The Mets (36-35) were swept by the Atlanta Braves (35-35) today at Turner Field by a score of 1-0. Well, Matt Harvey was brilliant again today, pitching 6.2 innings, allowing only one run on six hits, while striking out five and walking one. Unfortunately, the anemic Mets offense provided him no support, and he falls to 7-5 on the season. The lone run for Atlanta came in the seventh inning,...
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The New York Mets will try to avoid getting swept against the Atlanta Braves this evening at Turner Field where the two teams will wrap up their series finale. The Mets will turn to their ace Matt Harvey (7-4, 3.32) and he will be opposed by right-hander Julio Teheran (4-3, 5.07) for the Braves on this Father’s Day matchup. First pitch is at 5:05 PM Harvey tossed seven scoreless innings...
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Oftentimes I feel as though we have some of the most irrational, bipolar, manic-depressive, flip-flopping fans and writers I’ve ever seen. Win three games, order the champagne and playoff tickets. Lose three games, open the windows and get out on your ledges. In a matter of 13 days I saw one site go from “Do Something Mets” to “Sandy’s In All-Out, Full-On, Hustle...
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“In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explode, and every sunset is different.” – John Steinbeck, The World of Our Discontent In Binghamton over the last two seasons, the popularity of baseball has exploded as Pedro Lopez and his B-Mets have hit their stride putting together a run of winning baseball that earned back-to-back playoff appearances and an Eastern League...
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Nelson Doubleday Jr., died Wednesday at his home in New York. He was 81. Two days after his death, the Mets announced they would honor Doubleday with a moment of silence. A moment of silence? A moment? Doubleday was the majority owner of the New York Mets from 1980-2002. He lifted the Mets out of the financial and competitive abyss of the late 1970s and early 1980s and, in six years, recruited...
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On June 20, 1964 Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jim Bunning threw a perfect game against the New York Mets in the first game of a doubleheader at Shea Stadium. With his wife and children in the stands, here’s what happened … By the eighth inning 32,904 Mets fans were cheering for the Philadelphia Phillies, for pitcher Jim Bunning. On Father’s Day 1964, the Phillies...
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