Good morning, Mets fans! Tim Arango and Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times reported on Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is in negotiations to plead guilty to federal crimes in connection to the theft of Ohtani’s money. Despite Mizuhara originally saying that Ohtani paid off his $4.5 million in debt, which was accrued by illegally betting on...
It took seven Mets pitchers to contain the Reds on Monday night, and again manager Terry Collins is making all the right moves in a come from behind 5-3 victory on the road. The Mets got their 13th straight win over Cincinnati, keeping pace with the Cardinals who overcame the Pirates with four two out runs in the top of the ninth. With the overcrowded Wild Card race keeping every fan glued to...
Yoenis Cespedes set Citi Field on fire with a walk off homerun in the bottom of the 10th to bring the New York Mets even with the slumping Miami Marlins in the Wild Card standings, just 2.5 games behind the front-running St. Louis Cardinals. Returning to the line-up after missing Sunday’s painful loss, Cespedes and his questionable quad gave the Mets a much needed 2-1 win, proving that a trip...
In what seemed like an absolute must-win game for a team who is fighting to stay relevant in the Wild Card race, they took care of business. Coming from an unlikely place, Alejandro De Aza provided half the offense on a night they would score 10 runs. A man who had been tossed aside by many early on in the season and rightfully so, has come around at a time when the Mets needed it most. De Aza...
For the second straight day the Mets grabbed the elusive RISP brass ring, only to have it fall on the carousal floor Wednesday night after the Cardinals rallied for two runs in their 5-4 win. Jeurys Familia stepped onto the mound in the top of the 9th holding a one run lead in his trusty right hand, and did what he hadn’t done in 52 consecutive outings. Blow a save. In fact the Mets were 48-0...
Do not look now, but Alejandro De Aza has actually had a productive July. The embattled fifth outfielder has had a rough season but has shown some signs of life as of late. In the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader, De Aza was 1-for-2 with a double, walk and two runs scored. He helped provide some spark in a very important game for the New York Mets as they defeated the Cardinals by a...
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: YOENIS CESPEDES Yoenis Cespedes is my clear cut choice for M.V.P. of the first half for the Mets. Think about where the Mets would be without La Potencia’s bat in the middle of this lineup! Cespedes leads all Met hitters in home runs (21), runs batted in (52), hits (87), and runs scored (47). Cespedes is on pace to set new career highs in home runs and runs batted in...
On his return to Citi Field, Jose Reyes tipped his helmet to a standing ovation and then silenced the crowd with his 0-4 appearances at the plate. “They showed me a lot of love and I respect,” he said. “I didn’t know what to expect when I came here today and to see the crowd reaction like that, that was good.” “I felt like it was my first career game in the...
Terry Collins, who cited a lack of options, found himself not just having to put Alejandro De Aza in the starting lineup in last night’s 4-2 loss to the Washington Nationals, but in the critical leadoff spot as Curtis Granderson was scratched due to a right calf-strain. A spot normally put aside for a player capable of getting on base with some sort of regularity, De Aza found himself in...
From 2012 to 2014, Wilmer Flores hit over .300 in whichever level of the Mets minor league system he was in. In 2012 he hit .300 with 18 home runs and an .827 OPS at St. Lucie and Binghamton, two places notoriously known for being pitchers parks and leagues. He was a top 100 prospect during those last three seasons in the minors, mostly because of his bat since we’re all convinced...
Alejandro De Aza originally signed with the New York Mets with the thought that he would be playing in a platoon with Juan Lagares. The Mets though had Yoenis Cespdes fall into their laps, relegating De Aza to be the fifth outfielder with playing time being scarce. With all of the recent injuries and struggles of his offense, manager Terry Collins has stated that he will begin to give De Aza...
I am joined by MMO contributor and nationally syndicated talk show host, Tim Donner. Tonight’s show is long, but chock full of great discussion and debate. The Mets ended the homestand on a high note, sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers before heading to DC for a three game series against the Washington Nationals. During the show Tim and I discuss a variety of ways to improve the Mets offense....
