Jonathon Niese had a decent outing, but the bullpen couldn’t stop the bleeding and the offense offered no support in the Mets 6-1 loss to the Padres Game Notes Jonathon Niese had a peculiar outing today, allowing three runs on ten hits in six innings, walking none and striking out three. Niese gave up four of his ten hits in one inning, and as evidenced by the lack of walks and his...
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Quick! Which starting pitcher on the Mets has the lowest ERA? If you said R.A. Dickey, you’d be correct. Now if I asked you which Mets hurler of the starting five has the fewest wins, you probably wouldn’t think to say Dickey’s name again. But it’s true. With a 5-11 record, R.A. Dickey has the fewest wins of the five pitchers in the starting rotation, one less than...
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There’s Brandon Nimmo signing his new contract in a photo from the NY Mets. Brandon Nimmo will speak with the media at 5:00 pm and answer questions, so check back later for a recap. Official Release from Mets: The New York Mets tonight announced that they have signed outfielder Brandon Nimmo of Cheyenne East High School (WY), the club’s first-round selection and the 13th overall pick in...
Read MoreWhen the Mets signed Chris Capuano in the offseason, i thought that the Mets picked up a low-risk, high reward type of player. I also thought that the deal was a good one. Now that we’re getting closer to the end of the season, I wonder if I should be eating my words? Capuano has been down-right awful in his past 4 starts (which extends from his final start in July). In his 3 starts this...
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Here is a great shot of newly signed outfielder Brandon Nimmo and newly acquired starting pitcher Zack Wheeler, together at Port St. Lucie today. Now there’s a Kodak moment for ya… “Whether that’s a shift in emphasis, I can’t really say, because I wasn’t here previously. But we’re absolutely determined to build the foundation of this organization and...
Read MoreAs last night’s deadline to sign first-round draft choice Brandon Nimmo drew closer, my Twitter timeline was littered with fans and writers counting down the minutes. “C’mon, Sandy, get it done,” one follower said. “We need Nimmo,” said another. So I got to thinking. With all of this talk about how desperate the Mets were to sign an 18-year-old high school kid from Wyoming, I wanted to look...
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