The New York Mets (39-33) defeated the Atlanta Braves (25-48) by a score of 8-6 at Turner Field Friday evening. Offense: Aaron Blair wasn’t very good tonight and the Mets took advantage. The Mets got things started in the top of the second inning. Neil Walker started the inning off with a sharp single into center field. After James Loney was hit with a pitch, Wilmer Flores crushed a ground...
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Friday, June 24, 2016 • 7:35 p.m. Turner Field • Atlanta, GA LHP Steven Matz (7-3, 2.74) vs. RHP Aaron Blair (0-4, 7.19) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Last night was another frustrating game for the New York Mets against the pesky Atlanta Braves. Matt Harvey finally had a solid start against the Braves, but the Mets bats couldn’t ramp up more than three runs and they eventually allowed...
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The Colorado Rockies requested waivers on shortstop Jose Reyes for the purpose of granting his unconditional release on Thursday. The move was a formality that clears the way for his free agency on Saturday at 2:00 PM. According to several reports, there has been virtually no interest in Reyes from other teams which pretty much places Reyes on a silver platter for the Mets if they want him. The...
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A review of the latest turn through the Mets starting rotation: Name Innings Hits Earned Runs Strikeouts Walks ERA WHIP Quality Start Matz (7-3) 6.0 4 2(2) 7 2 2.74 1.13 Yes(12/8) DeGrom (3-2) 6.0 5 3(3) 6 1 2.96 1.14 Yes (12/9) Colon (6-3) 0.1 0 0(0) 0 0 3.00 1.19 No (14/8) Syndergaard (8-2) 6.0 8 3(3) 4 0 2.08 0.99 Yes (14/12) Harvey (4-8) 6.0 8 2(2) 3 0 4.64 1.39 Yes (14/6) Best Start: This...
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There appears to be two very different views of Mets second base prospect Dilson Herrera. The first is the player who absolutely rakes in the minors hitting .310/.362/.504 over two seasons at Triple-A Las Vegas. This is the player the Mets see as their second baseman of the future – a future that was supposed to start in 2016, but was pushed to Opening Day of 2017. Then there is the other...
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MMO Fan Shot by Andy Love, Originally Published on Fair and Unbalanced In 2006, the Mets were one pitch away — albeit, a nasty, possibly unhittable Adam Wainwright curveball (that Carlos Beltran watched for strike three with the bases loaded, but I digress) — from making the World Series. That team was led by two of the game’s brightest young stars: David Wright and Jose...
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