An MMO Fan Shot by Chris Time to assess where the 2019 Mets are after the first three weeks of the season. They head home after a long, tough road trip, so here are my three ups and three downs so far this season: Down No. 1: The defense is bad The team seems to get worse every day! Wilson Ramos and Amed Rosario can now be called bad defenders, and they are at the two most important positions,...
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According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez has officially opted out of his deal with the New York Yankees after the team didn’t promote him to the major league team. Gonzalez, 33, has been connected to the Mets in the past and as recently as this winter. The longtime National has had well documented success at Citi Field, and with the team struggling on the...
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The search is over! Former Met Ed Kranepool, after publicly searching for a kidney match for more than two years, has finally found one. “I’m nervous, but also ecstatic,’’ Kranepool told Newsday. “It’s very exhilarating, no question about it. It’s life-saving, but I am nervous. It’s a three-and-a-half-hour operation, even though the doctor doesn’t see it as a problem. Nothing...
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Entering play on Monday the Mets vaunted rotation, which they felt would be a massive strength for them in 2019, is currently dead last in the National League in starters ERA with an ugly 5.64 mark. Defending Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom, and fellow righties Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler have all had stretches of dominance which should lead the club to believe they’ll ultimately settle...
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Noah Syndergaard watched Jacob deGrom put up stellar numbers for all of last season, and as any one should, he said, “I want to be more like him.” Coming into this season, Syndergaard made it known that he was planning on scrapping his 2-seam sinker and relying on his four-seam fastball after watching deGrom enjoy success with his four-seamer up in the zone. In theory, emulating...
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No matter what happens with the rest of the New York Mets’ roster in any given season, the result almost always feels the same — the squad will ultimately go as far as the pitching staff (and, more specifically, the starting rotation) will carry them. New York returns to Citi Field just a game behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies (who they will be playing), but also with an...
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