After Friday night’s win over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets now hold a one game and one and a half game lead in the National League Wild Card race over the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, respectively. With eight games to play in the regular season, the keys to success for the Mets may be two guys who have contributed far less than originally expected this season. Lucas...
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This is the second part of our four part series in which we choose our 25 man roster from the Mets minor leagues based strictly on their numbers and not on their prospect rankings. The first part addressed the “starting lineup.” The following two parts will address the bench and the bullpen. Missing from this list is Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman, who had their struggles in AAA. Regardless of...
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On Thursday night, with the Mets trailing the Phillies 8-6 in the bottom of the 11th inning, shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera not only hit an epic walk-off three run homer, he also had a bat flip for the ages: Chills. #Walkoffhttps://t.co/NuuNjovPM2 pic.twitter.com/Ntsbicef6b — New York Mets (@Mets) September 23, 2016 It was very reminiscent of another pretty epic bat flip we saw just last postseason....
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Since the time Noah Syndergaard first appeared on the mound for the Mets, we have constantly heard how he throws more 100 MPH fastballs than anybody in the sport. He is repeating it all over again as fans stare in awe at the radar gun readings with each fastball Syndergaard unleashes. Fact is when it comes to throwing the ball over 100 MPH, there is no pitcher in baseball than Syndergaard. And...
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With the bullpen being completely taxed heading into Friday night’s game, the Mets needed someone to step up to provide some relief. Hansel Robles was up to that task in Friday night’s 10-5 win over Philadelphia. In what seemed like another game between the Mets and Phillies that included unlimited pitching changes, Robles was finally the one able to stabilize the ship. Hansel...
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New York Mets outfielder, Michael Conforto was given a rare opportunity to start Friday night. He made the best of that opportunity. Conforto was 2-for-3 on the night, including a three-run homer that helped break the game open for the Mets. The homer was his first since August 7. “That at-bat really is kind of the epitome of what I’ve been working on, laying off of pitches that are tough for me...
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