It isn’t much of a surprise Mike Piazza regularly dealt with the occupational hazards that come with the territory of being a major league catcher. As the 1999 postseason ratcheted up, Piazza’s strong but weary body broke down. He was only able to produce one extra-base hit, albeit a dramatic homer in Game 6 of the NLCS. As the Mets embarked on a second consecutive postseason berth,...
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Dominic Smith went from the hot prospect when he first came up in 2017 to having to switch positions. Fast forward to 2020 and Dom has been thriving at the plate for the New York Mets. He went 3-for-5 to raise his batting average to a stout .333. Smith has been nothing short of spectacular. He’s racked up seven multi-hit games in the month of August while hitting at a .338 clip for the month....
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Michael Wacha (1-2, 7.41 ERA) took the mound for game one of the doubleheader, striking out seven in three innings but allowing four runs. Fortunately, after Jordan Montgomery (2-1, 4.44 ERA) shut the Mets out for the first four innings, the Mets’ bats woke up and bailed the right-hander out, coming from behind to take a 6-4 lead which they ultimately held onto....
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August 28, 2020 was a hell of a day for Mets fans as they found out Steve Cohen is in negotiations to buy the team and they swept the Yankees in the Bronx. Amed Rosario gave the Mets a 4-3 win over the Yankees in the night cap with a two-run pinch hit homer. Pitching Peterson missed a chunk of time due to left shoulder fatigue and was making his first appearance since August 13. The former first...
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According to David Faber of CNBC, Steve Cohen has entered exclusive negotiations to buy the Mets and is expected to reach a deal to purchase the team within days. Thornton McEnery of the New York Post backs up that report, saying that Cohen did win the bid to buy the Mets. Cohen would need approval from 23 of 30 owners to become the owner of the Mets. Potential buyer Alex Rodriguez released the...
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Even for bullpen games, teams generally announce who will start the game way before hand. Not the Yankees. The first game went into the 7th inning today and there still was no official announcement as to who would start game two. The Mets got off to a rough start in the first game thanks to Wacha the Mets were down 4-0 early. The Yankees gifted the Mets one run before some Mets magic happened....
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