At the end of May, Steven Matz was 7-1 with a 2.28 ERA. That’s about as good a stat line as you could ask for from a pitcher in his first full big-league season. If he weren’t in a league with the Kershaws, Bumgarners and Fernandezes of the world, that could even be a Cy Young-caliber season in the making. He was on most shortlists for Rookie of the Year at this time as well. But...
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The Amazin’ Metscast – Episode Four In this week’s episode we are joined by Michael Baron as we discuss the trades the Mets completed during the August 1st trading deadline. We also delve into the job Terry Collins has done thus far and if he should indeed be the scapegoat for the Mets shortcomings this season.
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Fresno Grizzlies 5 (Houston, 61-49), Las Vegas (55-56) 3 F/11 Box Score Gavin Cecchini SS 1 for 4, 2B, BB, R, .308/.385/.429 T.J. Rivera 3B 2 for 3, 2B, 2 BB, .343/.386/.494 Kevin Plawecki DH 1 for 5, R, .288/.348/.481 Eric Campbell hit his fourth 51s home run of the year but also committed three errors at first base. Duane Below LHP 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, BB, 5 K (4.87) Luis Mateo RHP 0.2 IP, 2 H, K...
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There were fireworks in the Bronx Wednesday night, and I am not just talking about how the Yankees lit up the scoreboard in their 9-5 victory over the Mets. Mark Teixeira had some disagreements with his cross-town rivals. It started off innocently enough, Teixera hit a three-run shot off of Steven Matz to put the Yankees up by a score of 6-3. In his next at-bat against the southpaw Matz, he...
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Updated 10:30 PM After Wednesday night’s loss to the New York Yankees, manager Terry Collins announced to reporters that Yoenis Cespedes is headed to the DL and that Brandon Nimmo has been recalled. Cespedes said he aggravated his quad in his final at-bat tonight. “I haven’t been able to contribute,” he told reporters after the game. He said he really needs to finally...
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The New York Mets (55-52) were defeated by the New York Yankees (54-53) by a score of 9-5 Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. Offense: The game got off to a roaring start, thanks to Curtis Granderson who launched the second pitch of the game for a “Yankee Stadium home run,” 316 feet to the 315 sign in right field. Neil Walker singled, Yoenis Cespedes singled, and Jay Bruce walked to...
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