Saturday, July 30, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP Jorge De La Rosa (6-7, 5.70) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (9-5, 3.35) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets lost another tough one last night. Steven Matz didn’t have his best stuff, but he was able to hold the Rockies to just two runs despite giving up what felt like two dozen hits. It didn’t really matter though as the...
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Updated – July 30 The Washington Nationals have acquired closer Mark Melancon from the Pittsburgh Pirates according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Lefthanded reliever Felipe Rivero is heading to the Bucs along with LHP Taylor Hearn, writes Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The Nats stuck to their guns on not wanting to move any of their top prospects. Melancon will replace the struggling...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Noah Rainwater I don’t remember much about the summer of 2004. I vaguely remember turning 21 that June, taking an ill-advised trip to Atlantic City, and realizing that all casinos are not created equal. (Apparently you have to win twice at the Taj Majal, once at the table, and once again in the parking garage, successfully making it to your car without getting stabbed). AC...
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I was a teenager in the Tri-State area in the late 80s, early 90s; meaning I grew up in the midst of what is clearly the Golden Age of Rap or when Rap (Grandmaster Flash, KRS-ONE, Run DMC, Public Enemy) became Hip Hop (A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Wu-Tang). I know this era well because the baseball team I loved was painful to watch and routinely gave reason for a young fan to allow his heart and...
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According to Adam Rubin, Terry Collins ordered his club to turn up the tunes in the clubhouse after another disheartening loss where the Mets were only able to muster six hits during their third consecutive debilitating defeat. Collins is trying to keep the team loose and light, and continues to avoid admitting the sky is falling despite the team performing like Henny Penny with runners in...
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New York Mets rookie southpaw, Steven Matz was able to keep his team in the game in Friday’s 6-1 loss to Colorado. Without having his best stuff, Matz navigated nicely through six innings of work. Matz allowed just two runs on 10 hits while walking one and striking out five. His ERA lowered a tad to 3.35 on the season after Friday’s start. Matz navigated through troubling situation...
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