When I first learned that the Mets had traded Marlon Byrd to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vic Black and Dilson Herrera, I remember searching the internet for scouting reports on our haul and I came across an article on FanGraphs entitled Vic Black, Pirates Closer of the Future – or something like that. After reading it and before I even looked into Herrera, I remember thinking to myself,...
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Jon Niese had yet another disastrous start on Tuesday as the New York Mets were outslugged by the Philadelphia Phillies 14-8 at Citi Field. Niese allowed six earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two in five innings of work. The big blow was a three-run homer to Darin Ruf in a brutal five-run fifth inning. “He’s just leaving balls over the plate,” manager Terry Collins...
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Steven Matz will start in place of Noah Syndergaard on Saturday in Miami against the Marlins, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. The plan for Matz is to have him fill in for Syndergaard for one turn of the rotation and then the Mets will go to a six-man once Thor renters the rotation. Syndergaard has already tossed 152 innings this season, easily surpassing the 137 innings he pitched in...
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Wicked? Yes. Wicked Awesome! Michael Conforto just continues to look better and better the more he plays. Last night, he homered for the fourth time this season (second time at home) and finished the game going 2-for-2 with a walk. His opposite field solo home run in the fifth inning gave the Mets the lead, and in fact, three of his four home runs have given the Mets the lead or tied the game....
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WOR went behind the scenes and followed Mets Broadcaster Howie Rose around Citi Field for a night, providing baseball fans the opportunity to see some really unique and exclusive footage of Howie in his role as the radio voice of the Mets. This short documentary features some candid shots of Howie , and allows him to share his thoughts on his life long relationship with the team, the fans, and...
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