Fifty-one years ago today, July 20th, 1969, man first walked on the moon. Later that year, the Mets won the World Series. There was so much going on in the world in the summer of 1969. There was civil unrest. The Vietnam war was raging. Woodstock took place in August of that year. Richard Nixon’s presidency was in its first year. But something was seemingly normal- the Mets appeared...
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Opening Day 2.0 is right around the corner and like most teams the New York Mets have some last-minute roster decisions to make. The team’s bullpen is one of the biggest areas that needs to be addressed before they begin the 2020 regular season on Friday. The Mets’ Opening Day bullpen was likely going to consist of Dellin Betances, Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Seth Lugo, Justin...
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The goal of every Spring Training/Summer Camp — or whatever you want to call the preseason — for MLB teams is to stay as healthy as possible. So far, the New York Mets have been successful in this regard, which I saw as I look around for some wood to knock on. For years, the Mets’ most prevalent storyline has been that the rotation was expected to bring the goods. The biggest concern...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! In what’s become an evergreen statement, the Mets didn’t do well yesterday. Corey Oswalt had his moments in the first three innings, but once he was removed in the fourth, Drew Smith and Chasen Shreve combined to allow feet worth of quarter-mile worth of home runs. Mets were blown out by the Yankees: 6-0 Nevertheless, it feels good to write about live...
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The New York Mets fell to the New York Yankees on Sunday night by a score of 6-0 in the final match-up of their two-game exhibition series (Box Score). Pitching Corey Oswalt got the start and allowed five hits and two-earned runs in three-innings while striking out three and walking two. Despite allowing two solo homers, Oswalt’s slider looked sharp in the outing. Yoenis Cespedes logged...
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New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom took the hill for a simulated game on Sunday at Citi Field – his first action since coming out of Wednesday’s intrasquad outing with back stiffness. Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the 32-year-old, two-time reigning National League Cy Young Award winner’s simulated game “went well” and it “sounds like [deGrom] should be...
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