This week I talk about the Mets successful road trip and opine how their power surge may not be the blessing that it appears. Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports discusses his new book “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports.” I wrap things up by comparing Logan Verrett and Zack Wheeler. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS WEEK’S PODCAST RSS FEED...
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Sunday, April 24, 2016 • 1:35 p.m. Turner Field • Atlanta, GA RHP Jacob deGrom (1-0, 1.50) vs. RHP Aaron Blair (MLB debut) PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM For the New York Mets, right-hander Jacob deGrom rejoins the rotation on Sunday and will oppose Atlanta Braves right-hander Aaron Blair in the top prospect’s major league debut. The Mets look to complete the sweep in Atlanta before heading...
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The fourth piece of the puzzle to the Mets’ stud rotation, rookie Steven Matz, had an effective night on the mound in Saturday’s 8-2 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves. Matz improved his record to 2-1 on the season and lowered his ERA to 5.40. Matz allowed just two runs in 6.1 innings of work, giving up nine hits while striking out eight and walking none. He dodged in and out of trouble...
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Neil Walker continues to rake. During Saturday’s game he hit yet another homer, his seventh of the season. This dinger was a bit different from the others we have seen as it was the 100th of his career. Walker, 30, is no stranger to having a power surge out of the gate in April. This is now the third time in his career he had started his season with seven homers in April, the previous two...
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The New York Mets (9-7) defeated the Atlanta Braves (4-13) tonight at Turner Field by a score of 8-2 in the second game of a the weekend series. Offense: The Mets got things started early off Braves starter Jhoulys Chacin, scratching out two runs in the first. Curtis Granderson led off the game with a single to center, followed two batters later by Michael Conforto, who knocked a single of his...
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Saturday, April 23, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Turner Field • Atlanta, GA LHP Steven Matz (1-1, 7.27) vs. RHP Jhoulys Chacin (0-0, 2.38) PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets started their series with the Braves off on the right foot with a 6-3 win on Friday night. The star of the night was Curtis Granderson who had 5 RBI’s thanks to a Grand Slam and then a solo shot. Matt Harvey still...
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