Opening up a three game series at home against the Braves on Tuesday night, it was supposed to be Dillon Gee against Alex Wood. From very early in the game you could see it was going to be Juan Lagares against the entire Braves team. Lucky for us, Lagares won that battle. It’s been repeatedly discussed how good Lagares is from a defensive perspective. He is tops in the majors in many...
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Let’s face it. If we make a list of things that have worked for the Mets in 2014 it would be a short one: #1 Jacob deGrom – Both with his arm and his bat #2 Lucas Duda – Who’d a thunk the Mets would choose the right keeper between him and Ike? #3 Rally towels On those rare occasions when the Mets string together some hits, and even some runs, the players enthusiastically wave white...
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With the Rochester Red Wings officially renewing their agreement with the Minnesota Twins in the International League, the Mets are officially stuck with Las Vegas as their Triple-A affiliate through the 2016 season. “We’ve been happy in Las Vegas,” Sandy Alderson said Tuesday afternoon. “Some of the distance issues and so forth notwithstanding, we really have had a good relationship there. We...
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Here’s a quick recap. The good news is that the Mets opened their homestand with a well-played 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves tonight at Citi Field. Here’s the scoop: Dillon Gee had his best start since the All Star break, holding the Braves to two runs in 6.2 innings of work while scattering six hits. He improves to 5-7 with a 3.77 ERA. Juan Lagares had a huge game on defense...
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During Terry Collin’s pre-game conference on Tuesday afternoon, the majority of questions addressed the absence of David Wright and Daniel Murphy from the lineup, unsurprisingly. Originally, Wright intended to get back out in the field for tonight’s tilt against the Braves. However, after the club’s training staff assessed the Captain, the organization decided to override...
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Tonight, the Mets open up a 3-game series against the Atlanta Braves. Dillon Gee (4-6, 3.84) will face off against lefty Alex Wood (9-9, 3.05) as the Mets look to some home cooking to get them back on their feet. In his last start, Gee received the loss in the Mets’ 6-2 defeat against the Oakland Athletics on August 19th at the Oakland Coliseum. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowing four earned runs...
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