Mets fans haven’t gotten to cheer on pitcher Zack Wheeler in quite some time, since last September 25 to be exact. He hasn’t made a start since then due to his recovery from Tommy John Surgery which he had this past spring, but he’s still found a way to help this Mets team enormously in 2015. On July 29 the Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers were about as close as you could get to solidifying a deal...
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Three game series against National League East division rival Washington Nationals. Three comeback wins. Seven game lead in NL East division standings. Two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for National League first round home field advantage, with possible second round home field if the St. Louis Cardinals are upset in the first round. The New York Mets are riding high. Here are five...
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Mets right-handed starter Zack Wheeler, who underwent Tommy John surgery last March, is making progress on his rehab from the operation reports Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. The Mets open up a four game series with the Braves and Wheeler will visit with the team at Turner Field during the duration of the series while spending a couple weeks in his native Atlanta. Wheeler is now throwing on flat...
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Just wanted to update this earlier post by alerting you to a fantastic article by Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal who writes: “Even after allowing seven runs in 5 1/3 innings to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night, Harvey has thrown the ninth-fewest pitches per inning of any pitcher in baseball with at least 26 starts. He tossed 15.1 pitches an inning in 2013, suggesting he...
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“We’re in an enviable position” – Kelly Johnson They certainly are. Something special is going on in Queens. These Mets refuse to ever roll over and die when down by any amount. Who would think that for the third consecutive game against the team chasing them for the National League East pennant that they would come back in such stunning fashion and win the way that they...
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