Good morning, Mets fans! Game 1 of each National League and American League Division Series will take place today. In the AL, the Rangers and Orioles will get underway at 1:00 p.m. ET before the Twins and Astros start their matchup at 4:45 p.m. ET. Both games will be broadcast on FS1. The NL will feature a pair of divisional matchups, with the Phillies and Braves playing at 6:00 p.m. ET before...
Good morning, Mets fans! MLB announced its 2022 Comeback Players of the Year Tuesday. Albert Pujols won in the NL after his magical career-ending season in his return to St. Louis, and Astros ace Justin Verlander won in the AL. Latest Mets News ESPN released its salary projections, and all seven writers predicted Jacob deGrom would leave the Mets. Most thought it would be for the Rangers. Latest...
It helps to be in the right places at the right time. It also helps be a very good pitcher. Al Leiter was both. Those circumstances helped him achieve a feat that, at the time, was unique only to him. The left-hander went seven strong innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Bank One Ballpark, only allowing one unearned run. Thanks to the Mets offense quickly building a significant lead,...
The New York Mets returned to action last night after a five-day layoff which began when two members of their traveling party tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Looking around the league nearly every team has had their schedule impacted by the Coronavirus in some capacity, as positive tests continue to pop up. In hopes of avoided those types of scheduling and competitive complications...
When Brodie Van Wagenen spoke with the media on Monday, he alluded to a quiet trade deadline for the Mets this year. BVW pointed to the uncertainty due to COVID, the expanded playoff field and the shortened season as reasons why most teams (including the Mets) would be hesitant to make a move at the August 31st deadline. Yet according to a recent article by the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal,...
Violeta Pietronico selects: In favor of the universal DH! From the Mets’ perspective, a universal DH would be a gift. A very fortunate gift given to a team who had yet to sort out a pretty big roster issue. Before the season was shelved indefinitely, the Mets’ 2020 roster was overflowing with great bats and not-so-great gloves. The plan was to toss out a small rotation of players...
Rick Porcello will be pitching in the National League for the first time in 2020. That fact has some analysts believing that Porcello is due for a jump his numbers. The thought process tends to go something like this. The American League is the more offensive league due to the DH rule, so it’s harder for pitchers to succeed. So, when they switch leagues pitchers from the AL are due for a...
It was announced on Thursday that Pete Alonso was named the 2019 National League Outstanding Rookie by the Major League Baseball Players Association. This should not come as a shock as it is most definitely deserved. The runners up for this award from the National League were Mike Soroka and Bryan Reynolds. The winner of this award from the American League was Yordan Alvarez. Eloy Jimenez was...
Baseball purists can breathe a sigh of relief. Sources told USA Today Sports that Major League Baseball has no plans to implement a universal designated hitter for the 2019 season. The news broke today after the completion of the owners’ meetings in Orlando, Fla. “It’s not happening during this CBA,” an anonymous source told USA Today Sports. The news no doubt will...
For years now, there has been much discussion as to if we could see the designated hitter in the National League soon. With talks ramping up lately due to pitchers getting hurt while at bat and a general want for the change, discussion has turned to how soon, not if. But there still seems to be a crowd of fans that believe that the National League should stay away from the DH, keeping their game...
Good morning Mets fans! The Mets were off yesterday, but begin their series in Toronto tonight. Corey Oswalt (0-1, 9.82 ERA) will start against Marcus Stroman (1-5, 6.02 ERA). The game starts at 7:07 p.m. and will air on SNY. Latest Mets News The Mets opened their wallets on international free agents. They signed international Francisco Alvarez to a franchise-record $2.7 million bonus. Alvarez...
With Major League owners having their quarterly meeting yesterday, Commissioner Rob Manfred seemed to be emboldened by a number of changes he has seemingly wanted to implement since taking over for Bud Selig. The most radical change to the sport to emerge from the meeting was Manfred’s belief Major League Baseball is getting closer to adopting a universal DH according to David Lennon of...
