It will be two years to the day since the last time Jenrry Mejia started a game for the New York Mets back on September 15, 2010. In that game, his third of that season after working mostly in relief, Mejia was removed in the middle of an at-bat in the third inning with a 2-0 count on Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates. “I saw something was wrong,” catcher Henry Blanco said. “I went out right away....
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Mets took game one against the Brewers thanks to a strong start from Jon Niese and bombs from Murphy and Duda. The offensive night led the Mets to a 7-3 victory in Milwaukee. Jon Niese had a great start, and had strong offense behind him. He needed that offense early, as he gives up two quick runs on three straight hits in the second. Niese bounced back nicely with several more zeros to keep the...
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Mets beat reporter Anthony DiComo answered some fans’ questions in his latest mailbag feature at Mets.com. The following question regarding R.A. Dickey’s future this offseason was one of many nice exchanges. What are the chances the Mets sign R.A. Dickey to a longer deal in the offseason, despite the young arms coming up through the system? The chances are quite high, with both sides...
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It hard to think that after the stunning exit from the 2006 NLCS, the consecutive collapses that followed, the mediocre baseball since, and the gut check that was the departure of Jose Reyes, that things could actually get worse for our beloved Mets. With the team poised to close out its worst campaign in at least four years, the organization isn’t exactly entering the offseason on a high...
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CBS New York has some quotes form Nationals manager Davey Johnson who appeared on ESPN Radio and said the following about Citi Field: “Citi Field is like a morgue.” “I remember when I was here we had 50,000 packed in Shea.” After all these years I still love Davey because he’s always in your face and always brutally honest. Of course back then, the Mets not only ruled the...
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