 1958. The voting pool is made up of MLB coaches and managers (who can’t vote for their own players), as well as 25 percent of the vote coming from the...

World Series Game 3 Thread: Astros vs Nationals, 8:07 PM (FOX)

Houston Astros (O-2) at Washington Nationals (2-O) WORLD SERIES GAME 3: RHP ZACK GREINKE (0-2, 6.43) VS. RHP ANÍBAL SÁNCHEZ (1-0, 0.71) FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 2019 • NATIONALS PARK • WASHINGTON, D.C.  The Nationals took a 2-0 series lead after trouncing the Astros, 11-3 on Wednesday night in Houston. Nats look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead as they host the first World Series game being played...

Morning Briefing: Yankees Look To Avoid 3-1 Deficit

Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, game four of the ALCS was rained out in the Bronx. Tonight, Yankees righty Masahiro Tanaka, who is coming off a shutout in game one of this series, takes the hill at home against Astros pitcher Zack Greinke, as the Bronx Bombers look to avoid dropping their third straight game of the series and go down 3-1. First pitch will be thrown at 8:08 p.m. E.T. and...

Zack Greinke’s Social Anxiety Isn’t Something To Exploit

By Josh Finkelstein On Friday night, Zack Greinke spoke to the press about his ALCS Game 1 start set to take place on Saturday. However, the press conference ended up going viral and not for good reason. The right-hander was criticized left and right for his inability to give long, detailed answers while in front of the press. Many on social media decided to poke fun at his expense for his...

MLB News: Astros Acquire Zack Greinke From Diamondbacks

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Houston Astros have acquired Zack Greinke and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the Diamondbacks will receive Seth Beer, Corbin Martin, J.B. Bukauskas, and Joshua Rojas in return. All four prospects rank on the Astros’ MLB Pipeline top 30 prospects list, with Beer (third), Bukauskas (fourth), and...

Morning Briefing: Josh Lewin Bids Farewell To Mets Fans

Good morning Mets fans! Former Mets radio play-by-play announcer Josh Lewin will be a part of the Boston Red Sox’s radio play-by-play rotation, in addition to his new job as the San Diego Padres’ radio pregame and postgame host. Lewin confirmed the recent news about both jobs in a letter to Mets fans. Lewin will also continue to call basketball and football games for UCLA. Latest...

Morning Briefing: Syndergaard Returns To The Mound

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (37-54) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (47-46) by a score of 5-4 on Thursday night at Citi Field. Although Steven Matz (4-7, 3.38 ERA) provided the Mets with a quality start and the team’s offense hit a combined three home runs, a critical two-run homer by Bryce Harper in the seventh inning put the game away. Latest Mets News The Mets...

Rangers Talking To D-Backs About Starting Pitching

The Texas Rangers are looking for starting pitching and have talked to the Arizona Diamondbacks about their starters according to TR Sullivan of MLB.com. One of the pitchers who could be in play is Zack Greinke. As of now no deal is close, but if the Rangers take on his large contract they would like to trade Shin-Soo Choo who has a big contract of his own. Greinke is owed $138 million over the...

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