Hefner Shines, Satin Rakes, Mets Plug The Brewers 2-1

Josh Satin’s RBI-Double was one of three hits on his big day… The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers by the score of 2-1 before 39,677 at Miller Park today on Hank Aaron Bobblehead Day. Game time temperature was a beautiful 87 degrees and the first pitch was at 1:10 pm. Jeremy Hefner was crisp and precise working quickly through seven innings while striking out eight and...

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Expect A Very Quiet Trade Deadline For The Mets

According to what a team insider told Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, with the July 31 trade deadline three weeks away, they may not be buyers or sellers and will instead stand pat. Rubin says that Mets officials are expected to keep tabs with the Colorado Rockies about Carlos Gonzalez and the Los Angeles Dodgers about Andre Ethier. But given the tight nature of the NL West standings, those players...

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Mets Minors: Syndergaard, Matz, Montero All Turn In Solid Performances

The B-Mets went above and beyond for anyone who attended their game yesterday — not only did Noah Syndergaard turn in a relatively effective performance, but the Mets slammed five home runs as part of a 14-3 blowout victory. Syndergaard’s three runs allowed were all listed as unearned because of an error in the sixth that allowed a runner to reach base, and Thor served up a two-out...

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Mets vs Brewers: Satin To Play Today, Hefner Has 2.93 ERA In Last 13 Starts, Byrd Has 13 Homeruns

Mets (36-48) at Brewers (35-51) Jeremy Hefner (3-6, 3.54) vs  LHP Tom Gorzelanny (1-1, 2.43) Starting Lineup Eric Young Jr. CF Daniel Murphy 2B David Wright 3B Marlon Byrd RF Josh Satin 1B Andrew Brown LF Anthony Recker C Omar Quintanilla SS Jeremy Hefner RHP Game Notes After suffering his 10th loss of the season Saturday night, Shaun Marcum acknowledged he is experiencing numbness, tingling and...

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Hefner Constantly Making Adjustments To Maintain His Edge

It was Jeremy Hefner’s turn to have a Sunday round with Steve Serby of the New York Post. As is usually the case, Serby did a nice job of revealing a side of Hefner we hadn’t known on a variety of topics ranging from the two times he was drafted by the Mets and didn’t sign, to how he would pitch Babe Ruth. The following four questions I found to be most compelling. Q: What...

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Dodgers Obtain Ricky Nolasco From The Marlins

The Dodgers have obtained right-hander Ricky Nolasco from the Miami Marlins for three minor-league pitchers – Steve Ames, Josh Wall and Angel Sanchez. L.A. also picked up an international signing bonus worth $197,000 in the deal. “Nolasco is somebody that can help us out,” Colletti said. “Obviously he’s an accomplished big league starter. We felt we needed to add a...

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