After a slow start to the season for many of the New York Mets, it seems they’ve found their groove over the last two weeks, having gone 9-2 before Wednesday night’s finale against the Cincinnati Reds. Most of the players in Mets lineup were off to slow starts to begin the year, including Yoenis Cespedes who had seven strikeouts and four hits in his first five games, Curtis Granderson who was...
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3 Up 1. Unreal Neil If there was any doubt whatsoever of whether or not Neil Walker could step up in replacing Daniel Murphy, that has quickly been erased. Walker is on a tear right now, and after hitting a game winning two-run HR in the opener on Monday night, he went on to hit his ninth HR last night in the finale. Walker is now tied for the league lead in home runs, and is second in the...
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Wow… I’m not one of those bloggers who jumps up and down and says “Ooooh! Ooooh! I was right!” whenever something I strongly advocated for proves to be hugely successful. Mostly because I’m wrong just as often as I’m right. But even in my wildest dreams did I ever expect Neil Walker to burst out of the gate the way he has since replacing Daniel Murphy at...
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The Binghamton Mets got just what the doctor ordered last night at NYSEG Stadium when Tyler Pill tossed 8.0 innings of shutout baseball as the B-Mets downed Portland, 6-0, to complete a three game sweep. Pill, historically a dependable starter for Binghamton, had struggled in his first two outings, but seems to have turned things around in his last two trips to the hill. That’s a positive sign...
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New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey showed some more signs of righting his season last night in the Mets’ 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. He picked up his second consecutive win and improved his record to 2-3 on the year, while lowering his ERA to 4.76. Manager, Terry Collins was happy with what he saw from Harvey. “This is the best he’s thrown all year.” Harvey,...
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