Mets rookie left-hander Steven Matz will make a final rehab start with Double-A Binghamton on Monday, the team confirmed on Thursday. Matz will be activated from the disabled list the following day when rosters expand on September 1. Making his third rehab start for Double-A Binghamton, Matz tossed six shutout innings on Wednesday, allowing just one hit, walking none and striking out six...
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Baseball is a funny game. Last night, in the bottom of the 10th inning of a tie ball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Daniel Murphy was a part of what some could argue was the Mets’ best defensive play of the year. With Carlos Torres pitching and two outs in the inning, Jeff Francoeur hit a sharp groundball back off the foot of Torres and right to the first baseman Murphy. Murphy...
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The Mets (71-56) beat the Phillies (50-78) by a score of 9-5 in 13 innings on Thursday night in Philadelphia, completing a four-game sweep of their formerly formidable rivals and extending their winning streak to seven. Jon Niese struggled on the mound for the Mets, although all of the damage came in one inning. Niese allowed five runs on five walks and five hits in six innings of work. After...
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The New York Mets will try to complete a four game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Overall, the Amazin’s are 11-1 against the Philadelphia Phillies this season. Left-hander Jonathon Niese (8-9, 3.80) gets the nod for the Mets and he opposes right-hander Aaron Harang (5-14, 4.67) for the Phillies at 7:05 PM. The last time the Mets swept a four-game series...
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When asked about negotiating a new contract with Yoenis Cespedes, Sandy Alderson told Mike Puma of the NY Post that he’s living in the moment and hasn’t thought about it. Signing Cespedes before the season is over will be crucial.The Mets are prohibited from signing him once he hits free agency after this season due to a clause in his contract. The trade that brought Cespedes to...
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We’re all familiar with the many unique aspects that make Baseball the true National Pastime. The game can conceivably go on forever. It’s the only sport where the defense has the ball. The team trying to score is outnumbered 9 to 1. My personal favorite is that it’s a team sport based around a collection of one-on-one match-ups. In 2014, after 6 weeks of spring training, 162 games spread out...
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