Jenn 23 asks… This is basically the same team as last year minus Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin. How did they get so good? Or is this just a dream? Thanks for all you do and Let’s Go Mets! Rob replies… Hey, Jenn! Thanks for the question. One major thing that differentiates this year’s team from last year’s team is a healthy Matt Harvey. When you have a guy of that...
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It’s been a few weeks since Jenrry Mejia was slapped with an 80-game suspension for testing positive for stanzolol, a performance enhancing drug. With Mejia out, and Bobby Parnell still working his way back from Tommy John surgery a year ago, 25 year old Jeurys Familia has had the reigns of closer bestowed upon him, he has surely lived up to the task. Familia has pitched in 11 games,...
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The Mets (14-5) dropped the rubber game tonight against the Yankees (11-8) by a score of 6-4. It wasn’t Jon Niese’s finest outing, as he allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits, while walking one and striking out three. Though Niese was hit hard, he wasn’t helped by his defense at all. He falls to 2-1 on the season. Curtis Granderson kicked off the game by hitting his...
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The Mets (13-3) completed the sweep of the Atlanta Braves (8-7) this afternoon at Citi Field by a score of 6-3. Pitching: Bartolo Colon got the start for the Amazin’s, and earned the win, improving to 4-0 on the season. Colon pitched six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits, while walking none and striking out five. He failed to drive in any runs today, but we’ll forgive him. 🙂...
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According to Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, the team has promoted their #2 top prospect Kevin Plawecki and their #22 top prospect Hansel Robles in the wake of the injuries to Travis d’Arnaud and Jerry Blevins during today’s game against the Marlins. Kevin Plawecki, a Mets first round pick in 2012, was “very close to being major league ready, even before the injury.”...
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