Mets Morning News: Only the not so good DFA Young
Your Saturday morning dose of New York Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsChoose Your Recap:Amazin' Avenue, MLB.com, ESPN NY, Daily News, New York Times, Star-Ledger, NY...
View ArticleMets injury news: Matt Harvey tosses 29 pitches off mound during rehab in...
The right-hander continues to work towards recovering from Tommy John surgery.Matt Harvey's rehab assignment continued in Florida today, with the right-hander taking to the slope of a mound once more...
View ArticleContention hopes for Mets come to a screeching halt
The Mets may believe in themselves. But back-to-back series losses to the Giants and Nationals showed New York the road to legitimate contention is further away than they thought.GM Sandy Alderson...
View ArticleKevin Mitchell prepares for a Mets game in 1986
I don't know what the hell is going on here.The photo above was taken in 1986 before a Mets game at Shea Stadium, and it features Kevin Mitchell in a peculiar state of undress. I don't know what's...
View ArticleMets to platoon Matt den Dekker and Eric Campbell in left field
The duo will take over the lion's share of playing time at the position.The Mets are planning on using recently-recalled left-handed hitter Matt den Dekker and right-handed hitter Eric Campbell in left...
View ArticleSaturday Pebble Report: Jon Gray still isn't dominating
Another disappointing outing from Jon Gray headlined Friday's games. The affiliates went 4-3 on Friday.Triple-A: Colorado Springs 10, Omaha 9 (12 Innings)The Sky Sox rallied from a five run deficit in...
View ArticleFinal Score: Mets 2, Phillies 1—Mets squeak one out in Philly
Lucas Duda drove in Curtis Granderson in the top of the eleventh, and the Mets squashed a Phillies rally to hold on and win 2-1 tonight in Philadelphia.Despite the best efforts of both squads,...
View ArticleMets vs. Phillies Recap: Revenge is a dish best served after eleven innings
Dillon Gee and the Mets' bullpen performed admirably as the offense managed to do just enough.Last time Dillon Gee and Cole Hamels faced each other, the Mets looked lost at the plate, unsure of...
View ArticleMets Daily Farm Report, 8/10/2014: Plawecki, Herrera, Smith, and Rodriguez...
Catch up on all of yesterday's minor league action from around the Mets' farm system!*All results from games played on Saturday, August 9, 2014Triple-A - Las Vegas 51s...
View ArticleMets Morning News: Mets beat Phillies in extras, Campbell and den Dekker to...
Your Sunday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsThe Mets beat the Phillies in extra innings last night thanks to great pitching from Dillon Gee and the...
View ArticleMets Injury News: Jacob deGrom has shoulder soreness, will have MRI, miss...
The rookie has had an excellent season so far, but the news is worrisome.The Mets announced this morning that Jacob deGrom has shoulder soreness and will be sent back to New York for an MRI. He will...
View ArticleMets Injury Update: Potential setback in Jeremy Hefner’s Tommy John rehab
A potential setback from Tommy John surgery shows that not all rehabilitations always go according to plan. All eyes were again on Port St. Lucie on Saturday afternoon as Matt Harvey threw off a mound...
View ArticleFinal Score: Phillies 7, Mets 6—Mets give a game away in Philly
After tagging Kyle Kendrick early on, the Mets could add nothing more after the fifth, and the Phillies came back to defeat them.The Mets managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory today as they...
View ArticleMets injury news: Jenrry Mejia says he's been dealing with hernia for past...
While the closer wants to play through it, he has struggled on the mound as of late.The Mets' Jenrry Mejia has been in the midst of a struggle, which reared its head once more this afternoon when he...
View ArticleMets officially release Bobby Abreu
After being DFA'd last Monday, the eighteen-year veteran has been cut loose by the team.The Mets' Bobby Abreu experiment has officially come to an end.Abreu, who was designated for assignment last...
View ArticleMets vs. Phillies Recap: Bullpen blows it
The Mets failed to protect a five run lead, and Ryan Howard hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Phillies a 7-6 win.It is widely known that the Phillies are on the way down. The...
View ArticleZack Wheeler could be great if he improves his changeup
The young right-handed pitcher has been good lately, but he could be even better if his changeup becomes more effective.There are things that New York Mets fans should look out for the rest of this...
View ArticleMets Player Performance Meter: Hitters, Week 18—Murphy, Lagares rake, others...
Daniel Murphy and Juan Lagares were the Mets' best hitters over the past week.The Mets went 3-4 over the last seven days, dropping a game to the Giants and two of three to the Nationals before taking...
View ArticleMets Player Performance Meter: Pitchers, Week 18
Zack Wheeler, Dillon Gee, and Bartolo Colon were very good over the past week. Some of the Mets' other pitchers were not.The Mets' pitching staff was all over the place over the past week. The rotation...
View ArticleWire Taps: Nationals drop 2 of 3 to Braves, head to NY to face Mets Tuesday
Washington Nationals' lefty Gio Gonzalez wasn't at his best last night in Turner Field in the 3-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves, but one play in particular stuck in Nats fans' collective craw. If only Gio...
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