When Mike Piazza was inducted into the Hall of Fame yesterday, he became the 14th ex-Met to gain enshrinement into Cooperstown– and only the second player to go in orange and blue. The Mets have seen an alumnus inducted in each of the last three seasons; first with Tom Glavine in 2014 and then with Pedro Martinez last season. This is by far the most significant for the team, since Piazza...
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“He was good. Until he went to the Mets.” If you’re a Mets fan, there’s a solid chance you say or hear that sentence at least ten times per year. The Mets have had several notable occurrences of “He Was Good Until He Went To The Mets” syndrome over their five decades of play, and countless players have fallen prey to it. When the Mets turned 50, they released...
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Mets fans will be watching for many things as the second-half unfolds: The standings, the trade market, Zack Wheeler’s return, and many other occurrences that are bound to spur. One of the more overlooked story lines will be Yoenis Cespedes’ pursuit of the Mets’ single-season home run record. “Yo” currently has 21 home runs in 80 games played. He would need another...
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The Mets were just a .500 team in the first half of the 2015 season. It wasn’t until the second half of last year that the team transformed itself into the juggernaut that would eventually win the National League pennant and earn a trip to the World Series. This year, the Mets will hope for the same second-half outcome– and they will face a favorable route to doing so. The Mets have...
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Terry Collins announced on Friday that Bartolo Colon will be named to the NL All-Star Team. This makes the former Cleveland Indian and Montreal Expo this year’s oldest All-Star, and will surely be one of the most talked about players in San Diego. This is the first time that Colon has made a NL All-Star team and the fourth time overall he’s made the Midsummer Classic. His first nod...
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