I know this was already addressed on MMO in an article by John Delcos, but I have a somewhat different take on the issue, and that’s what makes this site so special anyway – the wide range of opinions on so many different Mets matters. So Terry Collins knows his team plays hard and knows the effort his group of 25-players put forth in every game. It’s akin to a proud parent...
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Great news on the 9/11 Mike Piazza jersey flap. Thanks to the efforts of three huge Mets fans, the jersey will soon be back in New York where it belongs. According to Kevin Kernan of the NY Post, Anthony Scaramucci, Tony Lauto and an anonymous third business partner, came to an agreement in principle Thursday to buy the jersey for approximately $355,000, making it the most expensive modern-day...
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Through eight games this season, the New York Mets offense has been less than inspiring, ranking dead last in the NL in hits, runs scored, Avg, OBP, OPS, and extra base hits. While this is just a small sample size and nothing to get overly concerned about yet, it does give us a not too distant reminder of the early season offense during the 2015 season. One of the alarming imbalances to this...
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Stat Line: 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 SO, 2 BB In the New York Mets 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins, Logan Verrett showed why he would be in the starting rotation for twenty-nine of thirty Major League teams. Verrett attacks opposing lineups differently than our big three power pitches, looking to induce poor contact early in at-bats rather than inducing a high whiff/miss and strikeout rates. Logan...
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During yesterday’s 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins, Wilmer Flores had his first MLB appearance at 1st base. He played the position flawlessly and without any errors and even executed some nice plays while doing so that had a high degree of difficulty. Flores showed great range at the position and a nice glove, making a nice diving stop to save a single from getting through in a game when...
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Jim Henderson makes his fifth appearance in eight games for Mets. USA Today After Johan Santana threw 134 pitches on a surgery repaired shoulder to throw the first no-hitter in Mets history, Terry Collins was in tears. He seemed distraught. In the post-game press conference, Collins called Santana his “Hero,” and he was prescient in saying, “I’m very excited for him, but...
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