Since 2001, the Brooklyn Cyclones have been the Mets short season single A affiliate. While one of the lowest rungs on the minor league ladder isn’t exactly the first place many would look to find can’t miss ballplayers, 52 major leaguers including current Mets Wilmer Flores, Jose Reyes and Hansel Robles all made an early stop in Brooklyn on their road to the show. This past week,...
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It has been a frustrating start for Jay Bruce in New York. With not much protection around him, he has been exposed at the plate and has struggled since joining the Mets. Prior to being traded to New York, Bruce was having a tremendous offensive campaign. He had been hitting to a .265/.316/.559 slash with 25 homers and 80 RBI in 97 games with the Cincinnati Reds. Bruce seemed well on his way to...
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On Monday night, the Mets dropped their fourth consecutive game to the lowly Arizona Diamondbacks. Bartolo Colon was not making the pitches he normally does and put the team in an early 3-0 hole in the first. The Mets went on to lose 10-6 as the pitching was unable to stop the last place D-Backs. “I think my pitches weren’t great this time, and they were kind of taking advantage of that,” Colon...
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Last week, the New York Mets sent out a press release announcing a new multi-year partnership with Porsche Cars North America. As part of the deal, the German car manufacturer will be given access to the Empire Level Suites as well as the former Acela Club. These two high-end assets will feature activation areas that showcase cars and other retail offerings from Porsche. The Porsche name-print...
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The New York Mets (59-59) fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-69) by a score of 10-6 on Monday night in Phoenix. The loss drops the Mets to 3 games back of both the St Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins in the NL Wild Card Race (the Mets also trail the Pirates by 2.5 games). Bartolo Colon struggled on the hill for the Mets, allowing 5 runs (2 earned) on 9 (hard) hits and 2 walks, striking out...
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