Here in D.C. watching the Mets score 11 runs en route to their second straight win over the Nationals, I noticed that they did it in a very pre-launch angle way — without a single home run. They did it with purposeful at-bats creating deep pitch counts and using the whole field to spray hits around the park the way the founding fathers of this great game intended offenses to cook when they...
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They didn’t bat No.2/No. 3 in the lineup but even so, Binghamton Rumble Pony fans watching the Mets play on television Saturday in Washington may have experienced a feeling of deja vu. That’s because New York Met neophytes Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso were tearing up the Washington pitchers at Nationals Park. Just one year ago, the hard hitting duo were flashing their offensive...
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Noah Syndergaard was not like his September 2018 self yesterday. Noah did a good job of pitching inside last season, something Dave Eiland has been preaching since being hired. Noah did a good job of pitching in to left handed hitters yesterday but for righties, it was a different story. The third inning was probably the most difficult inning for Noah. He gave up a homer to Victor Robles and a...
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To begin what is sure to be a tough and intense season, the New York Mets have thrown top first base prospect Pete Alonso straight into the fire, slotting him in the two-hole on Opening Day for his Major League debut against Max Scherzer, and putting him in that spot again yesterday against Stephen Strasburg. The Mets have shown an enormous amount of confidence in the 24-year-old slugger,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Yesterday, the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 11-8. Noah Syndergaard went six innings and gave up four runs, seven hits, and struck out seven. Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Wilson Ramos and J.D. Davis led the offense, all collecting two RBI. Edwin Diaz came in to relieve Seth Lugo, throwing one pitch to earn the save. Today, Zack Wheeler and the Mets will...
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