I’ve never quite wrapped my mind around the notion that Terry Collins is the right manager for these NY Mets. I have my reasons, mostly grounded in my skepticism about his handling of a very young impressionable group that could benefit from a more patient and supportive hand … But while it’s hard to complain about a first place team with a 15 – 6 record, there are looming questions about Terry...
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Las Vegas 6, Albuquerque 5 Wilfredo Tovar came up with Johnny Monell on 3rd and Kyle Johnson on 1st with two outs and the 51’s down 5-4 hitting a low liner to that the LFer dove for but came up empty with the ball rolling past him allowing Johnson to score to give Las Vegas a 6 game win streak. Alex Castellanos hit his 7th homerun and second in as many nights. Dilson Herrera was 2-5 with...
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It’s been a few weeks since Jenrry Mejia was slapped with an 80-game suspension for testing positive for stanzolol, a performance enhancing drug. With Mejia out, and Bobby Parnell still working his way back from Tommy John surgery a year ago, 25 year old Jeurys Familia has had the reigns of closer bestowed upon him, he has surely lived up to the task. Familia has pitched in 11 games,...
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With Jenry Mejia suspended and Jeurys Familia moved from setup man to the closer’s role, Carlos Torres has taken over as the Mets primary setup man. Torres for the most part, has been reliable despite being used heavily. Tuesday was an exception. Torres came in the bottom of the 8th inning with the score tied at 3 and immediately put himself in trouble by walking two of the first three...
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The Mets (15-6) lost to the Marlins (9-12) by a score of 4-3 Tuesday night in Miami. Pitching Rafael Montero was very impressive for most of the game until the Marlins finally got to him in the 6th inning. His final line was 5.2 innings with 3 earned runs on 5 hits, 1 walk, and 6 strikeouts. Buddy Carlyle faced one batter, inducing a fly-out off the bat of Ichiro Suzuki. Lefty Alex Torres...
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After a dramatic 3-1 comeback victory against the Miami Marlins on Monday night, the New York Mets will keep the good times rolling in the second game of the series tonight at Marlins Park. Rafael Montero (0-1, 4.15) gets a spot for the Mets he opposes right-hander David Phelps (1-0, 3.55) for the Marlins at 7:10 PM. The Mets have won five straight games vs. Miami, tied for the third-longest...
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