Sandy Alderson said David Wright rode a stationary bike on Monday and is now on track to return when his 15-day DL stint is up, reports Zach Braziller of the New York Post. Wright is eligible to return and be activated on April 30, when the Mets open a four-game series against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field. April 20 The Mets placed David Wright on the DL after he pulled his right...
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4 Up 1. A Significant Start The Mets have pulled off there second straight sweep and eighth straight win, taking 4 out of 4 from the Miami Marlins. The Mets are now 10-3 on the season which has only happened twice before in team history, in 1986 and in 2006, when they won the NL East and and went to the playoffs. While post-season results were drastically different for both of those teams,...
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This week will officially go down as the weirdest in Mets history. 8 wins in a row. First undefeated opening homestand in franchise history. First place. Finally beating the damn Marlins for once. Scoring runs at Citi Field! Ejections, catcher’s interference, (failed) challenges up the wazoo, beanballs, comebacks and Bartolo Colon RBIs. The Mets usually never make my job easy. This week,...
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Matt Harvey had an excuse for Sunday’s mediocre performance by his standards. He was sick for a couple of days. It affected his sleeping and his ability to comfortably swallow. (Adam Rubin, ESPN) The illness intensified on Sunday so he texted a Mets trainer at 7:30 AM. But despite that, he still decided to make his scheduled start. Harvey battled through six innings, giving up four runs,...
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Citi Field opened it’s gates for the first time in 2009. The Mets were coming off a second disappointing finish in a row to their season that saw them just miss the playoffs on the final game of the season. The Mets still won 89 games and had high hopes for their team entering Citi’s Inagural season. The 2009 Mets did not help welcome it’s fans to their new stadium and take...
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