Month: May 2016

Week 10 Mets Pitching Review: Matz Keeps Rolling

A review of the latest turn through the Mets starting rotation: Name InningsThe Hits Runs (Earned Runs) Strikeouts Walks ERA (Season) WHIP (Season) Quality Start? Matt Harvey (3-7) 5.0 8 5(5) 1 2 6.08 1.69 No (10/3) Steven Matz (7-1) 8.0 4 0(0) 7 1 2.36 0.99 Yes (8/7) Jacob deGrom (3-1) 7.0 3 1(1) 7 3 2.81 1.19 Yes (8/5) Noah Syndergaard (5-2) 2.1 2 0(0) 3 0 1.87 0.97 No (10/8) Bartolo Colon...

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Harvey Regains Rare Form In 1-0 Memorial Day Win

The Dark Knight finally saw some light at the end of the tunnel with a two hit 1-0 shutout over the wilting Chicago White Sox. It may not have been the better team from the Windy City, but this victory was shades of vintage Matt Harvey, and for the first time in 10 starts, he made it to the 7th inning – and even managed to get the win thanks to a well timed home run. How sweet it must have felt...

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MMO Fan Shot: Super Joe, the Mets’ Everyman

An MMO Fan Shot by Michael R. Ebert Before the days of the Dark Knight, Thor and Captain America, the New York Mets had a different kind of superhero: Super Joe McEwing. Unlike today’s crop of blue-and-orange heroes, McEwing’s super power was not dominance. In fact, he wasn’t even a starter. Rather, he was a utility man capable of playing almost every position on the diamond – with an energy,...

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Mets Minors Recap: T.J. Rivera Extends Hit Streak To 17 Games

Memphis Redbirds 9 vs. Las Vegas 51s (27-23) 3 BOX SCORE The 51s lost to the Cardinals Triple-A Affiliate by a 9-3 final score. Dilson Herrera (2B) 0 for 4, .276/ .320/ .492 Gavin Cecchini (SS) 0 for 4, run scored, .293/ .374/ .379 T.J. Rivera (LF) 2 for 3, with a run scored, BB, .374/ .409/ .549 Danny Muno (1B) 2 for 4, 3B, 2 RBI, .224/ .408/ .310 The 51s had a quiet night with bats, only...

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Neil Walker Continues To Mash Left-Handed Pitching

Prior to this year, one of the biggest knocks on Neil Walker was that even though he was a switch hitter, he oftentimes struggled from the right side of the plate. However, he’s put those criticisms to rest and is thriving as a right-handed hitter. Albeit in a smaller sample size, Walker, is batting to a .325/.372/.750 slash from the right side of the plate. Batting from the left side, he...

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