New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway and bench coach Jim Riggleman have both expressed suspicion that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been stealing pitch signs, writes Kevin Kernan of the New York Post. “I think they have a system that helps them get some signs and stuff,’’ Riggleman posited following their 9-5 loss on Memorial Day. “If you do anything in your delivery that’s different, if...
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For seventeen major league seasons, David Cone continually sought information and tutelage for anything that would help give him an advantage on the mound. From seeking instruction as a 19-year-old prospect from future Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry to pitch designing before it became en vogue in today’s game to assimilating with the advanced metrics for his benefit on the mound and...
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This is what happens when you’re fresh off a historically dominant season. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom won the 2018 National League Cy Young award despite a 10-9 record because of an incredible 1.70 ERA, 2.78 SIERA, 32.2% strikeout rate, and 5.5% walk rate. This performance included 217 innings, a 9.0 fWAR, an All-Star nomination, a fifth-place finish in NL MVP voting, and 24...
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While the Mets suffered an excruciating loss in Los Angeles Wednesday night, there is at least a tidbit of good news that came of it. Before Edwin Diaz blew a three-run lead while recording only one out (on the game-winning sacrifice fly), Pete Alonso had already hit two home runs. With those two home runs, Alonso continues to tie, break, and set home run records, some for rookies and some for...
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The Mets had an opportunity on Wednesday night against the Dodgers to move over the .500 mark for the first time since May 2 with Edwin Diaz on the hill in the ninth inning with a three-run lead. It was a good plan, but ended it what Diaz called “Easily the worst day of my career.” Joc Pederson and Max Muncy greeted Diaz with back-to-back homers to cut the Mets’ lead to 8-7...
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To say that 2019 has been kind to Noah Syndergaard would be cruel as the once dominant flame thrower has had a rough go of it so far this season. He battled against one of the best teams in all of baseball and helped to produce a quality start without looking like the pitcher he once was in the Metropolitans’ heartbreaking 9-8 loss to the Dodgers. Syndergaard, 26, had a bit of a see-saw...
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