Let’s call a spade a spade. If you had asked anyone in the Mets front office in December, nobody would have predicted that right fielder Jay Bruce would be on the Mets Opening Day roster this year. Sandy Alderson didn’t hide the fact that he and his staff worked tirelessly to try and trade Bruce and his $13 million contract this past offseason, but this winter’s market...
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At approximately 1:02 pm on Monday April 3rd, the Met roster will be individually named by Citi Field announcer Alex Anthony. As each player climbs the steps and is greeted by the faithful fans adorned in orange and blue, they will assemble along the first base line and peer out to the capacity crowd tipping their caps and waving their hands. The customary introductions will be different this...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. Today is opening day eve with the 2017 Metropolitans season just hours away from beginning. There is real baseball today, over on ESPN you can find a triple header of games that include the New York Yankees taking on the Tampa Bay Rays at 1 PM ET. The San Francisco Giants will also be opposed by the Arizona Diamondbacks at 4 PM ET and lastly, the Chicago Cubs begin their...
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I’ve got a special treat for you today, as we head into a brand new season of New York Mets baseball beginning on Monday when Noah Syndergaard will throw the first pitch of Opening Day at Citi Field. I reached out to one of my favorite writers, a veteran of the New York City beat, the one and only Kevin Kernan of the New York Post. Kevin was kind enough to take some time from his busy...
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Team sources have told Marc Carig of Newsday, that the Mets plan to put RHP Seth Lugo on the disabled list to begin the season and that RHP Rafael Montero will make the Opening Day roster. Manager Terry Collins told reporters on Friday that Lugo was dealing with arm fatigue during his last start which may have been due to the heavy workload of pitching deep in to the World Baseball Classic. He...
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One of the things I’m most excited about as the New York Mets embark on a new season – among a dozen other things I’m excited about – is seeing Jose Reyes back for a full season. Although he won’t be manning his traditional position at shortstop, I’m still going to enjoy watching him play third base and batting atop the batting order day in and day out....
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