Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, Bloomberg released an article stating that PGA Tour signed a $3 billion investment deal with the Strategic Sports Group, which includes the Fenway Sports Group and Mets owner Steve Cohen. The deal will include an initial investment of $1.5 billion and is for a new for-profit entity which values PGA Tour Enterprises at $12 billion. LIV Golf is not initially...
It’s not the way David Wright wanted to end things, but if this is how it had to be done, it couldn’t have gone more perfectly. It was a bright, sunny day in New York City. Not too hot, and not too cold. Just right, and exactly how you would draw up an ideal late September day. There was energy and emotion in Citi Field that has only been present there a handful of times. If it...
Good morning Mets fans! New York Mets pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie this month. The Mets will also begin Grapefruit League play this month as well. February marks the first of nine straight months in which there will be baseball in some capacity. Latest Mets News Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post compared the New York Knicks’ 2018-2019 season to the Mets’ 1962...
It’s not the way David Wright wanted to end things, but if this is how it had to be done, it couldn’t have gone more perfectly. It was a bright, sunny day in New York City. Not too hot, and not too cold. Just right, and exactly how you would draw up an ideal late September day. There was energy and emotion in Citi Field that has only been present there a handful of times. If it...
Good morning Mets fans! The Mets take on the Miami Marlins in the final game of their season today at Citi Field. Noah Syndergaard (12-4, 3.22 ERA) will take the mound against Sandy Alcantara (2-2, 4.00 ERA). The game starts at 3:10 p.m. and will air on SNY. Yesterday was David Wright’s final career game that was filled with emotions. The captain went 0-for-1 with a walk before being...
Brandon Nimmo has been the New York Mets best hitter from the start of the season when he posted a 1.051 in March/April and his current .897 OPS is by far the top number on the team. So why the heck is he batting seventh and eighth? Here’s where Nimmo has placed in the lineup over the last eight games: 8th: Three times 7th: Three times 6th: Once Bench: Once (Game-winning pinch hit homer)...
The New York Mets (59-74) salvaged their series in the Windy City by beating the Chicago Cubs (78-54) by a score of 10-3. Pitching Jason Vargas was good again. The lefty has been pitching well over his last four starts. He worked around a couple of hits in the first inning after being staked to a 4-0 lead. He then gave a run in the second thanks to Ian Happ but settled in after that. He pitched...
The Mets signed Austin Jackson two weeks ago not only to fill a role as a healthy outfielder, but also as an audition for the 2019 season. With Yoenis Cespedes, Juan Lagares and Jay Bruce all being health question marks, Jackson may be able provide some value to the Mets in 2019. Over nine big league seasons, the free swinging Jackson is a .275 career hitter with a .737 OPS. However since...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (47-65) had an off day yesterday after winning their series against the Cincinnati Reds (50-65) a day prior. Latest Mets News The Mets will take on the Miami Marlins (47-69) at Marlins Park tonight in a battle that will either help pad the Mets’ fourth place standing or help the Marlins take over fourth. Zack Wheeler (6-6, 3.89 ERA) gets the nod...
The Mets outfield situation for next year is a pretty murky one already with Yoenis Cespedes set to miss potentially half the year and with Jay Bruce’s long-term health in question as well. With both of those players out right now, the Mets have been trotting out Michael Conforto, Austin Jackson, and Brandon Nimmo lately, with the latter getting the nod in center field last night. That...
The New York Mets (44-60) suffered the most lopsided single-game loss in their franchise history as they were defeated 25-4 by the Washington Nationals (53-53) on Tuesday night at Nationals Park. Pitching Washington jumped on Steven Matz early and often. Trea Turner leadoff the game with a single, he then stole both second and third. A batter later, Bryce Harper doubled to right to give the Nats...
The New York Mets (44-59) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-52) by a score of 1-0 today to split the four-game series at PNC Park. Pitching Zack Wheeler was about as good as you can imagine today. He got into a little trouble in the first with two outs but pitched out of it by generating weak contact. He pitched a 1-2-3 second inning and worked around a Gregory Polanco hit in the third. He...
