Author: John Delcos

Harvey Embraces His Role As Stopper

Matt Harvey did what aces are expected to do, which was pick up his struggling Mets when they needed him most with a 4-0 gem on Friday night over the Washington Nationals. He became the fifth player in Mets history to win his first five starts of a season. The Mets went into the game losers of three straight to watch their once sizable lead over the Nationals dwindle down to five games (4.5 over...

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Mets Have An Early Must Win Series Against the Nationals

While it is still early in the season, it is NOT premature for the Mets to approach this weekend’s series with Washington with a sense of urgency and purpose. It would be wrong to call it critical, just as it would be to say it is like any other series. Clearly, it is not. Earlier this week the Mets held an unlikely eight-game lead over the Nationals in the NL East. It is now down to six. Who...

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Harvey Wanted It So Bad He Could Taste It

As I watched Matt Harvey pitch for the Mets on Saturday against the Yankees, I couldn’t help but wonder: Was he showing off for his future bosses? I have little doubt from his body language there’s little question to the matter of showing up his current boss. Please don’t say Harvey someday toiling for the Yankees has not crossed your mind. How could it not? It definitely must have crossed the...

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Ya Gotta Believe… Again!

“You gotta believe,” said an enthusiastic Michael Cuddyer, after the Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Monday. He had no idea he had the conjured up the most beloved rallying cry in franchise history, writes David Lennon of Newsday. “You got to believe you’re a good team.” Steve Serby of the New York Post says the genesis of this latest conjuring of...

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We Need To See More Of Fred Wilpon

I figured Mets owner Fred Wilpon would be around Tradition Field Monday afternoon considering commissioner Rob Manfred was in Port St. Lucie. What you didn’t expect was for Wilpon to talk with manager Terry Collins in his office for about 20 minutes after the game. Collins said Wilpon would be a regular presence during spring training. Let’s hope so. And, let’s hope he doesn’t fade once the...

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