What a performance by right-hander Dillon Gee on Wednesday night in his return to the rotation after missing nearly two months to a strained right lat. Gee stymied the Atlanta Braves for seven innings, holding them to one run on six hits while walking one and striking out four. “I felt like I was making my debut all over again,” Gee said. Gee hit the ground running, facing the...
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With another mighty swing of his bat, Travis d’Arnaud smacked his sixth homer of the season last night, a two-run shot in the seventh that led to a 4-1 victory for the Mets and their fourth straight win – a new season high. The Mets catcher is as responsible for this recent Mets turnaround as anyone else and in the last two weeks since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas, the team...
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In an article for ESPN Insider, Jim Bowden proposes four different blockbuster trades he would like to see happen before the deadline and one of the trades involves the Mets and A’s. Mets receive: LHP Tommy Milone, RHP Ryan Cook and 1B Nate Freiman A’s receive: 2B Daniel Murphy and RHP Bartolo Colon A’s GM Billy Beane already made one blockbuster deal, but why stop there? The...
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The New York Mets today announced a “2 for $28” promotion in honor of Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy’s selection to his first All-Star Game to be played in Minneapolis on July 15. Beginning Tuesday, July 8 and for the remainder of the homestand running through Sunday, July 13 vs. the Miami Marlins, fans can take advantage of this unique offer to receive two Field Level tickets for...
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Congratulations to the New York Mets on their 4,000th win in franchise history. And a nice job by their PR department on the above graphic, although I would have had one player to represent each decade of their history. Perhaps two-time All Star second baseman Ron Hunt to represent the 1960’s or even the original Mr. Met, Ed Kranepool. 4,000 wins is certainly a milestone, but hardly...
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