Team USA kicked off its 2023 World Baseball Classic Saturday when it took on Great Britain in the first game of pool C play. While Great Britain got off to a good start early, the United States found a way to take control of the game and pick up an opening 6-2 victory at Chase Field in Phoenix. Adam Wainwright got the start for the USA and allowed Great Britain to get on the board in the first...
Edgardo Alfonzo spent eight seasons with the New York Mets, leaving his mark on the club with his sound defensive acumen, ability to get on-base at a high clip and penchant for coming up big in the clutch. Alfonzo, 44, was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela for $10,000 in 1991. The club was fortunate to have signed the then 17-year-old Alfonzo, as he originally tried...
Today in the Daily News, Adam Rubin reported that the Mets have confirmed their interest in Rockies reliever and closer, Brian Fuentes. The 32-year old lefthander has a solid season so far, and his 2.28 ERA looks more remarkable when you consider he pitches in the thin air of Colorado. He also has collected 10 saves, and in 27.2 innings pitched, he has struck out 25 while walking only 8.Fuentes...
Now that Spring Training is in "full bloom", I thought it would be fun to take a look at the differences between the game that our beloved Metsies play versus the other three major sports – football, basketball and hockey."Tick-Tock, there is no clock!" Baseball is the only sport not controlled by a time clock. If it takes them a half hour or two hours to...
With Spring Training just a few weeks away, it is finally time to put the past behind us and focus on the future. The 2007 season is six months of our lives that we will never get back. But the 2008 season is one through which we still have to live. So what do the Mets have to do in 2008 to make us once again, “believe“?Pitching, pitching, pitching. Technically the off-season is...
