After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the ’69 Mets, is a unique retrospective about the greatest Cinderella story in baseball history. One of those miracle men, outfielder Art Shamsky, wrote the book with author Erik Sherman. It eschewed from the purely play-by-play, game-by-game overview of the magical series of events that occurred a half-century ago — in which the Mets went from...
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Jeurys Familia took the mound in game action for the first time since being placed on the 10-day IL on June 18 with a Bennett Lesion in his right shoulder. Familia, 30, pitched for the Brooklyn Cyclones on Friday night at MCU Park and faired well in his first rehab appearance. In the top of the sixth inning, Cyclones’ starter Matt Cleveland allowed Joe Davis of the Lowell Spinners to reach...
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Buffalo (41-38) 3, Syracuse (39-41) 2 Box Score Tim Tebow LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 K, .153/.233/.226 Ruben Tejada 3B: 2-for-3, BB, .325/.414/.500 Gregor Blanco DH: 2-for-3, BB, .246/.332/.410 The Mets offense couldn’t get much going and they were held to just two runs on seven hits in Friday’s game. Tebow has had a miserable season, in which he has been one of the worst hitters in...
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It is, yet another, unpleasant morning to be a Mets fan. Jacob deGrom took the hill Friday night against his 21-year-old counterpart in Mike Soroka. The two battled through six innings apiece giving up three and two earned runs, respectively. Ultimately, the Mets lost their sixth game in a row in a 6-2 final against the first place Braves. Some positive things to mention about this game: Pete...
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After a 3-8 road trip, the Mets’ fortunes did not improve tonight at Citi Field. The Mets fell behind early and were unable to muster a comeback during their 6-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Pitching While Jacob deGrom wasn’t at his sharpest, he delivered a quality outing with six innings of three-run ball. He also struck out seven batters while walking two. Atlanta struck early against the Mets’...
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Not even a day after WFAN’s Mike Francesa blasted everyone on the New York Mets from the players to Mickey Callaway to Brodie Van Wagenen in an epic take-down, the Mets skipper braved an appearance with Francesa this afternoon. Francesa pulled no punches after closer Edwin Diaz allowed a three-run walkoff homerun to the Phillies’ Jean Segura. “Segura hits a shot. Home run....
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