With the trade deadline only 10 days away, everyone is wondering what big moves the Mets can make to jump start the club and get them back to being the team we saw during the final two months of the 2015 season. That’s all well and good but not as simplistic as it would seem. The thing is, we are looking at two very different teams and as the old saying goes, no two seasons are ever alike....
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3 Up 1. Thor Gets Velo Back The stage was set on Tuesday night with two of the top arms in the league going head to head in the middle game of the series. It was one the Met surely had to have, after dropping the opener on Monday night. Although he struggled at times, Noah Syndergaard lived up to the moment and still managed to throw 5 2/3 innings while only allowing one run on seven hits and...
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Reliever Jim Henderson, who was on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Las Vegas, suffered a setback after he reported a hamstring issue. He will now return to the Mets complex at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Henderson’s rehab assignment was scheduled to end this week and he was expected to be optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. But the right-hander will remain on the disabled list as he restarts his rehab....
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The Amazin’ Metscast: Episode Two We spend some time with Casey Stern of “MLB on TBS” and MLB Network Radio on “Sirius/XM” to discuss the upcoming trading deadline, the National League East and if he believes the Mets have what it takes to make the playoffs this year. On the show, we recap the start to the second half of the season and look ahead at upcoming...
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Omaha Storm Chasers 8 (Kansas City, 43-53), Las Vegas 51s (49-47) 3 Box Score Dilson Herrera 2B 1 for 3, BB, RBI, .275/.321/.468 Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 4, 2B, .327/.405/.502 Kevin Plawecki C 1 for 4, R, .306/.380/.546 Gavin Cecchini went 2 for 4 with a run knocked in but also made his 28th error at shortstop. Sean Gilmartin LHP 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, ER, 2 BB, 3 K, Loss (9-5, 4.68) Rainy Lara was added...
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The New York Mets 43-year old All-Star, Bartolo Colon has struggled as of late. The Cubs got to Colon often and early in Wednesday’s 6-2 loss. Colon lasted just 4.1 innings, his shortest non-injury related start of the season. He allowed all six runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out one. It was the second time in three starts he has allowed six runs. “I think mentally I...
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