The New York Mets have spent the entire 2022 season looking for a reliable lefty reliever to get outs. GM Billy Eppler decided not to acquire a lefty at the trade deadline and instead cited that they were hopeful in-house lefty Joely Rodríguez would turn his season around. To the surprise of most, Rodríguez has done just that. In August, the former Yankee posted a 3.27 ERA over 11 innings. His...
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3 UP Big Two As noted on the broadcast, while this Mets team may be deeper than years past, this team will rise and fall with the production of Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor. That was all the more apparent on Tuesday when the pair helped steal a win. First, it was Alonso’s three-run homer in the sixth to bring the Mets within one. In the ensuing inning, Lindor hit a grand slam to give...
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According to Baseball America, the Mets are expected to sign one of the top catchers in the 2023 international free agent signing period that begins on Jan. 15. The catcher is Daiverson Gutierrez from Venezuela. Baseball America says that Gutierrez is expected to get the 19th highest bonus of the 2023 IFA class. Here’s the scouting report from BA: He’s an advanced hitter for his age...
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Thirty years after the release of Penny Marshall’s beloved baseball film “A League of Their Own” was released in theaters, a new adaptation has been created for Amazon Prime Video this year. The eight-episode series, which is familiarly titled “A League of Their Own,” takes a new spin on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), which formed in...
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Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week Mike and I are joined by former Mets utility man, Ty Kelly! We had some great discussions with Ty about his time in New York and being the last Met with a postseason hit, the announcement of the minor league players union, playing in the World Baseball Classic and Olympics for team Israel, and more! How surprised was Kelly over the news of the...
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Tylor Megill was one of the lone bright spots in the New York Mets’ 6-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon. After six innings of one-run ball from starter Taijuan Walker, he, David Peterson, and Drew Smith all combined to give up five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to put the game out of reach for the Mets. Megill came on in the eighth and used 11 pitches to...
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