The lead had dwindled to one. Closer Jeurys Familia yielded a leadoff single to the pesky Denard Span and was staring at the stern, focused face of former Met Angel Pagan. The speedy Pagan has flourished since his departure from Flushing for two forgettable experiments in Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez, netting a World Series ring in 2012 and about 40 million dollars in contract money from the...
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Like a shark senses blood in the water, a team will jump all over a pitcher when it detects a weakness, especially when it’s somebody such as the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard, who doesn’t have many. The book on Syndergaard is you can run on him. No, make that you can run all over him – that is, if you can get on base. Runners have been successful in all ten of their stolen base attempts against...
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It is fair to believe that if the Mets had won the Ben Zobrist sweepstakes this past offseason, this team would be vastly different than the one we currently see on the field today. John Harper of the NY Daily News takes a look at how Plan B became Plan A and worked out for the best. In early December, mere hours before Zobrist ultimately chose Chicago over New York, the Mets were considered the...
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The Mets had another exciting week and are off to a 5-1 start to the homestand. April is over, but May brings another terrific edition of Talkin’ Mets. This week I talk to Mark Rosenman, co-author of the book “Down on the Korner: Ralph Kiner and Kiner’s Korner.” Mark and Howie Karpin are the first to write a book about the popular post-game show that many Mets fans grew...
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The New York Mets (15-8) were defeated by the San Francisco Giants (13-13) by a score of 6-1 in the finale of a three game set. The Mets snapped an eight game winning streak on what was a rainy, dreary day at Citi Field. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard wasn’t his best on a rain soaked day in New York Sunday afternoon, as he was not able to keep the Mets winning streak alive. He allowed four runs in...
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