What a day for Mets rookie Michael Conforto. Only a few hours after being honored at Citi Field on Monday with a Sterling Award for being named the organization’s Minor League Player of the Year, the 22-year-old left fielder blasted his eighth home run of the season in the Mets 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. The homer came in the second inning, an opposite field line drive that left the...
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The Mets (85-65) defeated the Braves (60-91) by a score of 4-0 Monday night at Citi Field in New York. Pitching: Jon Niese started for the Mets and was fantastic. No, there are no typos in that sentence, he really was good! He tossed 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out two. Terry Collins removed him after throwing only 88 pitches because Scott Boras told him...
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According to some of the beat writers on Twitter, manager Terry Collins was still pretty agitated and hot about last night when he showed up at the clubhouse this evening. The anger was not directed at Matt Harvey, Sandy Alderson, or anyone else, writes Anthony DiComo, but just sheer frustration about the entire situation. “Matt’s not happy about it and we’re not happy about...
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A quick update and some thoughts… Speaking to reporters at a Military Monday event this afternoon, Mets GM Sandy Alderson said that Matt Harvey is committed to pitching whenever they ask him to, but that it’s the team that has to figure out the best way to use him. “If we ask him to do something, he’ll do it,” Alderson said. “At this point, it’s not...
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The New York Mets will try to shake off a couple of losses against the Yankees as the thy take on the Atlanta Braves tonight for the start of a three-game series at Citi Field. The Mets will turn to left-hander Jon Niese (8-10, 4.31) to be the stopper while he opposes right-hander Shelby Miller (5-15, 3.00) for the Braves. First pitch is at 7:10 PM. The Mets have 10 wins this year vs. Atlanta...
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Unlike dozens of other Mets fans today, I am not unhappy with the Mets, Terry Collins or Matt Harvey about the way last nights game was handled. Sure it was a miserable game to watch and you never want to give away a nationally televised game to the Yankees. But in reality, it was just a game and the Mets are still the odds on favorites to win the National League East. There’s something...
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