Tag: Miguel Cabrera

Morning Briefing: Mets Promote Eric Chavez to Bench Coach

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced a few shakeups to their coaching staff, according to the NY Post’s Jon Heyman. Eric Chavez has been promoted to bench coach while assistant hitting coach Jeremy Barnes will take over as the primary hitting coach. Former bench coach Glenn Sherlock will work as a catching coach with goals to help limit the opposing running game. Latest Mets News...

Morning Briefing: Miguel Cabrera Not Retiring Until After 2023

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost Friday night, 9-6. However, it was a hard fought game from the Mets, as they once trailed it 8-0. Liz Evangelou provided a further recap of the game. The Mets will play a doubleheader Saturday, with game one starting at 1:10 p.m. ET. The highlight of the day was broken by Chris McCosky of Detroit News reported that Miguel Cabrera told him directly that he...

DeGrom Face of Baseball In New York and South Dakota?

If it wasn’t already known Jacob deGrom ruled New York baseball now it’s official. During 2021 the most popular player searched on Baseball-Reference in New York was the Mets ace. Jacob deGrom the most popular player searched in New York and…South Dakota? pic.twitter.com/nmtO29iMUS — Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) December 16, 2021 DeGrom also appears to have a growing and...

OTD in 2013: Citi Field Hosts All-Star Game

On a night the Mets hosted an All-Star Game for the first time in almost a half-century, the team’s past, present, and future were each represented.  David Wright, participating in his seventh mid-summer classic, served as unofficial ambassador. His duties included catching the ceremonial first pitch from Tom Seaver, who not surprisingly has the most All-Star appearances of any Amazin’...

Noah Syndergaard Struggles Mightily Against Tigers

Noah Syndergaard has had a frustrating start to his 2019 season, to say the least. The Metropolitan’s powerful right-hander just had been unable to put it all together so far as his on and off struggles continued in a frustrating 9-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Syndergaard, 26, had a rough night that put his team in an early hole and just kept digging it as the night went...

Intentional Walks, Strike Zone Changes Proposed By MLB To MLBPA

Jayson Stark of ESPN reports that according to sources, Major League Baseball has made formal proposals to the MLB Players’ Union to raise the strike zone, as well as eliminating the requirement for pitchers to throw four pitches when issuing an intentional walk. The first proposal would raise the bottom of the strike zone to the top of the batters’ knees, as opposed to “the...

Jay Bruce Was Inches Away From Plating A Late Inning Rally

The Mets spent another night at the heartbreak hotel with a close play at the plate that could have given them a rare 9th inning rally. Battling back from a 6-1 deficit, New York pulled within one with runners on first and second when Travis d’Arnaud poked a two out single to shallow right. But Jay Bruce, whose bat has finally found good fortune, was gunned down at home on a one-hop throw by the...

NL East News: Max Scherzer Strikes Out 20 Tigers

Nationals righty Max Scherzer struck out 20 Tigers wednesday night in D.C. in an epic performance. Here is how the Tigers’ lineup fared individually: Ian Kinsler: 3 Ks J.D. Martinez: 3 Ks Miguel Cabrera: 3 Ks Victor Martinez: 0 Ks Justin Upton: 2 Ks James McCann: 3 Ks Anthony Gose: 3 Ks Jose Iglesias: 1 K Jordan Zimmermann: 1 K Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 1 K Entering the 9th inning with 18...

Lessons In Latin America: A Brief Venezuelan History

While Cuban and Mexican baseball have been the forefront of baseball pioneering between spreading the sport and creating the Leagues, their stance is nothing in present-day Major League Baseball compared to both the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. As of April 1st in 2013, Venezuelans represented the second-highest number of foreign-born players in the Major Leagues other than Dominicans at 63....

Sandy Keeps ‘Em Laughing At BBWAA Dinner

The New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association gathered in Manhattan tonight for their Annual Awards Dinner. The 2013 MLB award winners all received their trophies for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year, and there were also the very popular New York chapter awards. National Baseball Awards Miguel Cabrera – AL MVP Andrew McCutchen – NL MVP Max Scherzer – AL Cy...

Hit The Ground Running: A Page From The Detroit Tigers

Jonathan Bernhardt, perhaps a distant relative many times removed, did a piece called “Time To Shine” for “Sports on Earth.” In the column, Bernhardt highlights prospects he predicts may be on a fast track to reach the bright lights and fame of major league baseball. It wasn’t the prospects themselves but what Bernhardt had to say about the organizational philosophy of the Detroit Tigers that...

Brian Kenny: Ten Rules To Fixing The Mets

Last night Brian Kenny (@MrBrianKenny), formerly of ESPN and currently at MLB Network tweeted out his rules for fixing the Mets. Aside from being a fan of his, I found these rules to be interesting and agreed with most, if not all of them. So I decided I’d pass them along to you guys with some thoughts of my own. Rule #1 to rebuild Mets. No league average free agents. That includes...

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