Author: Rob Piersall

Rene Rivera Will Catch Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday

Noah Syndergaard will finally get his wish. According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Rene Rivera will catch Syndergaard for his start on Wednesday. With Tomas Nido catching Steven Matz on Monday, Ramos will have two games off during the Colorado Series this week. A story in the New York Post last week reported that Syndergaard was unhappy throwing to Ramos. Though he later cleared the air and...

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Mets Suffering From Incomplete Offseason and Trade Deadline

If the Mets were to make the playoffs at this stage of the season, it would be a miracle like that of the team from 50 years prior. Four games back with 13 left would be quite an obstacle to overcome. It’s been a fun year with meaningful summer baseball. But that wasn’t how it was supposed to go down. After being tabbed as the new general manager and trading in his agent status for a...

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A Retrospective of Being a Mets Fan

In Pre-K, all of my classmates wore Yankees hats. As a kid, I wanted to fit in and asked my parents if they could buy me one. They both looked at each other and said, “Sure, we’ll buy you a Yankee hat, but that means we won’t take you to any games because we are Mets fans.” “No, no. I’m a Mets fan!” I said back, not wanting to be left out. Summer of...

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Despite Results, Bringing Wilson and Lugo In Were The Right Moves

For the Mets, the 2019 season has been filled with many gut punch losses. But perhaps none more so than Sunday night’s bout with the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the season hanging by a thread and the Mets needing a win to remain three games out of a Wild Card spot, manager Mickey Callaway made the right moves, but just didn’t get the right results. Zack Wheeler started the game for the...

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Zack Wheeler Fought Tooth and Nail to Keep Mets’ Wild Card Hopes Alive

If there was ever a night to make your bones, Sunday was the night, and Mets’ right-handed starting pitcher Zack Wheeler did just that. In a pivotal rubber game against one of the best teams in baseball, Wheeler came out firing and gave the Mets their best chance to remain within three games of the second Wild Card position. Playing a night game Sunday, New York saw both the Chicago Cubs...

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