After getting swept by the Washington Nationals, the Mets will try to regroup against the Chicago Cubs in a four-game wraparound series at Citi Field. Zack Wheeler (7-8, 3.53 ERA) opposes left-hander Travis Wood (7-9, 4.86) in Friday night’s 7:10 PM opener. Wheeler is 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA (11 earned runs/51.1 innings) in his last eight starts dating back to June 30. He has the fifth-lowest...
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Long before becoming General Manager of the Mets, Sandy Alderson was the longtime General Manager of the Oakland A’s. He took over the helm of the A’s after Billy Martin was fired after the 1982 season in which the A’s went 68-94 and finished 5th in the American League West. During his run with the A’s, his teams appeared in three straight World Series from 1988-1990,...
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Mets rookie righthander Jacob deGrom told reporters yesterday that he is feeling better since being placed on the disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis. He was scheduled to throw a bullpen on Thursday, but the Mets decided to hold off until this weekend. However, deGrom says he feels much stronger than he did a week ago and expects to make his scheduled start against the Dodgers next...
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Andy Martino of the Daily News argues that Terry Collins deserves to return as Mets manager in 2015. He defends Collins and says that he has had to endure Chris Young, Frank Francisco, a major drop in payroll, a major contraction phase, and the loss of a batting champion and Cy Young Award-winner among other things that were all beyond his control. “Why wouldn’t he be back?” one official told...
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The Washington Nationals stopped by Queens on Tuesday night to kick off a 3 game set against the NY Mets. If there was ever a point in the season where the Amazins’ could have used a miracle, it was this series. Having taken 3 of 4 from the lowly Phillies, the Mets had the potential to surprise the baseball world with a last minute turnaround had they taken even 2 out of 3 from the Nats....
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