They said it couldn’t be done. No, not Pete Alonso’s hot start, but the 1969 Mets championship. New York Times bestselling author Wayne Coffey joins me to discuss his latest work “They Said it Couldn’t be Done.” Wayne and I look back at that historic season and how the “Miracle Mets” helped give fans a reprieve from the turmoil around New York City and the country at large. I also talk about the...
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Good Morning Mets Fans! The Metropolitans fell to the Washington Nationals on Sunday by a score of 12-9 as they narrowly escaped the early hole they dug themselves into. Zack Wheeler had a tough outing against the Nats as he was tagged for seven runs in just 4.2 innings pitched. The Mets offense was able to muster four runs off of Max Scherzer but were unable to scratch and claw their way out...
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Looking to improve off a decent, though not entirely dominating five-inning start last Sunday in Washington, Zack Wheeler was instead chased from today’s contest with two outs in the fifth inning. The most alarming stat of the day had to have been the seven walks issued – a career-high for the righty. However, 51 strikes on 103 pitches and seven earned runs aren’t too far...
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The New York Mets (6-3) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (4-4) by a score of 12-9 Sunday afternoon at Citi Field (Box Score). Zack Wheeler and Tim Peterson combined for 12 walks on the day, as the Nats needed only eight hits to score 12 runs. Down 12-1 in the seventh inning, the Mets ended up scoring eight unanswered runs in the seventh and ninth innings, showing some great fight...
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Yesterday was a fun baseball game. I’m not sure if highlights will capture how much fun it was. Steven Matz threw a lot of pitches early, but recovered to throw five scoreless. Patrick Corbin was good to this point, allowing only a solo homer to J.D. Davis. Robert Gsellman promptly allowed a run after Matz, which knotted the game up but the Mets responded with two more solo homers (J.D. Davis...
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New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano has been the model of consistency since making his major league debut in 2005 with the Yankees. Over the time he spent in the Bronx and Seattle (14 seasons), the Dominican native played in an average of 148 games per year — and that includes his suspension-shortened 2018 season (80 games). Cano’s .304/.355/.493 slash line, 2,470 hits, 311...
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