At the conclusion of the 2005 season, one in which the New York Mets jumped from 71 wins in 2004 to 83, the team needed to fill several holes in order to compete in the National League East. The team traded for slugging first baseman Carlos Delgado. Traded Mike Cameron to the San Diego Padres for Xavier Nady. Signed free-agent relievers in Chad Bradford, Darren Oliver and closer Billy Wagner....
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It’s always tough to watch your team go through the motions in a season, knowing full well that any remote chance of making the postseason grows slimmer and slimmer with each passing loss. The New York Mets have flirted with fans throughout the 2017 season; offering glimpses of hope while playing sound baseball in spurts. However, this team has played a real life version of Dr. Jekyll and...
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The New York Mets were staring at an uphill battle after their West Coast trip facing the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. Prior to their three-game set with the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park, the club was 10.5 games back of the first place Washington Nationals, and 11 games back of a Wild Card spot. With three games against the aforementioned Marlins and three at home with the...
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With their fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft, the New York Mets selected Kennesaw State right-hander Tony Dibrell. Dibrell, 21, has a solid build and frame, standing six-foot-three, and 190 pounds. He features a four-pitch arsenal: fastball, slider, curveball and changeup. His fastball touches 96, but primarily the right-hander sits in the 92-94 m.p.h. range. The young...
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This wasn’t the way it was supposed to be for Rick Ankiel. Gifted with a golden left arm that could blow hitters away with his mid-90s fastball or his wicked curveball, Ankiel was primed to be the next great starting pitcher for years to come. Selected in the second round of the 1997 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, Ankiel had only one thought: to be the very best in the game. Ankiel...
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