Before first pitch in Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jeff McNeil will be presented with the 2019 Mets Heart and Hustle Award from the MLB Players Alumni Association. This award is presented to the player who shows an overall passion for both the game of baseball and for the player that best embodies the values, spirit, and tradition of the game both on and off of the...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (39-48) enjoyed the Fourth of July with a day off after splitting a two-game series with the New York Yankees (56-29) at Citi Field. They now open a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies (45-42) before heading into the All-Star break. Latest Mets News Jacob deGrom (4-7, 3.32 ERA) takes the mound once more at Citi Field before traveling to...
Good morning Mets fans, it has finally happened! No, still no deals for Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, but the long lasting saga of J.T. Realmuto trade rumors and scenarios have finally come to fruition. The Miami Marlins dealt him to their division rival, Philadelphia Phillies in a deal centered around MLB Pipeline’s 21st ranked prospect in baseball, Sixto Sanchez. The Marlins also...
Good Morning Mets Fans! We are now four days away from pitchers and catchers reporting, and 48 days away from Opening Day! Latest Mets News The Mets re-signed catcher Devin Mesoraco as minor-league depth. Former Met prospect Luis Santana was ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the Houston Astros’ system according to Keith Law of ESPN. James Wagner of The New York Times announced that he...
As the 50th anniversary of the Summer Of Love swirled through the streets of San Francisco, the Giants were snubbed in a three-game sweep by a Mets team that’s been dealing with a heap of heartbreak of their own. Mets starter Rafael Montero had a lot of lady luck in Las Vegas this season, but as a pitcher in the Big Leagues his dominance in Triple-A turned into major disappointment with a...
The Mets got a taste of their own come from behind medicine when a botched double play put a damper on starter Tommy Milone’s stunning Citi Field debut. Picked up on waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers, Milone (1-0, 6.43 ERA) made quite a statement, pitching five plus-innings of two-run ball, striking out five while giving up a two walks. In failing to sweep the San Francisco Giants, New...
The New York Mets (16-17) couldn’t finish off the San Francisco Giants (12-23) in the ninth as they picked up a 6-5 loss Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field. Pitching Tommy Milone (1-0, 6.43 ERA) made his Mets debut after the team picked him up off waivers on Sunday. Milone made the most of his start as he went five-plus innings of two-run ball, giving up six hits and two walks while...
Like a shark senses blood in the water, a team will jump all over a pitcher when it detects a weakness, especially when it’s somebody such as the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard, who doesn’t have many. The book on Syndergaard is you can run on him. No, make that you can run all over him – that is, if you can get on base. Runners have been successful in all ten of their stolen base attempts against...
Rise and Grind everyone. This morning’s get up and go post comes from you. Again. I liked where this exchange started and where it was headed. MyasDaddy: I still look at both of these teams and I am not impressed. What’s missing from us that they have? I just don’t get it. LMazz13: It’s not what those teams have, it’s what they don’t have. The Wilpons....
Juan Lagares is red-hot. Again. While the Mets offense has been somewhat stagnant of late, the gifted center fielder has been anything but, batting .440 (11-for-25) over the last two series against the Giants and Phillies. Lagares is batting .283 for the season which is second only to hits-leader Daniel Murphy. Lagares leads all Mets with a 3.2 WAR. On Monday, Lagares had three hits in the Mets...
The Mets (52-57) lost to the Giants (59-50) by a score of 5-1 on Friday night at Citi Field. Jon Niese got the start for the Mets and was… strange. Niese went the first 6 innings without allowing an earned run, but trailed 2-0 for most of that time due to his own error. Niese ended up allowing 5 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits in 8+ innings, walking none and striking out 4. Jon threw just 87...
Tom Verducci wrote an excellent analysis of the starting pitching market this offseason in an article for Sports Illustrated and SI.com. The longtime sports editor determined that the free agent market is loaded with pitchers that are the “baseball versions of a ’61 Corvette — only in poor condition.” The pool of 30-plus starters includes four former Cy Young Award...
