Good Morning, Mets fans! Another Mets Opening Day win is in the books! Jacob deGrom pitching five scoreless innings, while giving up only one hit and striking out eight batters in his 2020 debut. After seven scoreless, Yoenis Cespedes drives one over the wall in left to give the Mets a one-run lead. The bullpen took over for deGrom after five: Seth Lugo and Justin Wilson combined for three...
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New York Mets’ All-World right-hander Jacob deGrom began his 2020 season with a bang on Friday afternoon at Citi Field, contributing five innings of scoreless ball with eight strikeouts and a walk, allowing one hit and extending his scoreless innings streak to 28 games, dating back to last season. As usual, he left without a lead. A scoreless tie heading into the bottom of the seventh,...
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The Mets’ starting pitching outlook might not be as dire as was believed 48 hours ago. Echoing the sentiment of a tweet from Wednesday, Marcus Stroman reaffirmed his lack of concern for the muscle tear in his calf that landed him on the injured list to start the season. “It’s one of those things where you have to be mindful of the MRI even though how good you feel,”...
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Friday, July 24, 2020 • 4:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Mike Soroka (2019: 13-4, 2.68) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2019: 11-8, 2.43) SNY • ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM Opening Day is all about optimism. Every team has the same record. Every team has a mathematical chance to make the playoffs. Teams are coming out of spring training, still boasting about how individual players are in the...
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The 2020 season is unlike any other baseball season. Over three months of baseball was missed, fans aren’t allowed in stadiums to watch, COVID testing is done constantly, and the number of media per game is limited. Baseball fans have their own perspective on this season — whether that be a positive one or a negative one. But, what does someone who does get to go into the stadium,...
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Heading into the 2000 All-Star Break having lost three-of-four to the Yankees, the New York Mets surely got some rest in preparation for their tied-for-season-long 11-game road trip beginning in Beantown and ending in Hotlanta. At three games back in the National League East, Bobby Valentine’s Mets had the momentum to give the Braves a run for their money atop the division, and buckets of...
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