Good morning and happy Friday, Mets fans!
I’m sure most are still riding the high of the three-game win streak over Philly, despite yesterday’s game cancellation due to inclement weather. Let’s hope the club is able to get a game in today in Colorado, where snow is in the forecast!
The Mets are scheduled to play tonight at Coors Field at 8:40 PM ET. Jacob deGrom (0-1, 0.64 ERA) will face off with the Rockies’ Chi Chi Gonzalez (1-0, 3.60 ERA). The action will be televised on SNY and broadcast on WCBS 880.
Latest Mets News
Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that MLB made a scoring change to Wednesday evening’s game against the Phillies. That Dominic Smith error in left field was changed to a double, so three hits will be charged against David Peterson on the night, officially.
Syracuse Mets manager Chad Kreuter told season ticket holders that Thomas Szapucki is traveling with the major league team to Colorado this weekend on the Taxi Squad. Kreuter said Szapucki struck out 12 in an alternate site intrasquad game recently, per Jacob Resnick of SNY.
Former Met Rene Rivera announced that he has signed with the Cleveland Indians on a minor league contract.
On Rose Rotation, Jake Odorizzi said early this offseason he thought he was going to be a Met, and then new ownership took over. “Early on I thought I was going to be a member of a certain team, then some people took over that team, and they pretty much hated me.”
New podcast alert! Real Mets Legends discusses relief pitcher/slugger Koo Dae-sung, the book “So Many Ways to Lose,” and Hall-of-Famers who weren’t that good when they were Mets.
Latest MLB News
According to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet, Anthony Kay made the trip with Blue Jays to Kansas City. It’s not certain if he’s getting start or will be active, but he’s an option for them.
Latest On MMO
Barry Duchan published a deep dive on the fascinating career of Dave Kingman.
Jacob deGrom’s fastball is reaching new levels on dominance this season, Thomas Hall explains how.
Matt Musico covered Stroman’s plan of attack in the recent win over Philadelphia.
MMO Digital
On today’s episode of Locked On Mets, host Ryan Finkelstein checks in on some former Mets and how they are performing around the league. He also does a Statcast breakdown over Jeurys Familia’s performance this year and why he is throwing the ball better than it may seem.
Finally, Ryan previews this weekend’s series, as the Mets are set to play in the frigid Colorado temperatures against the Rockies.
On This Date in Mets History
On April 19, 2011, the Mets dropped their second consecutive doubleheader, completing an 0-7 week that got Terry Collins‘ new era as manager off to a 4-11 start. The Mets dropped their second consecutive rain-induced twin-bill on this date in 2011, completing an 0–7 week that dropped Collins’s record as new manager to 4–11.
Birthdays: Fernando Vina (52), Ken Takahashi (52), Bruce Bochy (66)
Let’s go Mets!
