Taijuan Walker took the hill Thursday night as the Mets opened up a four-games series in Philadelphia, and while the offense woke up dramatically towards the end of the game, and and relief pitchers stepped of mightily, the game didn’t go nearly as planed early on. The Phillies tacked on four runs in the first inning as the heart of the Phillies lineup in Bryce Harper, Nick Casellanos and...
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In an alternative universe, Starling Marte would be on the Philadelphia Phillies. In another alternative universe, the Mets would lose to the Phillies on Thursday night. But neither of those is true. Today, Philadelphia is feeling the effects of their and the Mets front office’s decision-making. The Mets signed Marte to a four-year, $78 million deal prior to the lockout. Marte, 33, was the...
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The St. Lucie Mets almost gave away their game in the ninth inning against the Palm Beach Cardinals, but they edged it out in extras for a sixth consecutive win. AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs 14 (15-12) vs. Syracuse Mets 2 (9-17) Box Score DH Daniel Palka: 1-for-4, 1 HR (7), 1 RBI, .257/.395/.629 SS Wyatt Young: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, .349/.446/.444 CF Khalil Lee: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 2 SO, .164/.282/.197 The...
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Last Friday against the Phillies, the Mets had five pitchers combine to throw just the second no-hitter in Mets franchise history. The encore came on Thursday, less than a week from the no-hitter, when the Mets scored seven runs in the ninth inning to beat the Phillies 8-7 in Philadelphia. It was an epic comeback for a Mets offense that entered the ninth inning with one run on only three hits....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Jon Heyman of the New York Post briefly discusses the possibility of Brewers baseball president David Stearns being interested in the same position for the New York Mets. Stearns, who is from New York, is believed to be interested in the Met’s top job and has many thinking that he will utilize and out in his contract, where Milwaukee reaches the NLCS, to make this...
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In the wise words of Gary Cohen, The Mets (19-9) triumphed ‘a win for the ages’ on Thursday evening at Citizens Bank Park, with a 8-7 comeback win over the Phillies (11-15) in the first of a four-game series. New York mustered just three hits through the first eight innings of the game, and it seemed as though this game would be one to forget early on. Yet, defying all odds, the...
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