Good morning, Mets fans! Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor made history yesterday, becoming the fourth player in Mets history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season. Lindor entered Wednesday’s doubleheader with 27 home runs and 30 stolen bases on the season, needing just three more balls to leave the yard to hit the esteemed 30-30 mark. Francisco got to work early as he...
The National League East projects out to be one of the best divisions in baseball. With that in mind, and the fact the regular season is just a few days away, let’s take a look at each of the teams. First up, a team that projects to be in the bottom two. The Miami Marlins went into the 2022 season with high hopes of obtaining a wild-card spot. Already loaded with young pitching, the...
St. Louis Cardinals (76‐69) at San Francisco Giants (77‐68) 10:15 PM EST ◆ AT&T Park ◆ September 15, 2016 Adam Wainwright (11‐8, 4.45) vs. Johnny Cueto (15‐5, 2.90) The Giants look to turn a three-game losing streak around as they host the St. Louis Cardinals for a four-game series. SF is coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Padres to begin their seven-game homestand. St. Louis...
Since the unveiling of the MLB All Star Game Rosters Tuesday night, there has been much discussion, as there is every year, regarding which pitcher should start the game for the National League. There are a few story lines that make that choice interesting and worth weighing in on. From a Mets perspective, I am actually hopeful to not see our guy even take the field. Terry Collins will have the...
When Jesse Orosco fanned Marty Barrett my dad and I instantaneously flew off the couch. This wasn’t the man who taught me how to ride a bike, how to drive a car and (tried to) teach me math. There wasn’t 23 years between us. Instead, at this frozen moment in time we were both two little kids, jumping up and down, relishing the fact our team was World Champions. I was too young to remember 1969...
Last night the Mets and Jacob deGrom got knocked out early as they were unable to solve Johnny Cueto. The series is not getting off to the start the Mets or their fans would have hoped for after being completely dominated and heading back to Citi Field down two games. Here’s what you can takeaway from the loss last night: 1. The Royals offense is better than I thought they would be and did...
Despite an inconsistent postseason in 2015, Johnny Cueto delivered an incredible performance last night in Game 2 of the World Series. He fired nine outstanding innings while allowing only one run and two hits. It was a tremendous rebound for Cueto, who allowed eight runs in his last start against the Blue Jays. However, he kept the Mets’ lineup completely off balanced last night with...
Despite the recent run of success by lefthander Jon Niese, Andy Martino of the Daily News says it’s done little if anything to increase his value or interest in him. Baseball people he checked in with were impressed that Niese had pitched well against quality teams like the Blue Jays, Cubs and Giants, but noted that good general managers are rarely swayed by a hot streak. “I would assume...
The reserves and pitchers have been announced for both the AL and NL All Star teams, and there is one player that stands out as one that was snubbed, and that is Mets closer Jeurys Familia. The National League relievers that were selected are Cardinals’ Trevor Rosenthal, Reds’ Aroldis Chapman, Pirates’ Mark Melancon, Phillies’ Jonathan Papelbon, and Brewers’...
The New York Mets (37-37) return home to Citi Field and host the Cincinnati Reds tonight at 7:10 PM. Noah Syndergaard (2-4, 4.03) will get the start for the Mets and will oppose RHP Johnny Cueto (4-4, 2.98) for the Reds. The Mets are 26-11 at Citi Field which is tied with the 1988 and 2010 clubs for the second-best start at home in team history. The Mets have posted winning records in four of...
As was reported on Tuesday by Kristie Ackert of the Daily News, the Mets are poised to renovate the dimensions of Citi Field for the second time in four years. Once again the team plans to bring in the fences, this time concentrating their efforts on the right-center and right field walls. Why do this, you may ask. Citi Field ranked 7th in home runs surrendered in 2014 and it was tied for 8th in...
Let’s take a brief look at some of this weekend’s highs and lows in this edition of 3 & 3. 3 Up 1. Curtis Granderson needed to turn in a great series and that is exactly what happened this weekend. The veteran right fielder went 5-for-12 (.417 Average) with a double, two home runs, six RBI and three runs scored. He was also able to draw two walks. As of yesterday, Curtis is...
