Tommy. John. Those are two words that no player wants to hear, especially pitchers. Unfortunately, Zack Wheeler’s worst fear became a reality once he went under the knife on March 25, 2015. From that moment on, it has been sheer grit and determination to get back onto the diamond and rejoin the what should be the league’s best rotation. Due to the team’s success last season,...
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Four winters ago, fans of almost any other team had good reason to be envious of the Washington Nationals. They were lucky – blessed, really – that their previous futility had earned them the top slot in the draft in consecutive years that produced once-in-a-generation talents in Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, their window for success was just opening, and they were armed with...
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The New York Mets and Live Nation tonight announced that the multiple-Grammy winning artist Beyoncé will perform at Citi Field Tuesday, June 7. Tickets go on sale to the general public Tuesday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m. online at Ticketmaster.com and by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Billboard named her the Top Female Artist of the 2000s after she cultivated a catalog of hits that...
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You know me, I love to post fan created art and graphics of our New York Mets. On Friday night I came across this really cool poster that was designed by imlookinatu who posted it in a Mets Reddit thread. Nice job… As was reported on multiple occasions, both Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins don’t expect any innings limits this season for Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard...
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First base is one of the Mets’ weakest areas when it comes to depth in the minor league system considering three of the players below didn’t even play the position full-time in 2015. The Mets have Lucas Duda under contract for the next two seasons making them strong at first base at the Major League Level. The hope is that once his contract is up that Dominic Smith will be ready to...
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With Antonio Bastardo already in camp, the New York Mets bullpen will start to take form. There’s a battle for the last spot, depending on whether Sean Gilmartin, Rafael Montero or Logan Verrett can fill the sixth starter role. Bastardo believes he’ll be the answer in the 8th inning, although Addison Reed will likely have something to say about that. There’s also some concern about whether...
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