Tag: Angel Pagan

Best Mets’ Moment Each Year Of 2010s

As this decade closes out at midnight today, the Mets will actually enter their seventh decade of baseball. Before proceeding forward, let’s take a look at the best moments from each year of this decade: 2010 We didn’t realize it at the time, but the best moment of the year was the Mets drafting Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom. On the field, it was Angel Pagan hitting an inside-the-park...

Morning Briefing: Former Met Angel Pagan Rescued at Sea

Good morning to all you Amazin’ Mets fans! Today the Mets will finish off their four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jason Vargas (1-2, 5.22 ERA) will be on the mound for the Mets, in his second start since returning off the IL. In his first start back, Vargas limited the Detroit Tigers to one run across five innings pitched. Vargas will be squaring off against Hyun-Jin Ryu...

Morning Briefing: MLB Proposes Return To A 15-Day Disabled List

Good morning Mets fans! Did you miss the 15-day disabled list? Apparently MLB has and is seeking a return to the 15 days in place of the current 10 days according to The Associated Press. In addition MLB is looking to increase the duration that an optioned player must spend in the minors. These potential moves are said to be sought out to reduce the use of relievers and increase the amount of...

The All-Free Agent Team

The offseason is coming to a close as February is right around the corner. While most free agents have found homes on new teams, there are still many who are looking for teams. Some of these players can still give a boost to teams from their respective positions. The following are some of the best at their positions who are remaining. The All-Free Agent Team Starting Pitcher – Jason Hammel...

It’s Over. Bumgarner, Gillaspie Defeat Mets 3-0 Despite Gem from Thor

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants by a score of 3-0 Wednesday night at Citi Field. The Mets season is over, and the Giants will advance and face the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. Pitching: Unhittable. Incredible. Norse god-like. Phenomenal. All are words that describe Noah Syndergaard’s outing tonight. Thor tossed 7.0 dominant innings, allowing only 2 hits while...

Sandy Alderson Dials Up Winning Code in Offseason (643) (463)

The lead had dwindled to one. Closer Jeurys Familia yielded a leadoff single to the pesky Denard Span and was staring at the stern, focused face of former Met Angel Pagan. The speedy Pagan has flourished since his departure from Flushing for two forgettable experiments in Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez, netting a World Series ring in 2012 and about 40 million dollars in contract money from the...

First-Rounder Michael Conforto Shines In Cyclones Loss

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – It was Italian Heritage Night Friday at MCU Park in Coney Island, so that was the perfect setting for a big night from Mets first-round draft pick Michael Conforto. The 21-year-old Oregon State University product finished 2-for-4 with an RBI double, and he added a stellar defensive play in foul territory and an outfield assist – his second in two nights. However, Conforto’s...

Gee Feels Fine After Rehab Start, Cyclones Drop Rubber Game To Staten Island

BROOKYLN, N.Y. – On Sunday afternoon at MCU Park in Coney Island, Mets’ starting pitcher Dillon Gee returned to his old stomping grounds as he made a rehab start for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Gee settled in nicely after a rough first inning and tossed 2.2 innings, but he was tagged with the loss after giving up a run on four hits. He also walked one and struck out six. The Cyclones (11-6) dropped...

Rubin: Criticism Should Be Directed At Alderson Not Collins

In a response to all the criticism of Terry Collins in the past two weeks – and in particular this weekend – Adam Rubin of ESPN New York responded by saying the blame for the current state of the Mets belongs to Sandy Alderson and not the manager. This regime has been peddling the future for four years now… There ought to have been more competitiveness, at least by now, while...

This Day In Mets Infamy: Shouts From Shea Interview With Joe DeMayo

On this past Wednesday’s edition of the “Shouts From Shea” podcast featuring Stephen Keane from “The Kranepool Society” and myself we had Mets prospect expert, Joe DeMayo of PSL To Flushing, on to discuss everything from the Yankees signing of Masahiro Tanaka, the prospect of Stephen Drew wearing a Mets cap come Opening Day, as well as his opinions on many of the...

Upon Further Review: The Mets Coaching Staff

When the Mets renewed Terry Collins’ contract at the end of September once the season had concluded, it was also announced that the entire coaching staff would return as well. This announcement didn’t come as a huge shock, but it was conceivable due to the fact that the crew has been the same since the start of the 2012 campaign. There has been criticism, praise, doubt, hopefulness,...

Collins Wants Tejada To Reclaim The Shortstop Job In 2014

(Updated) One day after Terry Collins announced that Ruben Tejada suffered a broken right fibula and would miss the remainder of the season, he challenged his shortstop to comeback next Spring focused and with some fire in his belly. “My message is real simple: this job is his,” Collins said of next year’s starting shortstop gig. “But he’s got to show everybody that...

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