Forty years ago, Shea Stadium was the place to be—especially when Dwight Gooden took the mound. Never mind anything playing on Broadway—this was the hottest show in town. Fans who were once avoided the park in Flushing, New York were now coming in droves to witness a teenager overwhelm elders with his fastball and fool them with a knee-bending curve that earned the reverential nickname,...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets will introduce Carlos Mendoza as their new manager in a press conference at noon today. He officially signed his three-year contract on Monday. The conference will be streamed live on SNY and on their social channels. Latest Mets News Kodai Senga finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting behind Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll, who...
Corbin Carroll took home National League Rookie of the Year honors Monday night, while New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga came in second. Carroll was the unanimous pick, while Senga received 22 second place votes and five third place votes. Senga was one of the best pitchers in all of baseball this past season, second in the NL in ERA behind Blake Snell with a 2.98 ERA, fourth in all of qualified...
The Mets and Marlins were playing for two different reasons on Tuesday night. Before the game, the Marlins were 79-73 and needed a win to remain in the third National League wildcard slot. Meanwhile, the Mets, who were nine games behind the Marlins in the standings, had their rookie sensation Kodai Senga pitching. And Tuesday’s start was another opportunity for the rookie to cement his...
As the Mets looked to win their four-game series against the Diamondbacks on Thursday, they turned to their ace Kodai Senga to get the job done. Heading into Thursday’s contest, Senga had not allowed four or more earned runs in a start since June 17th, so he was definitely the right man for the job. Consequently, he did not disappoint against the Diamondbacks on Thursday. Senga, who has...
Mets fans, an all-new episode is here! This week, Mike and I discuss Kodai Senga’s case for Rookie of the Year, we dive into Pete Alonso’s hot August and the newest trade rumors surrounding the Mets slugger, break down Shohei Ohtani’s weekend in Queens, react to Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry’s number retirement announcements, and much more! With rumors of an Alonso...
Even as Jacob deGrom has since left New York, it’s still hard not to be nostalgic about his first big-league start nine years ago and how unexpected it all turned out. With a 2.58 ERA in seven starts at Triple-A Las Vegas, he was called up as a replacement for the injured Dillon Gee. Originally slated to be a reliever among the organization’s young crop of highly-touted starting...
This was three years in the making. No player in Mets history had more hype surrounding him than Darryl Strawberry. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, two walks, and a stolen base in a 13-inning victory on a Friday night. But the mere fact that the team’s proclaimed savior was officially on a major league diamond was worth celebrating. Even still, the debuts of hot prospects...
He established a rookie record for strikeouts, posted an ERA of 2.60, went 17-9 and completely captivated New York. It’s hard to believe Dwight Gooden almost didn’t start the ’84 season in the major leagues. Davey Johnson, the Mets’ first-year manager who saw Gooden up-close when the teenager helped his Triple-A Tidewater club, insisted upon it. Johnson eased the...
Thirty years ago this July, a proper name entered the lexicon of baseball fans and film enthusiasts. Henry Rowengartner. For many, the name will elicit memories from childhood and a period when several prominent baseball films were released, including “Angels in the Outfield,” “Little Big League,”The Sandlot” and “Rookie of the Year.” “Rookie of...
Darryl Strawberry is the most hyped player and the best power hitter the Mets ever produced. His arrival to the majors in early May ’83 marked a sign of progress for a franchise searching for hope. After a slow start, Strawberry began to fulfill those enormous expectations and became the third Met to take the National League Rookie of the Year honors, joining Tom Seaver (1967) and Jon...
Dwight Gooden was the No. 5 overall draft pick in 1982 and quickly climbed the minor league ranks in 1983. Still, it was impossible to conceive this kind of a first season—one which easily earned him the National League Rookie of the Year. No Mets pitcher—not Tom Seaver, not Jacob deGrom, and not Matt Harvey—began his career with a better blend of fanfare and success than “Dr. K.” He...
