Here are my awards for the first half of the 2015 Mets season – a season that has had its share of ups and downs, but overall has been fun and exciting to watch as the Mets remain in the hunt. Here goes…
Most Valuable Player: Jacob deGrom
Least Valuable Player: Michael Cuddyer
Cy Young: Jacob deGrom
Rookie of the Year: Noah Syndergaard
Breakout Player: Jeurys Familia
Disappointing Player: Lucas Duda
Ya Gotta Believe Award: Matt Harvey
Best Moment: Syndergaard Strikes Out 13 Diamondbacks
Most Amazin’ Moment: Steven Matz Makes Spectacular Debut
Worst Moment: Chris Heston Tosses No-Hitter, Parts Flushing Bay
High Point of Season: Mets Win 11 Straight Games
Low Point of Season: Getting Swept by Braves in Atlanta
That’s So Mets: Collins Implements 6-Man Rotation, Kills It 3 Starts Later
That’s Really So Mets: Collins Insists Alex Torres Is Lefty Specialist Despite .550/.850 OPS Split
Good News: Starting Pitching as Good as Advertised
Great News: Mets 2 GB From 1st Place, 1 GB From Wild Card
Bad News: Offense is Even Worse Than We Thought
Worse News: David Wright Has Missed Most of the Season with Spinal Stenosis
Worst News: Castergine Settles Law Suit Against Wilpons
He Said What: “I’m not moving that kid off shortstop and hurting his feelings.”
