What a great feeling it is to watch the New York Mets climb out of their early season offensive woes, and seeing a host of different players contributing on a nightly basis. While most of the talk has been the recent power surge the Mets have had in their last ten games, a forgotten man at times has been that of shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who’s provided a reliable glove and steady bat so...
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What an amazing transformation Met fans are able to witness as Noah Syndergaard is quickly blossoming into the conversation as one of the best starting pitchers in the game. Syndergaard is rounding into quite a complete pitcher, featuring an arsenal of plus pitches in his four-seam fastball, sinker, changeup, curveball, and his new toy, a slider. What’s even more amazing is that Syndergaard...
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If anyone would’ve guessed that Matt Harvey would start the year winless in his first three starts, and be in the bottom third of qualifying pitchers in ERA, well then maybe you should play the Power-Ball. For everyone else, Harvey’s first three starts to the 2016 season have been filled with early promise, only to crumble in the middle innings. It’s interesting to note that during the first...
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With the Mets 6-5 win in Friday night’s contest with the Cleveland Indians, RHP Bartolo Colon notched his 219th career victory. He moves up the career wins list and is now tied for 77th all-time. Another achievement took place with win number 219 however, as Colon tied fellow Dominican native, former Met, and Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez for second all-time in wins by a Dominican-born...
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I know this was already addressed on MMO in an article by John Delcos, but I have a somewhat different take on the issue, and that’s what makes this site so special anyway – the wide range of opinions on so many different Mets matters. So Terry Collins knows his team plays hard and knows the effort his group of 25-players put forth in every game. It’s akin to a proud parent...
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