The first half was a ride. From an 0-5 start, to 11 games under .500, to a 49-46 finish. With a rally pimp, a glove toss, Grimace, OMG and a dog eating hot dogs in between. The Mets sit in the third Wild Card spot at the break, a game ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres with 67 games to go. Overall, the offense hit. New York was fifth in runs scored in the National League,...
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Listen up. The trio of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling earned the best score ever en route to their first ranking at the top of Awful Announcing’s favorite MLB broadcast teams. GKR finished top five each time the web site asked its readers this question (six times in the last 10 years), including a second-place finish last season. More than 13,000 AA readers voted. Some 68...
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His age-34 season will likely best be remembered for the song, the post-game concert, and the OMG sign raised in the dugout after each Mets home run, but Jose Iglesias is providing plenty of memories on the field, too. The latest example was his two-run single that put New York ahead for good Wednesday in a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in front of 24,887 at Citi Field. He went...
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Jose Iglesias hit a tie-breaking, two-run single, Brandon Nimmo homered for the third straight game for the first time in his career and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 Wednesday at Citi Field. The Mets (46-45) have won four of five and beaten the Nats (42-51) seven out of nine times this season. In his final start before the All-Star break, Luis Severino (6-3) went 6 1/3...
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The snubs played like studs. Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor each homered and drove in three as the Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-5 Tuesday at Citi Field to start a six-game homestand that will complete the first half. The Mets (45-45) have won three out of four. Jose Quintana (4-5) tossed seven scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk while striking out five and retiring the...
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