Morning Briefing: ‘Say Hey Kid’ Turns 89

Good Morning, Mets fans! Last night, Gary, Keith, and Ron popped into SNY ‘s virtual broadcast of the Reds-Mets game. The virtual Mets are 2-0 when GKR broadcast the game so if the trend keeps up, they’ll be virtual World Series winners for sure. Latest Mets News  During the broadcast, Jeff McNeil explained how he has got his baseball regiment in during quarantine....

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Amazin’ Mistakes: Mets Whiff On J.J. Putz Deal

J.J. Putz had a solid 12-year MLB career as a right-handed relief pitcher. Like most relievers he experienced up-and-down years, but when he was at his peak in 2007, he was one of the best relievers in baseball. The Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks all received some production from the Trenton, MI native, but the New York Mets received arguably his worst season and...

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Jeff McNeil Is On An Exciting Trajectory

Following a mostly unheralded ascent through the New York Mets’ minor league system, Jeff McNeil has been nothing short of spectacular since making his MLB debut in July 2018. Now, almost 200 games into his major league career, the man they call Squirrel is on an exciting trajectory that few could have predicted just a couple of years ago. The .311/.380/.442 line he carried over 428 minor...

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Amazin’ Memories: Piazza Breaks Catcher Home Run Record

It was May 5, 2004, a Wednesday night at Shea Stadium, when Mike Piazza connected off a 3-1 pitch from Jerome Williams and drove it out of the park to right-center – and in so doing, became the all-time major league home run leader for catchers with 352. The game was mid-week, and the temperature was a fairly chilly 57 degrees with a 10 mph wind blowing, so the announced crowd was rather...

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Morning Briefing: McNeil To Join GKR Broadcast Tonight

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets announced that they will be airing some classic games on SNY on this week. Mets legend David Wright discussed what he dislikes about Wrigley Field with SNY’s Amara Grautski. Jeff McNeil will be joining Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling in the virtual Mets booth tonight (Tuesday) during a 7:00 p.m. EST game against the Cincinnati...

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Three Former Mets Ready For KBO Action

Live baseball on ESPN begins at 1:00 a.m. ET on May 5 with the NC Dinos taking on the Samsung Lions. Eduardo Perez and Karl Ravech will be calling the game. Three former Mets players will be featured in this week’s televised games. Chris Flexen Former Mets starting pitching prospect signed with the Doosan Bears in early December. The right-hander struggled out of the bullpen in 2019 for...

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