The Mets made a deadline deal to obtain Yoenis Cespedes five years ago today, July 31st, 2015. The trade capped a wild five days, that included the Wilmer Flores non-trade, a horrific loss to the Padres after a long rain delay, and a Flores walk-off home run against the Nationals. Cespedes joined Donn Clendenon and Keith Hernandez (among others) as key deals the Mets have made at the...
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Even before the regular season started, you could hear it in Mets’ manager Luis Rojas voice that the team couldn’t afford to stay with Edwin Diaz as the closer if he continued his struggles. Well, the struggles continued big time – and could’ve been much worse if not for a bailout from Paul Sewald – on Thursday night when Diaz came into the game with the Mets...
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In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim is joined by New York Post sports reporter Zach Braziller for a conversation about where the Mets stand after the first week of the season. The starting pitching hasn’t been bad. The bullpen has had its moments. And the offense, well, it’s come in well-spaced intervals. As long as the season stays active — still an uncertainty, unfortunately — the...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! After another frustrating loss last night, the Mets travel to Atlanta for a four-game set starting tonight at 7:10 EST. The Mets opened the season with a three-game series against the Braves, losing two out of three. Rick Porcello will try to redeem himself in his second start as a Met. Latest Mets News The Mets made several roster moves including selecting Brian Dozier...
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The New York Mets were defeated tonight at Citi Field by the Boston Red Sox (3-4) by a score of a 4-2. Steven Matz came off an outstanding season debut against the Atlanta Braves (0-0, 1.50 ERA). Matz made his second start of the season looking to reflect on his last outing. The journeymen left-hander Martin Perez (0-1, 7.20) was the opposing starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Before...
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The Mets finally have at least partial clarity to what has kept Jed Lowrie off of a major league field for the better part of two seasons. It’s far from conclusive, but a second opinion revealed what GM Brodie Van Wagenen referred to as ‘PCL laxity,’ or limited strength in the posterior cruciate ligament. “When he wears his larger brace, that pain is mitigated,” Van...
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