As we all know, the Mets were created fill the gap left after the departure of the Giants and the Dodgers from the city of New York following the 1957 season. In the four year period before the advent of the Amazin’s, Gotham’s National League fans were left to follow their teams as best they could from afar (remember, no cable TV at this time nor webcasts, and radio coverage was spotty at best...
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Yoenis Cespedes had his best game as a Met on Friday night, and quite possibly the best game of his career, exploding for a 5-for-6 performance including a single, a double, and three home runs. The first of those three home runs was a grand slam, and he finished the night with seven RBIs, five runs scored and a stolen base. It was the third time this season that a Mets player had a three-homer...
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In the Coorsiest Game Ever Played, The Mets (65-56) outslugged the Rockies (49-71) en route to a 14-9 win in the series opener, stretching their NL East lead to 5 games. Bartolo Colon struggled on the mound, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks in 3.2 innings, striking out 1 and serving up 3 home runs. Colon was hit on his pitching arm (even the pitchers were hitting Bartolo in this one)...
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Mets third baseman David Wright went 3-for-4 with a run scored tonight for St. Lucie as he continues his final two tuneup games before he’s activated on Monday in Philadelphia. Wright raised his average to .375 in seven games during his rehab assignment. Mets manager Terry Collins said that Wright will not be an everyday player immediately on his return. “I talked to Dave today about...
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It’s official… Logan Verrett will start for the Mets on Sunday against the Rockies in the series finale, Terry Collins just confirmed with reporters. Matt Harvey will indeed be skipped for a start in the rotation. “We just were afraid we’d have to shut him down,” Collins said. August 19 Terry Collins told reporters this afternoon, that the team is considering the...
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The New York Mets head for high ground in Denver tonight, for the start of a weekend series with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Bartolo Colon (10-11, 4.58) opposes rookie right-hander Jon Gray (0-0, 2.40) in Friday’s 8:40 PM series opener. The Mets have won eight straight games vs. Colorado dating back to May 4, 2014, including going 4-0 earlier this year (August 10-13) at Citi Field. It’s...
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