Prior to Tuesday nights game in Seattle, Jacob deGrom had won two straight decisions both pitching into the seventh inning and both wins were of the lopsided nature, as the Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-3 and Miami Marlins 9-1. Not much effort was needed from the young rookie, even though he would pitch masterfully in both. Tuesday’s game against Seattle was a bit different, in the...
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Almost echoing what I said yesterday, after the Mets wrapped up their series win in Seattle, they said they are not yet convinced that Noah Syndergaard is ready to make the move to the majors. What the Mets player development people are looking for from their top pitching prospect is the “consistency” that I talked about yesterday. Two front office people did admit to the Daily News...
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Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas loses second game in row to Tacoma, 6-4 Binghamton salvages final game against first place Portland, 4-2 St. Lucie loses big to Tampa, 13-6 Savannah continue their winning ways defeating Augusta, 7-2 Brooklyn drops game to Aberdeen, 5-2 Kingsport loses in extra innings to Greeneville, 6-3 Prospect Pipeline Matt den Dekker was 2 for 3, with a run scored and a...
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Ruben Tejada was hit in the head with a 94 mph fastball from Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker during Wednesday’s game. It was a scary moment in the game as Terry Collins and the Mets trainer rushed onto the field. Tejada left the game under his own power, and was replaced by Eric Campbell who pinch ran and played the remainder of the game at SS. The good news is that Tejada passed all his...
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The New York Mets today announced that the club – in the return of last year’s popular “No Fees” promotion – will pick up ticket fees for all 33 remaining regular season home games at Citi Field during a six-day sale starting tomorrow Thursday, July 24 at 9:00 a.m. through next Tuesday, July 29 on Mets.com/NoFees or by phone at 718-507-TIXX. The covered fees will apply to any ticket purchased...
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The New York Mets (48-53) were looking for the series victory this afternoon against the Seattle Mariners (53-48) at Safeco Field with Bartolo Colon facing off against highly touted rookie pitcher Taijuan Walker. What you should know: Bartolo Colon flirted with history this afternoon as he set down the first twenty batters to face him, before letting up a single with two outs in the seventh to...
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