Get ready for this to stick, because this expression has until now only seemed only to apply to our hated crosstown rivals. A Real Met. For years, even Mets fans like me would engage ourselves in the debate of whether various performers for the evil empire possessed those intangible, mystical qualities that characterized them as real Yankees. Jeter, Rivera, Pettitte, Posada, Bernie Williams...
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Matt Harvey is the New York Mets probable starter in the second game of their pivotal series against division rival Washington Nationals. Over the past week, there has been much back and forth in the New York media between Matt Harvey, the Mets front office and Harvey’s agent Scott Boras regarding Harvey’s supposed innings pitched limit of 180 innings set by Dr. Andrews after Harvey’s Tommy John...
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Left-hander Jon Niese was unable to pitch out of the 4th inning despite a pre-game pep talk from manager Terry Collins who challenged him to pitch his best in the biggest game of his career. For the third straight start, Niese allowed a five-run inning including a back-breaking grand slam by Met killer Wilson Ramos off a hanging curveball. When all was said and done Niese pitched a total of 3.1...
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I’m a fan of some things and not others, for instance, I’m a big fan of smoothies. They are nutritious and they keep things moving along as they say. On the other hand, Grape Nuts, not a fan… I mean there’s crunchy and then there’s the sawdust bin at Home Depot, doesn’t matter how much milk you soak it in. Now I’m a fan of the New York Mets. I believe the Mets should win every single...
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In yesterday’s thrilling 8-5 win over the Nationals, David Wright came through with a clutch RBI single in the 7th inning against Washington’s reliever Casey Janssen The hit broke the game’s 5-5 tie, and it provided the Mets a lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. He then scored on a close play at home later that inning on a RBI double off the bat of Yoenis Cespedes, which...
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After the Nationals lost the first of three crucial games against the Mets on Monday, by a score of 8-5, MVP candidate Bryce Harper called out Nats fans for their lack of support. “I mean, they left in the seventh. That’s pretty brutal. I don’t know, whatever.” You know what else was brutal? Bryce Harper, who went 0-for-4 and struck out three times. I don’t know,...
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