With Sergio Romo making a couple of calculated starts for the Tampa Bay Rays, some in the baseball world are saying that this may be a glimpse at the future. Romo essentially made two relief appearances this weekend; they just happened to occur in the first inning. The Mets have been providing a similar glimpse at the future of how pitching in baseball is handled in the bullpen. Romo’s...
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The Mets pitching staff currently ranks in the middle of the pack (14th) in all of baseball with 4.02 ERA from their pitching staff as a whole. Obviously, that is a far cry from what the Mets had envisioned from their pitching staff, but it is certainly still respectable. Seth Lugo has been a big reason why the Mets ERA has remained that low. The 28-year old is 1-0 this season with a mere 1.91...
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Jose Bautista, after being officially added to the Mets roster only about two hours before the game, started for the team and batted fifth in place of Jay Bruce, with left-hander Caleb Smith on the mound. The 37-year old started off his Mets career with a double to left field in the second inning and later scored on a Tomas Nido RBI groundout. For the night, though, Bautista went 1-for-3 with...
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While the Mets offense has not been very good over the past month, one bright spot in the lineup has been coming out of the leadoff spot in the lineup with Brandon Nimmo proving to be a spark for the team with a propensity for getting on base. As a result, he has earned Mickey Callaway’s trust to be the team’s leadoff hitter, which he intimated yesterday won’t be changing...
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Zack Wheeler came into last night’s start looking to redeem himself after a dreadful start against the Toronto Blue Jays last Wednesday, in which he only lasted four innings and allowed six runs which raised his season ERA to 5.92. The 27-year old’s rotation spot was starting to come into question, with Mickey Callaway saying last week that he expects both Robert Gsellman and Seth...
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Good morning Mets fans! Tonight, the Mets send Jacob deGrom to the mound as they look to take the rubber game against Dan Straily and the Miami Marlins at 7:10 pm at Citi Field. The game can be seen on WPIX11 and heard on 710 WOR. Last night, the Mets snapped their four-game winning streak as they were defeated by the Marlins 5-1 at Citi Field. Latest Mets News The Mets have agreed to a one year...
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