Las Vegas bookmaker Bovada released their latest World Series odds on Thursday, and the New York Mets continue to shoot up their rankings. The Mets now have the 5th best odds among all MLB teams at 9/1 which also ranks third in the National League. Shockingly (not really!) the Washington Nationals have dropped out of their stranglehold on the top spot all the way to a 3-way tie for 8th place...
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Move over Yankees, there is a new sheriff in town. In a city that has been dominated by the big brother New York Yankees since Carlos Beltran was left frozen on an Adam Wainwright curveball in 2006, the tide has been turning for the Amazin Mets, the only first place team that plays in the Big Apple. They are certainly the King of Queens, but now they may also be Kings of all of New York City. In...
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Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is reporting that Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes has cleared waivers and can be traded to any team willing to take on his remaining $44 million dollar contract through 2017. Reyes recently told Steve Politi of NJ.com that he believes the Mets can win the World Series this year. “No question, they can win it all,” Reyes said. “With the way they’re...
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El Paso 5, Las Vegas (66-53) 4 Walk-Off The 51’s lost on a walk-off single by Hector Gomez that deflected off the glove of the diving Matt Reynolds with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning. Prior to that Zack Thornton intentionally walked Will Middlebrooks with two outs and runners on second and third. Thornton suffered his fourth loss as he walked five batters (three...
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The Mets’ most recent post-trade deadline surge has the team, fans and writers all thinking optimistically to the potential for October baseball in Queens for the first time since 2006. While everything from the team’s offensive surge to the Nationals’ inability to get out of their own way bodes well for the Metropolitans as October approaches, it seems the hot topic on...
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Stat Line: 7 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 5 SO, 2 BB Noah Syndergaard learned one valuable lesson yesterday against the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies are a worn out, non-contending playoff team. They are playing in a day game late in the season before they fly out of that night. They want to get on that plane as soon as possible so they can get to their destination as early as possible. This translates to...
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