Is there anything as sweet in a baseball game than poetic justice? The symmetry of the game only adds to the allure of baseball as two teams get 27 outs each to score as many runs as they can. It’s a formula that has remained unchanged for over 100 years. But what I really love about baseball is all the unpredictable nuances that change from game to game, mostly fueled by the spirit of...
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The Mets confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that Seth Lugo has a partial tear of the UCL and he received a platelet rich plasma injection at the Hospital for Special Surgery, this morning. The plan for now is that Lugo will be shut down for two weeks before starting a throwing program. Surgery still remains an option, the team says. But that will be dependent on the success of the PRP injection, the...
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The New York Mets (1-0) opened their season with a convincing 6-0 shutout win over the Atlanta Braves (0-1) in front of a sell-out crowd at Citi Field on Monday. The turnout of 44,384 fans is the second-largest regular season crowd in Citi Field history. Latest Mets News: The Mets improved to 36-20 (.643) on Opening Day and continue to have the best winning percentage on Opening Day in the...
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With Seth Lugo having been officially placed on the disabled list all the chips have fallen into place and here is your official 2017 Opening Day Roster for the New York Mets. Catchers Travis d’Arnaud Rene Rivera Infielders Asdrubal Cabrera Lucas Duda Wilmer Flores Ty Kelly Jose Reyes T.J. Rivera Neil Walker Outfielders Jay Bruce Yoenis Cespedes Michael Conforto Curtis Granderson Starting...
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Let’s call a spade a spade. If you had asked anyone in the Mets front office in December, nobody would have predicted that right fielder Jay Bruce would be on the Mets Opening Day roster this year. Sandy Alderson didn’t hide the fact that he and his staff worked tirelessly to try and trade Bruce and his $13 million contract this past offseason, but this winter’s market...
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