So far this season, the New York Mets are enjoying their highest average attendance since Citi Field opened in 2009. Here is how the Mets’ average attendance has looked over the last six years during Sandy Alderson’s tenure: 2011 – 30,108 (-2,293) 2012 – 28,035 (-2,073) 2013 – 26,695 (-1,340) 2014 – 24,860 (-1,835) 2015 – 31,725 (+6,865) 2016...
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He has only played six games this season, but Jose Reyes has already hit a surprising three homers since joining the Mets. While starting at third base, Reyes blasted two home runs yesterday, providing the team with their only offense on the day in a 3-2 loss to Washington. “It’s sort of a surprise when I hit a homer,” Reyes said. “I don’t hit too many, but when I go to home plate, I just try to...
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For the second consecutive start, Steven Matz threw seven innings but came up empty in the win column. Daniel Murphy again helped the Nationals the Mets with a 3-2 victory, taking three of the four-game series. The 25 year-old southpaw allowed three runs over his seven innings on the mound. He allowed six hits while walking four batters and striking out five. The home run ball from Murphy got...
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The first-half of the 2016 season is in the books and we take a look at the state of the Mets at the break. After losing 3 of 4 to the Nationals, I talk about some of the revisionist history going on with the Mets not signing Daniel Murphy. Mets reporter and fan Rich Coutinho of 98.7 ESPN talks about the biggest surprises and disappointments of the first half, and what to expect from the Mets in...
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The New York Mets (47-41) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (54-36) by a score of 3-2 at Citi Field Sunday afternoon. The loss will leave the Mets 6 games behind the Nationals for the division lead heading into the break. Pitching: Steven Matz was on the mound for the Mets today and he had a nice game. After a little trouble in the early innings, Matz settled in and pitched seven innings...
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