If there was ever any doubt of whether or not Jeurys Familia was the same pitcher after his last outing on Wednesday night at Citi Field, those concerns have been erased. Just 24 hours ago, someone started a rumor that Familia has been suffering from a dead arm. On Wednesday night, as many of you may recall, it was Familia who gave up a huge three-run homer to Freddie Freeman that broke a 3-3...
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The Mets (86-67) grabbed a 6-4 road win over the Reds (63-89) on Thursday night in Cincinnati. Steven Matz pitched for the Mets and was okay. The rookie gave up 3 runs on 10 hits in 5.2 innings, striking out 8 and walking none. The Reds took an early lead, stringing together three consecutive singles in the bottom of the first, including an RBI single form Brandon Phillips. The Mets got to Reds...
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The New York Mets completed a 3-6 homestand with a loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, but maintain their 6,5 game lead atop the National League East and watched their magic number dip to five. Tonight, the Mets take on the Cincinnati Reds for the start of a four game series at Great American Ball Park. Steven Matz (4-0, 1.80) goes for the Mets and opposes Reds right-hander Josh Smith (0-2,...
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While Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog wonders where the offense is, Kevin Kernan of the New York Post takes it one step further and asks if the Mets have lost their swagger. “This isn’t Panic City, yet, but it’s not a good vibe around the Mets as they dropped two straight to the Braves and head out to play two more terrible teams — the Reds and Phillies — before finishing the season at home with...
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Prospect expert Keith Law of ESPN highlighted the top ten prospects who have impressed him in 2015 and while he had Houston Astros first baseman A.J. Reed as his Prospect of the Year, he also listed Mets first baseman Dominic Smith among his favorites. He writes: “Smith didn’t turn 20 until mid-June, and despite a dismal start to the season, he ended up leading the Florida State...
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Don’t worry Mets fans, things are still looking up! The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves last night by the score of 6-3. They dropped the series and it was their first losing homestand of the season. With the loss, the Mets have dropped five of their last six series at Citi Field and are just 6-12 in their last 18 games there. Luckily, with the Nationals also losing, the Mets magic...
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