On his return to Citi Field, Jose Reyes tipped his helmet to a standing ovation and then silenced the crowd with his 0-4 appearances at the plate. “They showed me a lot of love and I respect,” he said. “I didn’t know what to expect when I came here today and to see the crowd reaction like that, that was good.” “I felt like it was my first career game in the...
Read More
The Mets were armed and not dangerous in a two rain delayed 5-0 loss against the Nationals in D.C. Mother nature limited Matt Harvey to 3 2/3 innings, depriving the right-hander from seeing a little more light at the end of his dark and demoralizing tunnel. Manager Terry Collins said Harvey (4-10) was outstanding despite being the hard-luck loser. “It would have been great for him to go a...
Read More
Now that the diamond dust of Michael Conforto’s demotion, Jose Reyes’ resigning, Logan Verrett, Sean Gilmartin and Brandon Nimmo being recalled from Las Vegas has settled, it’s still much ado about nothing with the Mets starting line-up. NY prospect Brandon Nimmo’s 0-4 major league debut was not one that dreams are made of, as he got a taste of the meal Conforto dined on during his...
Read More
After the Atlanta Braves took a broom to the Mets at Citi Field last weekend, the Amazins got the perfect antidote from their bullpen after Kansas City Royals leadoff batter Whit Merrifield ripped a liner off of Bartolo Colon’s right thumb. “The first thought that popped into my head was, ‘God, please don’t let this be a broken thumb,’ because I just had never been hit...
Read More
(USA Today Sports) Despite a couple of Neil Walker defensive miscues, the Mets escaped a sweep by the skin of their teeth, finally breaking their nine game losing streak against the pesky Pittsburgh Pirates. With the bases loaded in the top of the 10th, Wilmer Flores dropped a pinch-hit single into center field for the go ahead run. Mets closer Jeurys Familia flirted with potential disaster,...
Read More
