Coming off his best start as a member of the New York Mets on September 1 versus Philadelphia (six innings, two earned runs), right-hander Marcus Stroman was surely looking to build off of that strong performance with the Mets’ season wrapping up quickly and their postseason hopes still faintly alive. The 28-year-old allowed a leadoff home run to Cesar Hernandez to start his night, and the...
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When New York Mets — funny, he’s still a utility man, isn’t he? — anyway, when Jeff McNeil came out of the game on August 13 at Atlanta with a left hamstring injury, many feared the worst for arguably one of the most important cogs in this late-season drive towards an unlikely postseason berth. The collective sigh of relief from anyone with a rooting interest in the...
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Over his last nine starts heading into Friday night’s matchup versus the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz owned a 2.73 ERA with 50 strikeouts, 10 walks, and 1.04 WHIP. His ERA and WHIP over that span ranked ninth among National League starters with over 50 innings pitched since July 1, and his 1.71 walks per nine and 0.85 home runs allowed per nine were good for...
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In today’s episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim Ryder of MMO and Andrew Claudio of Gotham Sports Network discuss the New York Mets’ ability to keep themselves in the National League wild-card race despite their demoralizing loss to the Nationals on Tuesday night, the continued struggles of Edwin Diaz, Mickey Callaway’s missteps — as well as a rare tip of the cap to the...
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After tearing his left hamstring on August 4 in Pittsburgh, New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano’s season was perceived by many to be over. When news broke that the 36-year-old was beginning a rehab assignment with Short-Season Brooklyn last week it was met with justifiable skepticism. Returning from an injury of that severity in under a month is absolutely wild but, alas, after...
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