White Sox 5, Mets 4 The Mets lost the series opener to the White Sox tonight by the score of 5-4 on a walkoff single in the ninth at U.S. Cellular Field. Zack Wheeler made his second start of the season and didn’t fare very well, working out of trouble throughout his stint and having command issues all night. Wheeler lasted just 5.1 innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits, a home...
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The Mets have traded Collin Cowgill to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league right fielder Kyle Johnson. Johnson, 23, was batting .310 with with a .414 on base and had 16 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 30 RBI in 67 games for Single-A Burlington. He also had 30 stolen bases. The right-handed hitting outfielder was drafted in the 25th round of the 2012 Draft from...
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The Mets play a short two game series on Chicago’s south side, against the White Sox. When I think about White Sox baseball, I think of three things: Bill Veeck, an exploding scoreboard, and Disco Demolition NIght, of course the latter two would have never happened if not for Veeck. Bill Veeck, however, should be noted for more than those two gimmick. Veeck at various times in his life...
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Mets (30-42) vs White Sox (31-42) Tuesday 8:10 PM • U.S. Cellular Field RHP Zack Wheeler (1-0, 0.00) vs RHP Chris Sale (5-6, 2.69) Starting Lineup Eric Young Jr. – LF Jordany Valdespin – 2B David Wright – 3B Marlon Byrd – RF Josh Satin – 1B John Buck – C Andrew Brown – DH Juan Lagares – CF Omar Quintanilla – SS Game Notes Reliever Greg Burke...
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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York wrote what I felt was one of the strongest arguments in making the case for Matt Harvey starting the All Star Game for the National League. He first compares Harvey, who he calls the NL’s Justin Verlander, to last season’s NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey: Through 16 starts, Harvey is 7-1 with a 2.05 ERA, 121 strikeouts, a 0.882 WHIP, 4 homers allowed and a...
Read MoreBaseball Prospectus just unveiled their 2013 mid-season Top 50 Prospect Rankings. For the Mets, right-hander Noah Syndergaard checked in at No. 23, while catcher Travis d’Arnaud was ranked at No. 28. Both players of course, were acquired before the season from Toronto in the R.A. Dickey deal. Syndergaard, recently made a sparkling debut for Double-A Binghamton on Sunday after his promotion from...
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