Good morning, Mets fans! Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Sunday that the Astros are promoting bench coach Joe Espada to be their next manager. Espada has been with Houston since 2017 and has previously interviewed for multiple managerial positions. The Astros are holding a press conference today to announce the news. Latest Mets News Nightengale also reported that Craig Counsell was never...
Well, the temperature was in the single digits for me last night. Hopefully the Hot Stove heats up the winter soon. Happy Veterans Day to all the Vets today. Thanks for your service. Latest MLB News Eric Wedge interviewed for the Yankees managerial job. Wedge was a former manager in Cleveland and Seattle. Wedge, Rob Thomson, and Aaron Boone are the known candidates for the job. Latest Mets News...
The Mets (78-61) defeated the Washington Nationals (71-68) tonight at Nationals Park by a score of 5-3, and in the process, completing the series sweep. Offense: Stephen Strasburg took the ball for the Nationals, as Washington looked to salvage the final game of the series and avoid the sweep. Through the first seven innings, the former first overall pick dominated the Mets, as he let up just...
Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal says that Eric Young could emerge as the Mets’ secret weapon in the playoffs. Even though Young has underwhelming numbers at the plate throughout his career, he adds another element to the team with his excellent speed and base running ability. “There’s no question he brings a different dimension to our team,” manager Terry Collins said. “His...
The next Lenny Dykstra? Not quite… Question: What do Andres Torres, Collin Cowgill and Eric Young Jr. all have in common? Answer: Aside from all three having been released by the Mets, they each opened the season as the Mets official leadoff hitter in the last three years. It’s going on four years since Jose Reyes moved on, and the Mets still haven’t found someone to replace...
The Mets (72-76) won the second game of this 4-game set against the division leading Washington Nationals (83-63) by a score of 4 to 3. What You Should Know: The Mets started off strong, coming right out of the gate with three runs in the 1st inning. An Eric Young Jr. single, Juan Lagares hit-by-pitch and Lucas Duda walk loaded the bases and set the stage for Travis d’Arnaud. D’Arnaud delivered...
The Mets (71-75) swept the series from the Colorado Rockies (59-87) this evening at Citi Field with a game three win by a score of 2-0. What you should know: Rafael Montero picked up his first major league win, as he went 5.1 innings, allowing zero runs on three hits, while striking out seven and walking four. The Mets offense came off the strength of an Eric Young, Jr. RBI triple in the bottom...
My daughter and I have this running joke involving the Mets… I tell her they’re going to be great next year and when next year comes around she makes fun of me and the Mets. You see she’s not a huge baseball fan, but by extension she probably knows more than most Midwestern 17 year old girls, and she’s acutely aware of me and her brother’s pipe dreams of the Mets in the post season,...
The New York Mets (59-66) took on the Chicago Cubs (52-71) this afternoon at Citi Field, for the third game of a four game series. Rafael Montero was looking for his first major league victory, and was opposed by Cubs ace Jake Arrieta. What you should know: Rafael Montero pitched the best outing of his young major league career today, as he would go 7.1 innings, allowing one run on five hits,...
The Society for American Baseball Research doesn’t really sponsor particular statistics, but two years ago, it formed a committee to create a newer, better defensive statistic called the SABR Defensive Index. SABR has periodically released updates of this newly-created stat, and you may find the results interesting. Defensive Index, or SDI combines a number of already established defensive...
When your ballclub is cruising toward another mid-70s win season and seeing its attendance in continued decline you try everything you can think of to get fans out to the park. The Mets have tried promotions like fireworks nights, concerts by name entertainers, and have given bobblehead dolls out of everyone from Ed Kranepool to Joe Biden. Nothing is working and those fireworks are pricey. So...
If you thought being 11 games under .500 and 10 games out of first on July 3rd was evidence enough that the Mets will be sellers at the trade deadline for the fourth straight season, you are wrong. That is, of course, if you were to take anything Sandy Alderson says at face value. The Mets general manager told Jon Heyman of CBS Sports that he likes where the Mets are and has no plans to make any...
