Month: July 2018

Jacob DeGrom Again a Martyr in Hollow Loss

Since April 16, the New York Mets are 5-12 in games that Jacob deGrom has started in. With a 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres last night, deGrom is now just 5-5 on the season. But if you’ve been watching this team, even if for just three weeks in this lousy, miserable season, you would know that there isn’t a single baseball player who has been as badly burned by his teammates as...

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Mets Minors Recap: Kay Excelling in St. Lucie

Clearwater 3 (50-48), St. Lucie 0 (38-58) Box Score LHP Anthony Kay (2-2, 1.42 ERA): 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K RHP Trey Cobb (3-1, 7.94 ERA): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K LHP Seth Davis (1-0, 3.38 ERA): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 K Kay turned in another strong start in his fourth outing for St. Lucie. It was the second consecutive start where Kay failed to allow an earned run. He’s now given up just...

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Morning Briefing: Wheeler Looks to Boost That Trade Value

Good morning Mets fans! Last night, the team fell to the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Citi Field. Tonight, Zack Wheeler takes the mound looking to even up the series against LHP Eric Lauer at 7:10 pm at Citi Field. Latest Mets News Jacob deGrom is the first pitcher in major league history to go through the first 20 starts of the season with an ERA below 2.00 (1.71) yet have less than seven wins (5)...

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Game Recap: Padres Defeat Mets 3-2 Aided by Fielding Miscues

The New York Mets (40-57) fell to the San Diego Padres (42-61) to the score of 3-2 on Monday night at Citi Field. In the end, it was fielding miscues and poor situational hitting that led to the Mets demise. Attendance was reported at 21,731. Pitching Jacob deGrom continued to pitch at an elite level on Monday night at Citi Field. deGrom took advantage of the aggressive Padres hitting strategy...

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Daily News Cuts Newsroom In Half, Trims Sports Section to Nine Writers

The New York Daily News on Monday cut their editorial team by 50 percent, and trimmed their sports section down from 35 members to nine. Some of the casualties include columnist John Harper and reporters Christian Red, Frank Isola, Peter Botte and Mike Mazzeo, who penned tweets in light of the news thanking their readers for following them all these years. “Word is everywhere, obviously,...

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