In an effort to align their best pitchers against their division rivals, the Washington Nationals will skip Max Scherzer’s scheduled start tomorrow and instead pitch Saturday as reported by James Wagner of the Washington Post. Doing this will align Scherzer, Jordan Zimmerman and Stephen Strasburg to face the mets twice in the final month of the season. Gio Gonzalez will star tomorrow in...
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Last night’s game showcased the magic of this Metropolitan team. This army of misfit toys has been assembled to make a legitimate run and fans are seeing that night-in and night-out. One of the quirkiest and most energetic soldiers in the army is Daniel Murphy, the position-less boy wonder who knows how to swing a piece of lumber. Murphy, who got off to a slow start in 2015 after getting hurt in...
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I thought I saw the end of my favorite player. On August 15th, 2009, David Wright stood in the box against Matt Cain, down 0-2 in the count. Cain unleashed a 93 MPH fastball up and in. It quickly escaped the safe realm of chin music and escalated into a weapon capable of incredible destruction. The ball thudded loudly against the helmet, resulting in an audible gasp from the stadium and then an...
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Where do most people hope to be 14 months after they leave college? Some want to travel the world. Others want to have a job they love or one that pays the mortgage. Michael Conforto enjoyed his time at Oregon State where he dominated the Pac-12 Conference while batting at the heart of the Beavers lineup. However, he was ready for something more, and he wasn’t going to wait. Where is...
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For as long as I can remember, I have been a Mets fan. My grandfather began cheering the Mets on in 1962, hungry for a National League New York team to root for since his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers departed for California. My parents were married in September of 1986 and gleefully recall watching the World Series on patio furniture inside their first home. I was born six years later and my...
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