Morning Briefing: The Comeback Kids

Good morning, Mets fans! New York will be going for its fifth win in a row and a sweep against the Oakland Athletics as Rafael Montero toes the rubber and will face Daniel Gossett. The game will be aired on WPIX at 1:10 p.m. Last night, the Mets won in a thriller. They trailed 5-0 going into the sixth inning as Zack Wheeler allowed five run in five innings of work. However, in the sixth the Mets...

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Rapid Reaction: Walk-Off Wilmer Gives Mets Fourth Straight Win

The New York Mets came back from a five run deficit to defeat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 on Saturday night at Citi Field and stretch their winning streak to four games. Pitching Zack Wheeler’s struggles continued as he his still yet to win a game since May 20. Wheeler was welcomed to the game rudely as Matt Joyce led off the game with a homer to center field. The Athletics added three more in the...

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Walker Goes 1-for-3 In First Rehab Game

Update, July 22 Neil Walker made progress in his rehab assignment today, going 1-for-3 and starting at second base in his first game with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. Walker was originally scheduled to play his first rehab game for Las Vegas yesterday, but instead stayed behind in New York to play a simulated game. He is on track to rejoin the team sometime next week. Original Post, July 21 New...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs. Athletics, 7:10 PM – Cabrera Playing Third

Saturday, July 22, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP Sean Manaea (8-5, 3.68) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (3-7, 4.98) PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM Despite everything else going on around the team right now, the Mets have managed to win three straight games. For a second straight game, the Mets benefited from an interesting defensive play by an opponent, this time...

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Dodgers Considering Possible Deal For Addison Reed

With the Dodgers poised to make a deep playoff run, the team is looking to shore up their bullpen and create a bridge to Kenley Jansen. According to Buster Olney of ESPN on Twitter, the Dodgers are exploring a potential deal for Mets reliever Addison Reed. Reed, 28, has widely been considered the most probable Met to be dealt at this year’s trade deadline and rightfully so. The...

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MMO Mailbag: Do The Mets Need More Starters In 2018?

Trevor asks… Are we to believe that the plan for 2018 is to go with the same five starting pitchers of Syndergaard, deGrom, Matz, Harvey and Wheeler? The same rotation that saw four of them spend significant time on the DL which ended up wiping out our season? Shouldn’t we go out and sign or trade for a reliable workhorse type pitcher who can give us 35 starts? If we had a pitcher...

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