New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce has ended up as one of numerous ill-fated offseason signings from last winter. Sandy Alderson and company brought him in to be a stabilizing force in the middle of lineup with Yoenis Cespedes, but that didn’t happen one bit (also because Cespedes couldn’t stay healthy, but that’s a story for another day). While the three-year, $39 million deal...
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David Wright’s final appearance as a New York Met on Saturday night was easily one of my most poignant memories as a fan of this team. Everything about the occasion – from Wright’s young daughter throwing out the first pitch to his final words to the fans after what would be a marathon game – was well choreographed to honor what he means to all of us. To me, Wright was not merely a great player...
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Jacob deGrom should be the unanimous Cy Young candidate. To vote against him would be silly after one of the single greatest pitching seasons of all time—deGrom’s ERA+ (ERA adjusted for league and park factors and normalized) was the twenty-second best in the 148-year history of organized baseball. I could vomit facts about deGrom’s transcendental 2018 season all day long, but what...
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3 UP 1. O Captain, My Captain David Wright, perhaps the most beloved Mets player in their 56 year history, had the opportunity to end his career on the field and not standing idly by just waiting for another chance. In his final at-bat, he fouled out to newest Mets villain Peter O’Brien. After taking infield, Mickey Callaway sent out Amed Rosario to take Wright’s spot in the...
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Noah Syndergaard led the New York Mets to their second consecutive 1-0 win over the Miami Marlins to close out the 2018 season on an extremely high note. Syndergaard, 26, threw a complete game shutout, striking out six and walking none. He lowered his ERA for the year down to a more-than-respectable 3.03 and showed, to this writer at least, that Thor is officially back. After allowing a leadoff...
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Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday the Mets closed out the season on a high note, with Noah Syndergaard pitching a complete game shutout to beat the Miami Marlins 1-0. The win closed out a 38-30 stretch for the Metsies after the All-Star Game, and certainly gave fans another reason to hope for the best in 2019. Latest Mets News Mike Puma of the New York Post chronicled Mets’ COO Jeff...
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