There is an old baseball adage which states momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher. That means after an absolutely brutal loss with Jeurys Familia melting down in the eighth inning and the team hopped on the train to go to Washington D.C. to play a day game after a night game, they had all the momentum in the world being Noah Syndergaard was toeing the rubber. It was more than just...
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The Mets minor league full season affiliates 2019 season came to an end on Tuesday when the Triple-A Syracuse Mets suffered a brutal loss in their one-game playoff for the division title. Short season Brooklyn is the only team left playing, they are playing the final game of a best-of-three series in the first round of the New York-Penn League playoffs on Friday night. With the season over...
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For the second time in a little over a week, the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will wage battle to jockey for a potential wild card berth as the two rivals open a three game series at Citi Field. The Mets took two of three on their last visit to Philadelphia and hope to do at least that well at home as time runs short with each team having only 23 games remaining as of Friday. The Mets...
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The biggest hurdle standing in the way of the New York Mets making the playoff this year is their bullpen. It is the same problem that has persisted all season, as Seth Lugo has consistently been the only reliable arm the Mets can turn to. While Justin Wilson and Luis Avilan have been good as of late, Jeurys Familia and Edwin Diaz continue to falter, putting Mickey Callaway in a position where...
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In today’s episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim Ryder of MMO and Andrew Claudio of Gotham Sports Network discuss the New York Mets’ ability to keep themselves in the National League wild-card race despite their demoralizing loss to the Nationals on Tuesday night, the continued struggles of Edwin Diaz, Mickey Callaway’s missteps — as well as a rare tip of the cap to the...
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Jed Lowrie (left side injuries, right calf) moved his rehab assignment to Brooklyn on Thursday night, joining the Cyclones for the second game of their three-game series against the Hudson Valley Renegades. Lowrie, 35, was responsible for the only run of the game, a home run to right field in the fourth inning in his 1-for-3 day that also included a flyout and strikeout. The infielder played all...
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