Author: Rich Sparago

Series Preview: Mets Host Red Sox For Two Interleague Games

The New York Mets (9-8), coming off taking two of three games from the Washington Nationals at Citi Field, will engage in their first interleague play of the season when they host Alex Cora’s Boston Red Sox (14-9) for two games, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The Mets sit alone atop the National League East, and are the only team over .500 in the division. The Red Sox are one of the biggest...

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DeGrom’s Dominance Inspires Memories of Dwight Gooden In 1985

On Friday night at Citi Field, Jacob deGrom was absolutely brilliant in his start against the Washington Nationals. His line is worth yet another look: 9.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 15K. That’s epic. As I watched the game, my thoughts went back to the best single-season pitching performance I have ever seen, Dwight Gooden in 1985. I saw Tom Seaver in the mid-1970s, and by all means, he was the...

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Series Preview: Mets Return To Citi Field For Three With Nationals

Having been swept three games at Wrigley Field by the Chicago Cubs, The New York Mets (7-7), return to Citi Field Friday night to open a five-game home stand with three games against Dave Martinez’s Washington Nationals (7-9). The Mets went 2-4 on their road trip to Colorado and Chicago. After the series with Washington, the Boston Red Sox will visit Flushing for two games before the Mets...

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Series Preview: Mets Continue Road Trip With Three At Wrigley Field

The New York Mets (7-4) are coming off a weather-modified three games series in Colorado, during which they took two of three from the Rockies. Now the Mets will go to Wrigley Field for the first time since 2019 for three games with David Ross’s Chicago Cubs (6-9). The Cubs lost two of three to the Braves in their most recent series. The Mets have been battling postponements, as well as...

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Series Preview: Mets Set To Battle Weather And The Rockies In Colorado

The New York Mets (5-3) were snowed out on Friday in Colorado , their seventh postponement in the season’s first sixteen days. The Mets, having won three games in a row against the Phillies and four of their last five, will try again on Saturday to take on Bud Black’s  Colorado Rockies (3-10) in a modified three-game weekend set. The teams will attempt to play a straight doubleheader...

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