The pitiful New York Mets endured a brutal loss to the cellar dwelling Miami Marlins on Friday night at Marlins Park. After playing a game of catch up the entire match, the Mets fell just short of Miami in the ultimate 8-6 loss. “We fought back the last couple of nights, but we have to do a better job of putting ourselves in a position where we don’t have to fight back,” Mets manager Mickey...
After slamming into the outfield wall Thursday, the Mets announced that an MRI revealed a complete tear of the big toe plantar plate, which is a thick supporting ligament of the toe. Surgery has been scheduled for next week and he has been placed on the 10-day disabled list. The Mets say he will likely miss the remainder of the season. Lagares, 29, had been a hitting machine this season before...
With a new manager at the helm for the New York Mets in the 2018 season, the culture and idealism for the ball club became uncertain. Having a first time manager minding the store is always a crap shoot, however, it seems Mickey Callaway has found his way. With the Mets now sitting at a cozy 8-1 record, it’s time to analyze some of Callaways’ decisions that have made it happen. The...
The New York Mets (65-78) were defeated by the Miami Marlins (72-80) by a score of 9-2 Wednesday afternoon at Marlins Park in Miami. Offense: The Mets bats were quiet until the 5th inning when Kevin Plawecki led off the frame with a single. After Brandon Nimmo struck out and Phillip Evans flew out, Travis Taijeron singled off the glove of the third baseman Brian Anderson. With runners on first...
Friday, July 22, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Marlins Park • Miami, FL RHP Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.21) vs. LHP Adam Conley (6-5, 3.61) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The New York Mets begin a three game set with the Miami Marlins tonight. They are coming off an underwhelming performance in their previous series that saw them drop two of three to the Chicago Cubs. New York is 24-24 on the road this year,...
The New York Mets (45-37) won their fifth straight game on Monday afternoon, beating the Miami Marlins (43-40) by a score of 8-6 at Citi Field. The Independence Day win and the Washington Nationals loss pulls the Mets to within 4 games of first place. Early in the game, it was all Marlins. Matt Harvey struggled mightily for the Mets, allowing 6 runs on 11 hits in 3.2 innings. The Fish jumped out...
Monday, July 4, 2016 • 4:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Tom Koehler (6-7, 4.45) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (4-10, 4.55) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets swept the Chicago Cubs and now they try to keep it going against the Miami Marlins. Yesterday, the Mets ended the series with a bang winning 14-3 and knocking out 22 hits including give homers – two by Wilmer Flores who went...
Sunday, June 5, 2016 • 1:10 p.m. Marlins Park • Miami, FL RHP Matt Harvey (4-7, 5.37 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Fernandez (8-2, 2.53) WPIX • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets took the most difficult path possible to bring themselves to a sweep opportunity today. Yesterday they lost Cespedes, Lagares and Cabrera, at various points in the game, to injury. Despite all that, and stranding tons of runners on...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Max Scherzer (4-2, 4.15) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (3-2, 2.53) SNY • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets and Nationals will finally play each other for the first time this season. The Mets are coming off of a rough road trip that started off fine with splits against the Padres and the Dodgers but ended by being swept by the...
Saturday, April 30, 2016 • 4:05 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Matt Cain (0-2, 6.43) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 1.54) SNY • FS1 • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Last night was pretty great! The Mets set a few team records including but not limited to: most runs scored in an inning (12), most RBI’s recorded by one player in an inning (6-Cespedes), and most consecutive games with an...
As currently constructed, the Mets are scheduled to field a lineup that looks like this: 1B – Lucas Duda 2B – Neil Walker SS – Asdrubal Cabrera 3B – David Wright LF – Michael Conforto CF – Juan Lagares RF – Curtis Granderson Yes, I’m aware that many believe Alejandro De Aza was signed to serve in a CF platoon. But I believe he was signed as an option if Lagares can’t claim the job in Spring...
Pen went to paper way back in 1843. Even so, the classic holiday novella, “The Christmas Carol” resonates with readers today as one of Charles Dickens’ most important literary contributions. No other character in the beloved novella captures the fascination of readers and viewers like Ebenezer Scrooge. Many times, my mind shifts to Ebenezer Scrooge when I hear New York Met fans and members...
