Kelly Johnson did the unthinkable last night, hitting a two-run game tying blast in the bottom of the ninth inning. Hope arose throughout Citi Field that our Metropolitans would somehow find a way to win this game. That same hope though died in the 12th inning. In what was Johnson’s biggest hit since returning to the Mets, it all went to waste as the Mets fell by a score of 3-2. The team...
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Travis d’Arnaud had a nightmare of a game for the New York Mets as they were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 5-3 Tuesday night. Whether it be the D-Backs running at will against Travis or his inability to hit, it was a game to forget for the Mets backstop. D’Arnaud looks like a player constantly overmatched when in the field and at the plate as of late. Five stolen...
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The Curse of Expectations: How Mets Rotation Is Perceived vs How Good It Actually Is New York Mets fans became aware of the incessant expectations set in place for their team’s starting rotation beginning early in Spring Training. All one had to do was google “Mets greatest rotation ever” to find discussion of the subject in favor of such an argument. It was obviously premature yet it had some...
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(Jacob Resnick/MetsMinors.Net) Colombia Fireflies (52-62) 3 vs. Greenville Drive (58-55) 2 BOX SCORE J.C. Rodriguez 2B: 2 for 4, 2B .234/.294/.341 Eudor Garcia DH: 3 for 4, 2 2B, RBI, R, K .252/.298/.409 Dash Winningham 1B: 1 for 4, RBI, K .234/.282/.371 Dash Winningham drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth. Eudor Garcia collected two doubles and drove in RBI number thirteen with...
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3 Up 1. Mr. Clutch For the second time in a week, the Mets were able to avoid being swept because of the bat of Neil Walker. Yesterday, it was Walker who hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning off of Francisco Rodriguez which gave the Mets a 3-1 lead. Walker has continued his tear by hitting .469 in his last 12 games with three home runs and nine RBI. Over the weekend Walker...
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