With the unfortunate developments on first baseman Lucas Duda not looking rosy for the New York Mets for the next several weeks, the talk has been on whom among the in-house options could fill in during his absence. The usual suspects have been mentioned, Eric Campbell, Wilmer Flores upon his return from his own DL stint later this week, recent call-up Ty Kelly, and the potential for even...
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New York Mets third-baseman, David Wright, has been able to feel like his vintage self over the last few games. Between the walk-off single in Saturday’s thrilling extra-inning win over Milwaukee to his three-run bomb against Washington last night, Wright has shown flashes of his former greatness. For a few days he has gotten to play for that feeling of pure enjoyment, and not have to...
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Mets right-hander Matt Harvey is still frustrated over his recent pitching struggles, but told ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin that he can solve his issues on the mound rather than skipping a start. “For me, taking time off isn’t going to do anything. It’s finding it on the mound,” Harvey said. “I’m not a quitter. I’m not going to just quit and put the...
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The Mets bullpen is off to a great start in 2016. Just how good has it been, and is it for real? The answers: 1) very good, and 2) yes. It feels like a lifetime since the Mets bullpen was a strength in a year that mattered but, believe it or not, the Mets bullpen was 2nd best in baseball in 2006, at least according to WAR. The bullpen that year was headlined by Billy Wagner and Aaron Heilman,...
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The New York Mets maintained their Major League team lead in home runs belting three more (David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker) during their 7-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. During the bottom of the first inning, the Nationals strung together three straight singles, two of which were seeing eye ground ball singles through the infield, leading to the Nationals one run. From...
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Nashville 7, Las Vegas (24-19) 4 Box Score After a successful eight-game road trip during which the Las Vegas 51s (24-19) went 6-2, they returned home to Cashman Field in first place in their division. Ynoa took the loss, his first of the season and saw his ERA rise to 2.50 in 57.2 innings. A total of seven runs on 14 hits and six walks were given up by Vegas pitchers. The defense turned three...
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