Morning Briefing: Harvey Returns As Mets Open Road Trip

Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Metropolitans (16-17) begin their road trip today as they travel to Milwaukee (18-17) to take on the Brewers. Matt Harvey makes his return to the rotation tonight and will be opposed by Matt Garza. Tonight’s game is scheduled to begin at 8:10 PM ET and can be seen on SNY as well as heard on 710 WOR. LATEST METS NEWS Jeurys Familia was diagnosed with a...

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Hansel Robles Continues to Shine, Scoreless Streak at 14 Innings

Mets reliever, Hansel Robles has been on quite the streak lately. He has had 14 straight scoreless innings dating back to April 12th.  The last time Hansel Robles gave up a run for the Mets: Yoenis Cespedes had a healthy hamstring, Noah Syndergaard looked like a CY Young candidate, Jay Bruce was just starting to make Mets fans love him, and Michael Conforto was riding the bench. His season...

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Gimenez Makes BA’s Updated Top 100, Rosario Moves to #5

New York Mets shortstop prospect Andres Gimenez has been one of the pleasant surprises thus far in 2017 making his stateside and full season debut for the Columbia Fireflies. Gimenez has played nine games for the Mets Low-A affiliate and has reached base in every game while playing shortstop and hitting at the top of the order. The 18-year old is hitting an impressive .278/.381/.417 with two...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Two Giant Steps Forward, One Small Step Back

3 UP 1.  Beating Teams You’re Supposed To Beat The Mets have won eight of their last 12 games. Six of the eight wins were against teams who are under .500. Many would be dismissive of this stretch because it has happened against poor teams. Viewing the stretch through this prism is misguided. The Mets are beating the teams they need to beat. Remember that was the path the 2015 Mets...

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Scout on Jeurys Familia: He Seems Completely Disinterested

The New York Mets went into the ninth inning of their game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday with a 3-2 lead and closer Jeurys Familia coming in. Familia got the first out of the inning before walking Joe Panik to put the tying run on. He then got a ground ball from Eduardo Nunez to third baseman Wilmer Flores that should have been a game-ending double play. Flores booted the ball,...

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Mets Let Sweep Of Giants Slip By In Ninth

The Mets got a taste of their own come from behind medicine when a botched double play put a damper on starter Tommy Milone’s stunning Citi Field debut. Picked up on waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers, Milone (1-0, 6.43 ERA) made quite a statement, pitching five plus-innings of two-run ball, striking out five while giving up a two walks. In failing to sweep the San Francisco Giants, New...

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