We all remember or have heard the legend of Ya Gotta Believe. How the 1973 Mets, racked by injuries all season, in last place on August 30, went on a blistering tear in September and broke the tape by the thinnest of margins. Their 82 wins were tied for the worst ever to qualify for the post-season, and just enough to clinch the NL East one day after the regular season was scheduled to end. So...
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According to Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball, Mets third baseman David Wright will be leaving the team in Cincinnati to travel to Los Angeles to meet with his surgeon, Dr. Robert Watkins, for a regularly scheduled checkup on his surgically repaired neck. The hope is that after the meeting Wright will be cleared by Dr. Watkins to resume baseball activities, or at the very least, be put on...
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The New York Mets embarked on a tough stretch of games to close out August and usher in September. The Miami Marlins visited Citi Field for four games, followed by the first-place Washington Nationals for a three-game weekend series. The Marlins series was especially momentous, considering that both the Mets and Marlins are eyeing the second wild card spot, and have been close in the standings...
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Las Vegas 51s (70-74) 7, Salt Lake Bees 1 Box Score Brandon Nimmo LF 1 for 5, BB, R, .352/.423/.541 Gavin Cecchini SS 2 for 4, 2 BB, RBI, R, .325/.390/.448 T.J. Rivera 2B 3 for 5, 2B, 2 RBI, .353/.393/.516 Rivera overtook Nimmo for the Pacific Coast League batting title. Outfielder Travis Taijeron hit his 42nd double of the season which led the PCL. Nimmo’s on-base percentage ended up as...
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To a player, every year is an audition for the next, and here’s hoping the Mets are taking copious notes on Bartolo Colon. With how well he’s pitched, how ravaged the rotation has been, and the uncertainty of Zack Wheeler’s future, it should be a given re-signing Colon is a priority. It doesn’t matter he’s 43, or can’t throw his fastball through a wall, or the ceiling of their younger pitchers,...
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Every great baseball season is sprinkled with so many profound and uplifting stories, some that even transcend the game itself. Stories within a story that sometimes gets lost amidst all the balls and strikes, safe and out calls, wins and losses. I love the stories of the late bloomers who come out of nowhere to inspire and lead their teams, or those unheralded youngsters who show up to the big...
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