Fans, writers, and teams tend to get overly excited when a player gets off to a fast start. This exact thing has happened with Justin Turner. He has been on fire since his first appearance this year on April 19th against the Houston Astros. In 21 games, Turner has hit .333 with a .492 SLG%. He also has 15 RBI and he set ht Mets rookie record with an RBI in seven consecutive games. Turner has...
Read MoreDavid Wright’s last game was May 15th, exactly one week ago, and since then, the Mets are 3-2. Pretty good considering the team has also been missing Ike Davis for longer. Despite a good showing and a winning record, the Mets offense is struggling mightily and we all have the pitching to thank for keeping the team afloat. Justin Turner’s red-hot past two weeks have been deservedly...
Read MoreGame Summary Mets took an early lead but just got completely out slugged by the Bronx Bombers. Capuano got hit hard in his start, bullpen gave up a run, and Reyes and Turner led the Mets to three runs. However, Mets lose game two of the Subway Series 7-3. Game Notes What looked like was going to be a good start to the game for the Mets in the first inning, quickly became mute once the sandbox of...
Read MoreFor several weeks now, there has been a lot of talk about when Matt Harvey will be bumped up to Binghamton. According to sources, It may not be long from now. Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, reports that the Mets could call up Matt Harvey up to Binghamton around June 1st. As I’ve said, Matt Harvey’s real test will come when he is called up to Binghamton, because from there, he will...
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What a wonderful feeling it was to wake up this morning and find the Mets are finally at .500 again. As I wrote yesterday, I feel strongly that the Mets can win two out of three or even sweep the Yankees this weekend, and last night only confirmed that for me. The Mets also creeped out of last place and into fourth place just 1.5 games behind the Braves for third place. Small steps – small...
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