3 UP 1. Grandy Best In June In the month of June, Curtis Granderson has been the best hitter in the National League with a 203 wRC+. Overall, he hit .319/.448/.739 with three doubles, a triple, eight homers, and 13 RBI. This is a far cry from the .128/.174/.221 hitter we saw in April. Much like he’s done throughout his career, he’s built upon his poor Aprils and got better as the...
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Former Met Lenny Harris announced on Twitter that his friend and former Mets pitcher Anthony Young has died after slipping into a coma. Earlier this year, Young was diagnosed with an inoperable tumor in his brain stem. The 51-year-old former pitcher has been undergoing chemo therapy, and there had been promising reports the brain tumor has shrunk. Young is most famous for his major league...
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3 UP 1. Montero Is Good? The Mets have held onto Rafael Montero while useful pitchers like Gabriel Ynoa went to other organizations for a mere pittance. They held onto him even with him getting progressively worse and worse. With his being out of options, it seemed like push finally came to shove, and he would soon be an ex-Met. Then, due to a rash of injuries, Montero would get a last last last...
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3 UP 1. Bruce Increasing His Trade Value After a great April, Jay Bruce appeared to have regressed in May to be the player he has been over the past few seasons. When the calendar flipped to June, Bruce has turned the corner, and he has been playing at an All Star level yet again. In 18 games this month, he has hit .329/.370/.658 with seven homers and 13 RBI. If we’re being honest, with...
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Legendary Mets head groundskeeper Pete Flynn has passed away at the age of 79. An original Met, Flynn holds the distinction of being the only Met to step foot on the field of all three places the Mets have called home: Polo Grounds, Shea Stadium, and Citi Field. Flynn spent half a century as a member of the Mets grounds crew, and he was the head grounds keeper since 1974. In his time with the...
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