“See the man with the stage fright, Just standin’ up there to give it all his might. And he got caught in the spotlight, But when we get to the end He wants to start all over again.” – Robbie Robertson What exactly do the Mets still need to do to have a legit chance at winning this season. Yes that’s right I said, this season, as in 2015. There has been much...
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Matt Harvey and pitching coach Dan Warthen spent Thursday watching film and working together trying to find the root of the problem plaguing the Mets right-hander over his last four starts. Warthen told Kevin Kernan of the New York Post that progress was made and two of them identified the problem. “Harvey was landing too soon on his front foot so his arm was not in proper position. Harvey...
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Las Vegas (32-29) 11, Reno 6 Steven Matz had his worst outing going just 4 innings giving up four runs on five hits (HR) and three walks while still managing to strike out six. Matz was in deep counts most of the night needing 83 (50 strikes) to make it through his shortest outing since August 18th, 2013. Matz big struggle was the 3rd inning when he gave up all four of his runs throwing 35...
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Sandy Alderson updated reporters on Thursday about the current trade climate and what type of player they are hoping to acquire. “I’d say it’s a very narrow market. Teams are not looking to dump their players in the middle of June. That’s like advertising to their fans that the season is over. I don’t care how bad your record is, teams are reluctant to do that at...
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The Mets (32-29) were able to salvage the final game of the series against the San Francisco Giants (34-27) tonight at Citi Field by a score of 5-4. Jon Niese started for the Mets, and got off to a rough start, surrendering two runs in the opening inning which made all Mets fans, including myself, say to themselves “Here we go again.” Nori Aoki hit a leadoff single to start the game...
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Sandy Alderson told reporters at Citi Field that David Wright will remain in Los Angeles for several more weeks while receiving treatment on his back for spinal stenosis. (Adam Rubin, ESPN) There is still no timetable for Wright to return and last week Alderson said something ominous about that, “We’re not on the edge of our seats waiting for David to come back at this point.” Wright...
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