Michael Conforto returned to the third spot in the lineup Sunday against the Brewers and delivered, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a walk, knocking a double, triple, and home run. He was a single shy of the cycle when he came up to bat in the 8th inning but popped out. “It’s all the same for me,” Conforto said after Sunday’s game about moving in the...
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Everybody has a breaking point and after Sunday’s debacle in Milwaukee, I believe I’ve reached mine. I’m also praying that Sandy Alderson has reached his breaking point as well. As currently constructed, this team is not a playoff caliber team, not even close. We have a rotation that is seriously underwhelming and a bullpen that is hemorrhaging and bleeding out. Injuries have...
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Asdrubal Cabrera was not in the lineup Sunday against the Brewers for the Mets’ excruciating 11-9 loss due to a sore left thumb, the one he injured last week diving for a ball. When asked if he would be placed on the disabled list, Cabrera said he would take it day by day. “It depends on how long it stays like this,” Cabrera said. “We’ll see how I feel...
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Three important Mets that are working their way back from injuries are Lucas Duda, Travis d’Arnaud, and Steven Matz. The first of those men, Duda, could return to the Bigs this weekend against the Brewers according to Sandy Alderson. Duda, who suffered a hyper-extended elbow earlier this season, has hit .238 with four home runs and seven RBI in 13 games. He was on track for a return last...
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The Mets won 6-1 last night and while all the starters except Curtis Granderson and Zack Wheeler had a hit, it was the guys at the top of the lineup that stood out. Michael Conforto went 2-for-5 in the leadoff spot, hitting a double and a solo home run, scoring twice. In 21 starts this year, Conforto is batting .333 (27-81) with eight home runs, 19 RBI and 20 runs scored. His OPS sits at a...
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