With the trade deadline only 10 days away, everyone is wondering what big moves the Mets can make to jump start the club and get them back to being the team we saw during the final two months of the 2015 season. That’s all well and good but not as simplistic as it would seem. The thing is, we are looking at two very different teams and as the old saying goes, no two seasons are ever alike....
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With the reluctance of Yoenis Cespedes to play center field citing the wear and tear on his legs and more specifically his strained quad, Terry Collins and the Mets find themselves in a bit of a conundrum. The issue is that versus a right-handed pitcher, Collins prefers to have Cespedes, Michael Conforto and Curtis Granderson in the lineup and of the three, the team views Cespedes as their most...
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Red Sox prospect Yoan Moncada hit the go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the World Team beat Team USA by the score of 11-3 in the All-Star Futures Game on Sunday. Moncada, the top ranked MLB prospect, took home the Futures Game MVP Award as the World team snapped a six-game losing streak in the top prospects showcase. New York Mets prospects Dilson Herrera and Amed Rosario were not...
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I can hardly stand to watch another Daniel Murphy plate appearance, especially when there are men on base. The sour taste in my mouth and the anxiety that comes with each passing RBI single, double or home run is terribly indescribable. Murphy did it again on Saturday night, driving in four runs to extend the Nationals’ first place lead to five games. And I guess what stings more than...
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A quick update on comments Terry Collins made this afternoon regarding who he will start in the All Star Game next Tuesday in San Diego. Noah Syndergaard will indeed pitch in the All Star Game. “He deserves it and the world needs to see him,” Collins said.”The world needs to see him” As for who will start, Collins says he hasn’t made that decision yet. “They...
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