Despite having not pitched in 11 days, Mets right-hander Matt Harvey delivered six scoreless innings on Friday night against the Boston Red Sox. Harvey struck out eight batters in a solid 103 pitch effort and wanted to remain in the game, but manager Terry Collins thought otherwise and gave his ace the hook. “He wanted to throw another inning,” Collins said. “And I just said,...
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Fate may have dealt the Washington Nationals a fatal blow on Thursday night when leadoff man Denard Span went on the disabled list with inflammation in his left hip. The Nats may have beaten the Padres by a score of 4-2 last night to remain 6.5 games behind the Mets, but it was a costly win to be sure. The Nationals were counting on Span to give the team a boost as they tried to catch the Mets...
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It’s astonishing, every single day the Mets are finding new ways to win. It used to be the exact opposite, but now it’s pretty safe to say that these Mets are an unstoppable force. For those fans who never stopped believing and saw this coming there’s no greater reward, and for the other fans who only now can see just how good this Mets team is, welcome aboard. It doesn’t...
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Mets rookie left-hander Steven Matz will make a final rehab start with Double-A Binghamton on Monday, the team confirmed on Thursday. Matz will be activated from the disabled list the following day when rosters expand on September 1. Making his third rehab start for Double-A Binghamton, Matz tossed six shutout innings on Wednesday, allowing just one hit, walking none and striking out six...
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Gregg asks.. Quick Pitching, Bat Flips, Stare Downs, Styling, Showboating? Maybe I’m wrong, but don’t you think it’s a bit early and presumptuous for the Mets to be doing those things before they’ve won anything? At least when the Phillies were doing those things, they had won the World Series to back it up. What have we won? Do we really want to put a target on our backs...
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