Today I wrap up opening weekend by featuring former Mets closer Skip Lockwood who talks about his book “Insight Pitch: My Life as a Major League Closer.” Skip remembers the late former teammates Ed Charles and Rusty Staub, talks about his transition as a starting pitcher to a reliever, and being part of the subject of the book “Ball Four” as a member of the Seattle Pilots. I also talk about...
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3 UP 1. Aces High If you dig deeper into the numbers, the Mets most likely path to the postseason will be through Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom winning 60 percent or more of their games while the rest of the staff treads water. If the Mets can accomplish that, this is a team that can win near 90 games and make the postseason. Given those parameters, this season could not have gotten off to...
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The 2018 New York Mets’ season is barely underway and there is already a marked difference — and feeling — between the Terry Collins regime and the era of Mickey Callaway. If you look at the Opening Day roster for New York, you will notice that a couple surprising players made the team. Jacob Rhame and Phillip Evans, both long shots to make the Mets 25-man roster, earned spots with...
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Juan Lagares wasn’t even supposed to start in center field on Sunday. When Brandon Nimmo was scratched with flu like symptoms, however, Lagares made the most out of his last minute start by recording three hits. This came on the heels of him going 2-for-4 with a run scored Saturday. “I’m starting to feel a little better,” Lagares said. “It’s always good when you get an opportunity to do...
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Steven Matz finished his spring on a high note, but that late success didn’t translate into his first start of the regular season. On Sunday, the left-hander labored through a ton of pitches, lacked conviction and placement and his velocity was nothing to write home about. “The main thing was, maybe I was trying to do a little too much out there,” said Matz, who gave up three runs and four...
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