Friday, September 4, 2020 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Jake Arrieta (2-4, 6.49) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (1-4, 6.00) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets invite the Phillies to Queens for a weekend series as the Mets look to build off two straight wins tonight. Yesterday the Mets wrapped up their Yankees series with a win in extra innings. That means in 6 games against the Yankees...
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The Mets have selected right-handed pitcher Erasmo Ramirez, according to Justin Toscano of The Record. Seeing that Ramirez is not on the 40-man roster, the Mets will have to make a corresponding 40-man move later this afternoon to make room for him. They will have to either place someone on the 45-day IL, outright someone, or release some (h/t Jacob Resnick of MMO). There are a few possibilities...
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The Mets (17-21) will host Joe Girardi’s Philadelphia Phillies (18-15) in a four-game series at Citi Field beginning Friday night at 7:10 pm. The teams will clash again at 7:10 pm on Saturday night, and the series will conclude with day games on Sunday and Monday (Labor Day) at 1:10 pm. All of the games in the series can be seen on SNY and heard locally on WCBS 880 a.m. The Mets are...
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In continued remembrance of Tom Seaver, here is an updated version of the chapter on him from my book “The New York Mets All-Time All-Stars,” released this February. The argument for the greatest Met ever isn’t an argument at all. Seaver rewrote the Mets history book with his golden right arm, leaving an indelible mark on this team that will be almost impossible to erase. It would be...
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Jeff McNeil was off to a mediocre start (.720 OPS) before he hit a wall, literally. On August 13, McNeil made a fantastic catch in left field that saved multiple runs as he slammed into the wall. McNeil would leave the game and miss the next two games with a sore knee. The super utility man returned to the lineup on August 16, though he was clearly not 100%. McNeil would go 3-for-20 with zero...
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On Wednesday night, we learned that legendary New York Met Tom Seaver had passed. His passing has led to many wonderful and heartfelt tributes, such as this one written by MMO’s Marshall Field. Seaver, especially to Mets fans, was bigger than the game. He represented an entire organization, and by extension, millions of fans. He symbolized the Mets’ transition from laughing...
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