Everyone has different memories of attending their first baseball game, whether it be as a young child with a parent, going with friends, family, etc. These are memories that we hold near and dear to us, and are special because of the people we went with, the game we watched, and just being in pure awe of these cathedral like stadiums we had just entered into. One such moment of being young and...
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Now that the All Star Game has come and gone and the non-waiver trade deadline is just two weeks away, Major League Baseball is in full pennant race mode. Teams are assessing their needs and targeting the players who could fulfill those needs. Given the state of the Mets offense, the team needs a bat more than anything. Fortunately for them, they don’t need to go outside the organization...
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Las Vegas 51s 6 (49-44), Iowa Cubs 2 Box Score Dilson Herrera 2B 3 for 4, 2B, BB, RBI, .278/.323/.475 Kevin Plawecki C 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, .327/.400/.615 This was Plawecki’s 4th homer of the year in Vegas. Duane Below LHP 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (ND, 4.57 ERA) Paul Sewald RHP 2 IP, 3 K (W, 5-2, 3.86) Duane Below doesn’t have overpowering stuff and won’t blow you away, but has looked...
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After a demoralizing loss on Saturday, the Mets quickly turned things around with a convincing 5-0 victory yesterday over the Phillies. Behind the dominance of Jacob deGrom, who fired a one-hitter, the Mets took the series and head into Chicago with serious momentum. “We know we’re heading to a place where we’ll be facing a really good team, especially at home,’’ Neil Walker told The Post....
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The deGrominator is back. Jacob deGrom tossed a one-hit, complete game shutout of the Phillies as the Mets took the series from Philadelphia with a 5-0 victory Sunday. “One hundred and sixty-two games is a lot, and we’re over halfway through,” deGrom said. “You start to feel things and get a little worn out. So I definitely think that break was needed for me.” (ESPN) The complete game was the...
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Great show tonight as Bob Klapisch and Wally Backman join the podcast. Bob and I review the ESPN 30-for-30 Documentary about Darryl Strawberry and Doc Gooden. Hear Bob talk about his experience covering those late-eighties Mets teams, where things went wrong for the duo and whether the Mets could have prevented their demise. Jim “Mojo” Morrison of the Charlotte Knights joins the podcast as a...
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