Being decades older than Yoenis Cespedes would ordinarily mean that, if I met him, I would call him by his first name. But now, now, after I finish dropping to my knees in awe, I could only call him something ordinarily reserved for my elders. Mister Cespedes. Think of the indignant Sidney Poitier with that iconic Mister Tibbs utterance from the movie In the Heat of the Night (go to :55 on the...
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Sometimes you really do just gotta believe… Wow, what a year… What a season… Everything continues to keep coming up Mets and I couldn’t be more thrilled than I am right now about this team I love so much. Today feels extra special because I feel I’m finally now joined by all Mets fans in believing that this team is dangerous, that this team is a lock for the...
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The New York Mets (81-61) defeated the Atlanta Braves (56-87) by a score of 6-4 this evening for their sixth victory in a row. Noah Syndergaard had the best road start of his rookie season, tossing seven dominating innings of one run baseball. Syndergaard only surrendered two hits and one walk while striking out eight Atlanta Braves. He left the game with the Mets leading 4-1. However Tyler...
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Thumb’s down for Washington Nationals setup man Drew Storen, literally… He will miss the rest of the season after suffering a broken thumb in a fit of anger after the New York Mets swept them earlier this week. Storen hurt himself by slamming his locker in frustration after serving up the go-ahead homer to Yoenis Cespedes in the eighth inning on Wednesday. When the right-hander was...
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After winning their fifth straight, the New York Mets (80-61) are now only a half-game behind the Dodgers (80-60) for home-field advantage in the NLDS. (But what about the Ghost of September Past!) The Mets look to keep things rolling against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday at Turner Field. Noah Syndergaard (8-6, 3.31) returns to action opposes right-hander and fellow rookie Williams Perez (5-6,...
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Yoenis Cespedes has been other-wordly since joining the Mets, but he’s been doing a good portion of his damage away from Citi Field. In 23 games on the road the slugger is hitting .352 with 11 HR and 21 RBI, while at home he has a .241 BA with 4 HR, and 6 RBI, albeit in eight fewer games. Last night Cespedes continued his tear on the road by going 3-5 with a HR and three RBI, and was the...
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