If Jacob deGrom’s Monday night start against the San Diego Padres was his last as a New York Met, it almost wouldn’t feel so bad. After the organization’s humiliating weekend rendered Yoenis Cespedes’ future in question, Noah Syndergaard on the disabled list, and Jeurys Familia on the Oakland Athletics for an underwhelming return, manager Mickey Callaway mismanaged a ninth-inning comeback...
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The New York Mets (40-57) fell to the San Diego Padres (42-61) to the score of 3-2 on Monday night at Citi Field. In the end, it was fielding miscues and poor situational hitting that led to the Mets demise. Attendance was reported at 21,731. Pitching Jacob deGrom continued to pitch at an elite level on Monday night at Citi Field. deGrom took advantage of the aggressive Padres hitting strategy...
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I have personally covered every Subway Series game since the inception of the Mets and Yankees squaring off for real in 1997. That first game was special for Met fans as Dave Mlicki spun a complete game shutout with Met fans cheering up a storm in the Bronx. But the Mike Piazza/ Roger Clemens subplot remains the signature theme of this series. These were 2 players who could not have been more...
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When I saw the Twitter explosion on Monday about Jacob deGrom I had to sit back and laugh because once again people just can’t see what is happening. Everyone involved in this situation handled it totally correctly and by that I mean deGrom, his agent and yes the Mets too. Please permit me to explain. The Mets are in control of the wheel here and as such, they would never trade him with...
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As many of you know by now, the starting lineup in the Midsummer Classic is merely a popularity contest. Inspired fans can vote several times for their favorite players resulting in some very questionable decisions. As Mets fans, I think we all remember 2013 when San Francisco Giants fans stuffed the ballots pushing Pablo Sandoval ahead of our beloved David Wright. It was clear that Wright...
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