Author: Former Writer

Mets Lower Minors: DeGrom And Plawecki Shine, Montero Hits Innings Limit

St. Lucie 3, Fort Myers 0 Jacob DeGrom rocked in his FSL debut, leading St. Lucie to an easy 3 – 0 win. Key Players: Blake Forsythe – 0 for 2, 2 RBI Danny Muno –1 for 3, 2B, R, BB Cesar Puello – 1 for 4, 3B, R John Church – 2.0 IP, 3 K, 0 ER Jacob Degrom – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, H, 3 BB, 8 K Player Of The Game: Tip of the hat to Jake DeGrom for an awesome St Lucie debut. Special Note: RHP Rafael...

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Santana, Mets Demolished in 9-3 Loss To The Braves

In simple terms, Santana did not have a successful return to the mound in a 9-3 loss to the Braves on Saturday evening. Summary Well, Johan Santana made his return to the mound on Saturday evening to the tune of a broken guitar, to be nice about it. He was not technically hit hard, but he was hit frequently as a plethora of singles led to a plethora of runs. Santana lasted just four outs in this...

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What’s The Plan? The Mets Collapsed Right On Cue…

The Big Wind – The Pope – Fatcessa – The Louse That Roared Take your pick, they are all monikers for WFAN’s Mike Francesa, probably the most polarizing sportstalk host in New York and certainly the one who garners the highest ratings year in and year out. You can see Francesa chugging his Diet Coke in between his Mets rants on the YES Network. Every now and then...

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Mets Lower Minors: Robles Tosses A Near Perfecto, Maron Keeps On Raking!

St. Lucie 2, Palm Beach 1 Logan Verrett had a strong outing, and the bullpen held Palm Beach at bay in the 2-1 win Key Players: Blake Forsythe – 2 for 3, 1 double, 1 walk Alonzo Harris – 3 for 4, 1 run, 1 walk, 1 caught stealing Cesar Puello – 0 for 4, 2 strikeouts Danny Muno – 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout Logan Verrett – 6.1 IP, 4 hits, 1 run allowed, 1 walk, 5...

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Harvey Too Wild, Offense Too Anemic As Braves Shutout Mets 4-0

Matt Harvey, making his fourth career start for the Mets, was too wild and the Mets offense was shutdown in a 4-0 loss to the Braves at Citi Field. Harvey was plagued by walks tonight, as he allowed five bases on balls. The Mets rookie used his fastball much more than in his last start. Through his first three starts, Harvey threw his fastball 45% of the time, tonight it was over 70%. Luckily,...

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