The New York Mets (53-47) were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals (54-47) by a score of 5-4 Wednesday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Logan Verrett started for the Mets and was good. Not bad, not great… Good. He pitched 7 innings, allowing 3 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 7. His ERA now sits at 4.12 for the season. Addison Reed pitched the 8th and was brilliant...
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred was on ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike Thursday and was presented with some ideas fans had about improving baseball. One such idea regarded restricting the use of relief pitchers and, well, here’s what Manfred said: “I am in favor of something like that. We (MLB) spend a ton of time on this issue in the last few months… You know the problem with relief...
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The Chicago Cubs (57-37) defeated the New York Mets (50-44) by a score of 6-2 Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Offense: The 4th inning featured some two out hitting by the Mets, with James Loney and Travis d’Arnaud both knocking singles. Kelly Johnson then singled to center field (A HIT WITH RISP AND TWO OUTS?? NO KIDDING!), however an amazing throw from Jason Heyward in center field...
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The New York Mets (48-42) were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies (43-49) by a score of 4-2 Saturday night in Philadelphia. At the time of this article, the Nationals are beating the Pirates 6-0 in the 7th, and if they win, the Mets will be 7 games out of first place. Offense: In the third inning, Juan Lagares smacked a double to left and was moved to third on a Logan Verrett sac bunt. Jose...
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As the 2016 All Star break approaches, we are all getting ready to watch baseball’s best duke it out in San Diego. However, not all of them will be able to play, as many injured players are forced to watch from the sidelines. The All Star Game will feature many great players, but let’s take a look at those injured around the league who, if healthy, could have put up a good fight...
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