In what seemed like an absolute must-win game for a team who is fighting to stay relevant in the Wild Card race, they took care of business. Coming from an unlikely place, Alejandro De Aza provided half the offense on a night they would score 10 runs. A man who had been tossed aside by many early on in the season and rightfully so, has come around at a time when the Mets needed it most. De Aza...
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3 Up 1. De Aza’s Da Man Coming into Thursday night’s series finale against the Cardinals, Alejandro De Aza had been mired in a 4-34 slump over his last 16 games. Due to Jay Bruce’s calf injury, De Aza got the start in center and it paid dividends almost immediately. De Aza robbed a homerun in the bottom half of the first inning, and then went on to go 2-4, including a huge three-run home run off...
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d Jeff Francoeur’s tour of the National League East continues as the Miami Marlins acquired the veteran outfielder in a three-team swap. Frenchy has now played for every team in the NL East but the Washington Nationals. The Deal saw the Braves acquire minor league shortstop Dylan Moore from the Texas Rangers as well as minor league catcher/first baseman Matt Foley from the Marlins. In...
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The Amazin’ Metscast – Episode Seven In this week’s episode we give you the details you need to win your very own Jeurys Familia signed baseball courtesy of Steiner Sports ! We are also joined by Rich MacLeod of MLB.com as we discuss Yoenis Cespedes and his quotes this week regarding his opt-out clause and then backtracking. We also delve into the current state of the team and...
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For the second consecutive start, the New York Mets needed Jacob deGrom to be Jacob deGrom. Both times he failed to be the dominant pitcher he has been known to be. His line on the night was not pretty by any standards, pitching just 4.2 innings before being pulled from the game. He allowed five runs on the night while giving up 12 hits in the process. Jake walked two and struck out three as he...
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