Last night felt so good in a month full of not so good moments for the Mets. It was so satisfying to see them jump out in front and take command of the game en route to a much needed series win against the St. Louis Cardinals. Can you imagine what the alternative could have been? So instead of coming home to Citi Field down 5.5 games for that coveted second wild card, our Boys from Flushing...
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Las Vegas 51s (63-70) 10 vs. Salt Lake Bees (58-72) 5 F/7 BOX SCORE Brandon Nimmo CF: 2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI, R .344/.418/.533 Michael Conforto LF: 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R .423/.480/.748 Kevin Plawecki C: 2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R .311/.361/.492 Ty Kelly 2B: 1 for 2, 3 RBI, R, BB .335/.418/.447 The 51s scored eight runs (five earned) against Tim Lincecum. Michael Conforto homered again against a...
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The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will get to know each other a little more over the last 35 games of the season. The two NL East rivals will play each other ten times between now and October 2nd, with the first meeting scheduled for Friday night. Both teams will have a lot to say on how each other’s season ends. The Mets are staying relevant in the NL Wild card race and their ten...
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In what seemed like an absolute must-win game for a team who is fighting to stay relevant in the Wild Card race, they took care of business. Coming from an unlikely place, Alejandro De Aza provided half the offense on a night they would score 10 runs. A man who had been tossed aside by many early on in the season and rightfully so, has come around at a time when the Mets needed it most. De Aza...
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May 2014. Dillon Gee was headed to the disabled list and the Mets were forced into a corner. Without other options available, it was a lanky right-handed flamethrower with bouncy, brown locks that received the call. Jacob deGrom made his debut against the New York Yankees, not exactly the ideal team to debut against given the cross-town rivalry. But the lanky right-hander with the brown locks...
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3 Up 1. De Aza’s Da Man Coming into Thursday night’s series finale against the Cardinals, Alejandro De Aza had been mired in a 4-34 slump over his last 16 games. Due to Jay Bruce’s calf injury, De Aza got the start in center and it paid dividends almost immediately. De Aza robbed a homerun in the bottom half of the first inning, and then went on to go 2-4, including a huge three-run home run off...
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