It’s no secret how tough on Jerry Blevins the year 2018 has been. A guy who has had such strong success against left-handed hitters throughout his career, and especially with the Mets, has struggled mightily against them this year. Blevins, 34, has struggled in all facets of his game this year due to the fact that his put away pitch has failed him, but has especially struggled against...
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Good afternoon, Mets fans. It feels like we have been beating a dead horse with Manny Machado and how a deal has felt imminent for a week now, but at this point, it truly feels like a deal is going to be done any second. Here’s the latest on the Orioles slugger… According to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, Baltimore are going through the required medicals and paperwork in order to finalize...
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As many of you know by now, the starting lineup in the Midsummer Classic is merely a popularity contest. Inspired fans can vote several times for their favorite players resulting in some very questionable decisions. As Mets fans, I think we all remember 2013 when San Francisco Giants fans stuffed the ballots pushing Pablo Sandoval ahead of our beloved David Wright. It was clear that Wright...
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Based upon how great deGrom has pitched this season, it should come as no surprise Jacob deGrom was an All Star this season. After all, he has established himself as the best pitcher in baseball this season. However, if you go all the way back to 2010 draft, this was hardly the prognostication for the then Mets ninth round draft pick. At the time he was drafted, deGrom was a converted...
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The twists and turns of the Mets’ first half could be traced simply by keeping tabs on the relief pitchers themselves. Over the first 14 games, of which the team won 12, the Mets’ bullpen was flying high, hoisting a 1.51 ERA and averaging 10.82 strikeouts per nine innings. The ship took a tough hit on a fateful April 16th opener against the Washington Nationals, as the Mets burned...
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Salt Lake (49-46) 10, Las Vegas (45-50) 5 Box Score Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 3-5, .361/.409/.443 Jeff McNeil 2B: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, .390/.436/.657 Peter Alonso 1B: 0-4, .182/.318/.432 Kaczmarski continues to slap a ton of singles in that thin Vegas air, but it is nonetheless nice to see him hitting well after barely playing for three weeks. McNeil got two more hits including his fifth triple of the...
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