As you undoubtedly know by now, manager Terry Collins decided on Friday to kill the six-man rotation he had been lobbying and trying to justify for the greater part of the last two weeks. In an amazing and bizarre twist, Collins completely caved in and told reporters he was nixing the plan because it had “literally” become a pain in the ass. “I’m just tired of answering...
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Travis d’Arnaud, who has been sidelined since April 19th with a fractured metacarpal in the little finger in his right hand, and Dilson Herrera who has been out since May 15th with a fractured tip of his right middle finger are both headed to Triple-A Las Vegas to continue their rehab with the 51’s. After going 3-for-4 on Saturday night, and 6-for-16 (.375) overall for the St. Lucie...
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The Mets (30-27) fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks (27-28) by a score of 2-1 tonight at Chase Field. Pitching: How many times have we seen this before? A pitcher tosses a brilliant game, and ends up the loser. Bartolo Colon was the latest victim, as the only blemish of his night was a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning off the bat of Welington Castillo. His final line has him...
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Terry Collins told reporters that right-hander Dillon Gee has been pulled from the rotation and will now work out of the bullpen as a reliever. Gee was clearly frustrated by the news, telling reporters, “I feel like if I had any value before, it’s now gone.” “I almost don’t even care anymore. I’m done trying to figure this whole situation out.” Gee...
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Bartolo Colon (8-3, 4.72 ERA) looks to become the first nine game winner in the majors as the New York Mets continue their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday at Chase Field. Colon will be opposed by right-hander Chase Anderson (1-1, 3.26) for the D’Backs at 10:10 PM. With Daniel Murphy going on the Disabled List yesterday, the Mets currently have 13 players on the DL, tied...
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With increasing talk about the Mets’ need to trade for offensive help, I immediately remembered the trade they pulled off on June 15, 1969 with the Expos for first baseman Donn Clendenon. Certainly, the trades for Keith Hernandez and Mike Piazza were more high-profile, but it’s fair to say the Mets would have never won their first World Championship without Clendenon who was the...
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