Veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon makes his second Grapefruit League start as the New York Mets take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at 1:10 PM at Tradition Field. Left-hander Tyler Lyons will get the start for the Cardinals. Also pitching for the Mets this afternoon are LHP Josh Smoker, RHP Jeurys Familia, and RHP Gabriel Ynoa. New York Mets Curtis Granderson, RF Neil Walker, 2B Yoenis...
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Depth was to be a Mets’ strong point this year, and it will come into play a lot earlier than anticipated with shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera expected to miss at least two weeks or more and quite possibly the start of the season with a strained patella tendon in his left knee. Ruben Tejada, who lost his job after Cabrera was acquired and recently has been the subject of trade rumors to St. Louis, is...
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Matt Harvey games have turned into events. Fans flocking to Citi Field and Tradition Field donning their Batman masks, holding up signs referencing The Dark Knight and how Harvey is the hero Gotham deserves. When Harvey pitches, we watch. It’s akin to the 1980s Mets teams, who had another hard throwing right-hander who brought the Shea faithful to their feet. Dwight “Doc” Gooden flashed such...
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If some of you were surprised to see Rafael Montero among the first round of cuts after the former top prospect was reportedly in the mix for a spot on the Opening Day roster, keep reading. While the chances that Montero would break camp with the team were slim at best in my opinion, I was still perplexed to see his name among the early Spring Training cuts. Now, here’s a report from...
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Sloppy game by the Mets as they fall 9-5 to the Washington Nationals and make four errors in the field. Steven Matz made his second spring start and looked good through the first two innings not allowing any runs before running into trouble in the third. He threw eight straight balls to start the inning, walking Danny Espinosa and Matt Den Dekker. Alejandro De Aza then misjudged what should have...
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In all seriousness, the last thing I want to do is to write about Jenrry Mejia again. It’s going to be an exciting year for the Mets, and there are so many great and positive things to write about and discuss. However, he called a press conference, and WOW, do we need to address his allegations. First, Mejia alleged that baseball threatened him with a third suspension if he didn’t...
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