Past & Present: The Rockies (un)lucky 13
The Rockies have sent 13 men to the mound to start a game this season, here's a look at each of them.The most starting pitchers the Rockies have ever used in a season was 15 in 1993. We're a week into...
View ArticleFour Binghamton Mets named to Eastern League All-Star Game
Brian Burgamy, Kyle Johnson, Cody Satterwhite, and Jon Velasquez will attempt to live up to Eric Campbell's heroic Eastern League All-Star Game performance from two years ago.The Double-A Binghamton...
View ArticleFinal Score: Mets 4, Braves 3—Ruben Tejada walks off Braves!
The Mets kept their slim hopes at a meaningful 2014 season alive with a wild win over the Braves.The Mets opened a four-game series with the Atlanta Braves with a walk-off win on a Ruben Tejada single...
View ArticleGame 88 WPA: Nice job, Mets. Nats 2, Others 8
Stras was good, Rendon was pretty solid, the bullpen was good... for a while... and, uh, hm. The Mets won tonight.Via Fangraphs (click to embiggen)Enjoy your no-decision:Stephen Strasburg (+8.8%) gives...
View ArticleMets vs. Braves Recap: Matsuzaka throws seven scoreless, Mets eventually walk...
The Mets took the first game of a four-game series with the Braves at Citi Field.If the Mets are to attain relevance this season, they basically have to go on a run this week against the Atlanta Braves...
View ArticleMets Daily Farm Report, July 8, 2014: The future is bright
Catch up on all of yesterday’s minor league action from around the Mets farm system!*All results from games played on Monday, July 7th, 2014Triple-A - Las Vegas 51's...
View ArticleMets Morning News: Ruben Tejada - shortstop of the future (or something like...
Your Tuesday morning, post walk-off dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsWell that was certainly a wild game last night! The Mets put two runs on the board early after a...
View ArticleThe New York Mets live in New York City, rent like college students
Five different members of the New York Mets have lived in the same Manhattan apartment. It's not that weird, really. The best way to understand New York City -- an enormous and contradictory and...
View ArticleMets Uniform Review is celebrating the country in "style"
America's birthday was last week, and that made for some interesting uniforms for the Amazins and their friends.Remember when Independence Day was just about beer, barbecue, and baseball? Man, those...
View ArticleFinal Score: Mets 8, Braves 3 — A beautiful Braves beatdown
Jacob deGrom struck out 11 in seven shutout innings and the Mets roughed up Braves pitching to the tune of eight runs on 18 hits.Jacob deGrom pitched the best game of his young career as the Mets won...
View ArticleMets game filled with trash
Literally, trash.The New York Mets earned their 4,000th win in team history Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves, which is exciting for them. The baseball gods saw this event unfolding and decided...
View ArticleMets option Gonzalez Germen to Las Vegas to clear spot for Dillon Gee's return
The 26-year-old relief pitcher started the season strong but struggled in his recent appearances.Following their second straight win over the Atlanta Braves, the Mets optioned right-handed relief...
View ArticleMets vs Braves Recap: deGrom doMinant, Mets top Braves 8-3
Jacob deGrom was terrific and the Mets offense pounded Braves pitching as the Mets won their third game in a row.If not for some late shenanigans by the bullpen, tonight's Mets 8-3 win would probably...
View ArticleMLB roundup: Yu Darvish hit in head during batting practice
The Rangers star is "fine" after taking a liner off the bat of Leonys Martin to the forehead. Elsewhere, a Mets rookie joined some pretty elite company.Rangers ace Yu Darvish is OK despite being hit in...
View ArticleMets Morning News: Complete and total deGromination
Your Wednesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsChoose Your Recap: Amazin' Avenue Short, Long, MLB.com, ESPN NY, Daily News, Star-Ledger, NY Post, NewsdayDillon...
View ArticleWith trade deadline looming, where can the Mets improve their lineup?
The Mets seem set at all but two positions.With the trade deadline approaching, the chatter about how the New York Mets will improve their sometimes-anemic offense is destined to pick up. These...
View ArticleThe Mets are not allowed to make excuses if Troy Tulowitzki requests a trade...
If the Rockies shortstop requests a trade this offseason, as Ken Rosenthal speculated on Tuesday, the Mets should be first in line, no "ifs," "ands," or "buts" about it.After what seemed like an entire...
View ArticleThis is why we should not worry about Mike Minor
Relax everyone, he should be just fine.Over at FanGraphs I wrote a post a few weeks back about when to worry about Mike Minorfrom a fantasy perspective. In short, the answer was "not now." Here is...
View ArticleDaily Farm Report: Rowan Wick Homers and John Gast Turns In a Strong...
The system goes 1-4 on the day. Nashville 4 - Memphis 2Notables:Shane Robinson (CF): 2-4, R, 2B, KThomas Pham (LF): 2-3, R, 3BStephen Piscotty (RF): 2-4, 2 RBIPete Kozma (2B): 0-4, KRandal Grichuk...
View ArticleMets Minor League News: Team releases LHP Hamilton Bennett
The relief pitcher had a 3.38 ERA in 16 innings at Double-A Binghamton.The Mets are short a possible future LOOGY, as news broke today that the team has grantedHamilton Bennett his release. Thee's no...
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