On Wednesday night, Jacob deGrom did something that only eight other pitchers have done. He racked up 1,000 strikeouts with the New York Mets. It couldn’t have come in a better way either, the final strikeout that he recorded of the season was his number 1,000. He’s the ninth Mets pitcher to reach the feat and the fastest to do so in only 897.2 innings. Next up on the Mets list Jon...
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New York Mets outfielder Juan Lagares was on the field before the team’s 4-1 on Thursday running for the first time since hitting the disabled list in May. Lagares, 29, had surgery in May to repair a complete tear of the plantar plate in his left big toe and will finish the 2018 season having played in 30 games. The defensive stud told Anthony DiComo of MLB.com that he is hoping to be 100%...
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The fall of Joe Frazier. The Monday Nights of football. The voice of Howard Cosell brought countless iconic moments to the masses. Saturday at Citi Field, the Cosell brand adds another to the list. Colin Cosell, Howard’s grandson, was hired as the Mets public address announcer (along with Marysol Castro) last May. This weekend, he will introduce David Wright for the final game (games?) of his...
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Today I am joined by Mark Simon of Sports Information Solutions to discuss Jacob deGrom’s season in a statistical context. Hear us also chat about David Wright, the 2018 Mets and other fun factual nuggets [iframe]<iframe...
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The 2018 season for Jason Vargas concluded with seven scoreless innings against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in the New York Mets 4-1 win at Citi Field. That’s a much different outcome for Vargas than much of the first half for the veteran lefty that gave up 36 runs in his first 37 innings this season. Vargas was dominant on Thursday needing only 77 pitches to get through his seven...
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3 UP 1. Most Valuable Pitcher After Jacob deGrom departed the mound after eight brilliant innings, he all but cemented the Cy Young award (assuming he hadn’t already). It was the perfect way to cap off a historically great season. As noted by MMO’s Michael Mayer, deGrom is the ONLY pitcher in MLB history to have over 260 strikeouts, 50 or fewer walks, 10 or fewer homers allowed, and...
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