The Mets have activated Noah Syndergaard from the 10-day disabled list so he can start today’s game against the Washington Nationals. Meanwhile, the team optioned reliever, Tim Peterson, to make room for him. Syndergaard, 25, was placed on the DL on July 22 after contracting hand, foot, and mouth disease at a youth camp. The right-hander has only started 13 games this season in which he...
Mickey Callaway had his first Spring Training press conference as the new Mets skipper and he had some very interesting stuff to say. One of the more intriguing things he said, though, was this about the pitching staff: “I’ve got to sit there and watch some bullpens in the last week and I’ve never seen anything like that. The amount of very good arms and quality stuff we have in this Mets...
The Mets have are off today before heading to Philadelphia for their final series of the season on Friday. Last night, the Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-1 in their final home game of the season. Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and pitched six innings while only allowing one run and striking out four batters. On the offensive side, the Mets only recorded seven hits, but Dominic Smith...
The Mets will send Jacob deGrom to the mound in a duel against Max Scherzer for the series with the Washington Nationals. The game starts at 1:10 p.m. and will air on SNY. Last night, the Mets welcomed the return of Noah Syndergaard. He pitched one inning, needing only five pitches to get through it while allowing one hit. However, the Mets still lost by a score of 4-3. Matt Harvey replaced him...
The New York Mets will try to avoid getting swept by the Chicago Cubs tonight in their series finale in the Windy City and will send Seth Lugo to the mound to face Jen-Ho Tseng in his MLB debut. The game starts at 8:05 p.m and airs on SNY. Last night, the Mets struggled in every way imaginable on their way to a 17-5 loss. After a lead-off home run by Jose Reyes to start the game, Matt Harvey...
The Mets are almost 20 percent of the way through the season so why not open up the phone lines to see what the fans think? I will talk about my thoughts on the Noah Syndergaard injury, my concerns with Mike Barwis, how long the team should wait to promote Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith, as well as the lack of progress with the starting staff. The call-in number is 646-716-8187 and also send the...
Tonight I discuss how the incidents of the week exposes the Mets front office and field staff as lacking leadership. Why was Matt Harvey unprepared? Didn’t the Mets know there was a problem two days before? Why did they tell him at 10 am he was starting at 1 pm? How could the team and training staff allow Yoenis Cespedes to take the field with a bad hamstring? Why didn’t they just...
The Mets are off to a slow start and that brings out all the fan overreactions. I address it with WOR’s James Flippin. James spent last season working on the Sportszone and now has a Mets podcast called “FlippintheMike.” We discuss why the Mets “Big Three” won’t be the best in baseball without an important component, how Michael Conforto might be the key to turning the offense around, and...
Rick Peterson has grown up knowing baseball his entire life. His dad, Harding William Peterson, played professionally as a catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a limited role in the mid-to-late ’50s, appearing in a total of 66 games. With his playing career behind him, Peterson later adapted to life in the front office. He was the Pirates’ Scouting Director from 1969-76, then...
On December 17, 2012, the New York Mets completed a trade sending 2011 National League Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays. In this trade, the Mets acquired veteran catcher John Buck, starting pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard, and catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud. Syndergaard has become one of the best pitchers in baseball at just 24 years old and while he struggled...
Tonight Rich Coutinho of 98.7 ESPN joins me to look back at the 2016 Mets and towards their matchup with the Giants in the Wild Card game on Wednesday night. Rich and I talk about how the Mets went from one of the most disappointing seasons in team history to perhaps one of the most, if not the most, gratifying. We believe this playoff berth can be a real foundation in building a culture that is...
“I’m beat” Those are the words uttered by Mets’ starting pitcher Jacob deGrom, and why Terry Collins opted with Bartolo Colon over him for that All-Star nod. Being ‘beat’ could describe a lot of what’s going on with the 2016 Mets. The Mets’ other ace, Noah Syndergaard was forced to miss the All Star game due to “arm fatigue” and the...
