While the usual suspects in the media and the folks at the Whinery continue to drum up fear and using flawed logic to push their agenda that the Mets will not escape from Los Angeles alive, I’d urge you to mute out that sort of noise pollution and word vomit. First of all, the Mets team that faced Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke earlier this season is not the same much stronger Mets team...
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Mets LHP Steven Matz tossed a five-inning simulated game this morning at the Mets Complex in Port St. Lucie. The rookie southpaw threw 80 pitches and according to Treasure Coast reporter Jon Santucci who was on hand, Matz was consistently hitting 93-94 MPH with his fastball. Definitely a great sign. Matz told a group of reporters after the outing that his back felt fine and that the team will...
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly heaped plenty of praise on the Mets young trio of Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Matt Harvey before his team’s workout Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. “Those guys are really good,” said Mattingly, the former Yankees star entering his third straight postseason with the Dodgers. “We’ve been looking at them for the last couple...
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On December 2nd, 2013 the New York Mets decided to non-tender then-utility infielder Justin Turner. Essentially, the Mets front office decided to release Turner because he was due a raise in arbitration that would have paid him $750 thousand dollars. However, after a tide of shock and dismay by Mets fans on social media, two days later the team leaked rumors that the real reason they cut Turner...
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XtreemIcon – Adrian Gonzalez. The Dodgers, like the Mets, are built on their tremendous starting pitching and will need their offense to come through to win. The Mets are throwing three RHP in the series and A-Gon has an .850 OPS against righties. No one else in the lineup comes close to threatening like A-Gon does. Brian Greenzang – To me there is no Dodger to fear more than Clayton...
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