The Mets (14-14) opened their series with the Cubs (18-11) at Citi Field on Monday evening. A game that carried so much excitement and anticipation wound up crashing down on the Mets, who surrendered two runs in the ninth inning of a tie game to fall to the Cubs 3-1. Luis Severino (2-2, 2.31 ERA) took the mound for the Mets, and for the second straight outing, he remained perfect his first time...
Jeimer Candelario Position: 3B Bats/Throws: S/R Age: 29 (11/24/1993) 2023 Traditional Stats: 140 G, 576 PA, .251/.336/.471/.807, 22 HR, 39 2B, 70 RBI, 127 H 2023 Advanced Stats: 119 OPS+, 117 wRC+, 3.1 bWAR, 3.3 fWAR, 22.1 SO%, 9.2 BB%, .292 BABIP, .319 xwOBA, -4 DRS, 0 OAA Rundown The 2023 season was arguably the best of Jeimer Candelario’s career. A standout bat in a depleted...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Chicago Cubs are interested in former Met Michael Conforto. Heyman added that Conforto is seeking a two-year deal that includes an opt-out. Conforto wasn’t a member of the 2022 Mets, but he was a consistent presence on the team for the majority of the past decade. He was a member of the 2015 National League champion...
The Mets could soon be bolstering a bullpen corps that looked very solid on Opening Day. Right-handed relievers Brad Brach and Jared Hughes have joined the team in New York, manager Luis Rojas said on Saturday. Neither pitcher had participated in Summer Camp and both were placed on the injured list for an undisclosed reason on Jul. 15. Brach later confirmed that he had tested positive for...
If you’re a Mets fan, you likely have your own fair share of memorabilia from over the years. Whether it was a giveaway or an autograph, each has its own story, and some are just frankly a bit more obscure than others. Think about all of your sports memorabilia — is there a piece in your collection that makes you think twice? Or, if someone comes over and sees it, makes them think...
Since 1914, Wrigley Field (not yet named this, obviously) has been a center of Chicago. Only second to Fenway Park in terms of age, it is an iconic park that you need to get to. My one piece of advice would be to go in the heart of the summer if you can — I went in late June of 2019 for the Mets-Cubs game and literally wore a sweater (see evidence below). View this post on...
Wednesday evening, on has last night as a 26-year-old, a disastrous outing from Noah Syndergaard resulted in a 10-7 Mets loss to the Cubs at Citi Field. Coming into the game, Thor had thrown eight-straight quality starts for the first time in his career. Over that stretch he lowered his ERA from 4.68 to 3.71, pitching to a 1.82 ERA with 55 strikeouts and just 12 walks. Looking to continue this...
Tensions erupted in the Mets’ clubhouse Sunday evening in Chicago, as left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas had to be restrained from coming after a member of the team beat, while manager Mickey Callaway cursed out the reporter for being “an antagonist.” According to other members of the beat including Mike Puma of the New York Post and Deesha Thosar of the Daily News, Callaway told...
The 11-game road trip the Mets are currently embarked on pulled into Chicago for four games beginning on Thursday. The Windy City’s National League inhabitants, the Cubs, have given the Mets fits recently beating New York in 10 of their last 11 encounters. But it wasn’t the varying winds at Wrigley Field that greeted the Mets, it was the winds of change, as before the first pitch was...
Brewers 3(96-67) , Cubs 1 (95-68) Box Score In the first of two Game 163s, the Brewers defeated the Cubs 3-1 in Chicago. The Brewers were lead by Jhoulys Chacin who went 5.2 innings and allowed one run, a bomb off the bat of Anthony Rizzo in the fifth. Chacin was then replaced by one of baseball’s best bullpens, which delivered 3.1 scoreless innings. Joakim Soria struck out Javier Baez to...
The Mets (58-73) and the Cubs (77-53) squared off Tuesday night at Wrigley and were engaged in a 1-1 tie in the 10th inning before rain suspended the game. It was a pitching duel with Jacob deGrom and Cole Hamels on the mound dealing. Pitching: Jacob deGrom pitched brilliantly on the mound tonight vs. the Cubbies. The right-hander pitched eight innings, struck out 10 batters, and gave up only...
Tonight, game four of the NLDS will go down in Chicago. The Nationals are down to their last breath and will send Tanner Roark (perhaps Stephen Strasburg) to save them. Jake Arrieta will pitch for Chicago at 5:38 p.m. on TBS. Last night, the Astros eliminated the Red Sox after Chris Sale and Craig Kimbrel could not hold on to a late lead. John Farrell seems like he will be on the move making...
