Dear Mr. Murphy, As a gay man, life-long Mets fan, and father of a budding Mets fan, I feel compelled to reach out to you, as you have certainly reached me with your feelings regarding my family. To me, you are a great baseball player who has demonstrated commitment and determination when faced with adversity. I have followed you in your quest to become an All-Star second baseman and truly...
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The Mets aren’t the only ones in the division talking about stacked rotations, October baseball and winning a championship. Last week, Bryce Harper of the Nationals did some touting of his own. “It’s absolutely stupid how good our staff is. To add a Cy Young, to add a guy that’s unbelievable in the postseason… Where’s my ring? I’m going to bring back a title to D.C. no...
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Some good news out of Port St. Lucie as first baseman Lucas Duda finally hit off a batting tee on Wednesday. It was the first time he’s swung a bat in almost four weeks since straining an intercostal muscle near his rib cage. Duda received a cortisone shot for the strain, which he dealt with once before during the 2013 season. The Mets first baseman is expected to participate in regular batting...
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The first of three Mets billboards scheduled to go up made its debut today in Port St. Lucie near the Mets Spring Training complex at Tradition Field on I-95. Reporter Jon Santucci of TC Palm took the first photo this afternoon, and I’m told we’ll be getting the official photos later today from Gary Palumbo, the Met fan who spearheaded the @MetsBillboard initiative via KickStarter....
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David Wright was a guest of Mike Lupica on ESPN Radio on Wednesday afternoon and had some bold things to say. Rather than dedicate another post to what Wright said, I decided to just update this post from earlier today. Wright basically told Lupica that it’s time to do more than just talking and said he agreed with Terry Collins that this team is capable of tacking on ten more wins this...
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