Wednesday, April 20, 2016 • 7:05 p.m. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Bartolo Colon (1-1, 2.13) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (1-1, 4.30) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets crushed the ball at Citizens Bank Park last night, as they went on to beat the Phillies by the score of 11-1. Lost in the hype of the homers, which we’ll get to in a bit, is Logan Verrett who put together...
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Since David Wright has put on a uniform, he has been a great player. He has become the face of the franchise, if not all of baseball. We’ve seen him overcome all obstacles. He overcame the original inane Citi Field outfield configuration. He overcame a broken back. He’s overcome bad players and managers. Through all of it Wright has produced like a borderline Hall of Famer. Wright...
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The New York Mets took the lead in the top of the first inning for the fifth straight game setting the tone early in their 11-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets hitters looked extremely comfortable in the batter’s box, taking aggressive swings at good pitches all game. The result was eleven runs all scoring through six home runs. After hitting only two home runs in the first...
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If you needed any further evidence that the 2014 Gold Glove version of Juan Lagares was alive and well, last night’s home run-robbing catch against the Phillies may provide all the proof you’ll need. Lagares showed his vintage defensive form, leaping to snare a long drive by Maikel Franco and robbing him of a three-run homer in the eighth inning of the Mets’ 11-1 win. “If there...
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Thanks to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, we all discovered that the post 9/11 jersey worn by Mike Piazza when he hit his epic homerun, was put up for auction with Goldin Auctions. The jersey faced an uncertain future until a group of three die-hard Mets fans stepped forward and purchased the jersey for a record $365,000. Part of that group included Anthony Scaramucci. Just taped a terrific...
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Sacramento 12, Las Vegas (5-6) 1 Starter Seth Lugo had a rough night lasting only 2.2 innings and allowing nine runs on ten hits, he fell to 1-2 on the season with a 10.66 ERA. Josh Smoker allowed a run in his inning of work but did strike out three batters. Dilson Herrera was the offensive star for Las Vegas going 2 for 5 with a double and knocked in the 51s only run. He is now 7 for 19 during...
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