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The Amazin' Avenue Audio Podcast: Episode 32
Run Time: 1:29:48Agenda0:00- 34:07: Intro / Rob and Jeffrey are a little blue / Matt Harvey's elbow isn't working / Could this have been prevented? / What does it mean for the 2013 offseason and 2014...
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The Mets' starting pitching options in the free agent market this winter
Whether or not Matt Harvey will really be ready at the beginning of the 2014 season—which he tweeted but sounds incredibly optimistic—the Mets will likely approach the offseason as if Harvey will miss...
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Marlon Byrd and the Mets' recent surprisingly good free agent signings
The Mets have made plenty of poor free agent signings over the years. Several of their big free agent deals have failed miserably, but over the last several years, the Mets have gotten lucky by signing...
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Jeremy Hefner's Tommy John surgery is a success
All done with surgery! Doctor said everything went well! Appreciate your kind words— Jeremy Hefner (@jeremy_hefner53) August 28, 2013It would have been kind of sad to hear that Jeremy Hefner was having...
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Matt Harvey to rest three weeks before having tests done on his right elbow
The countdown begins now.In three weeks Mets fans may know whether star pitcher Matt Harvey will be having Tommy John surgery to repair the torn UCL in his right arm or if he's going to just keep...
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Marlon Byrd Trade Analysis: Mets get Vic Black from Pirates as the player to...
Earlier this week, Marlon Byrd and John Buck were sent to Pittsburgh for second baseman Dilson Herrera and a player to be named later (plus some cash). Now the player to be named later has been...
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Phillies 6, Mets 2 - Dai-SNOOZE-ke Mat-SNOOZE-aka
Daisuke Matsuzaka threw a ton of pitches (110 to be exact) over 4.1 arduous innings, as the Mets fell to the Phillies 6-2 on Wednesday evening. Matsuzaka worked around a lot of baserunners this evening...
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A Sweet Dream, Forgotten by Breakfast: Phillies 6, Mets 2
On a day in which we paused to reflect on great dreams, consider for a moment that most of our dreams are fleeting, and are forever locked in our subconscious gymnasia before we task our toothbrush to...
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Mets vs. Phillies Recap: Inefficiency had better not be the new market...
Hoo boy, Daisuke Matsuzaka takes a long time in between pitches. If you've followed baseball at all since Matsuzaka came to the major leagues back in 2007, then this shouldn't be a surprise. But...
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Mets Daily Farm Report - 8/29/13: Brooklyn Gant, Won't, Don't Stop
*All results from games played on Wednesday, August 28th, 2013*AAA -Las Vegas 51s (79-60)__________________________________GAME ONELAS VEGAS 3, COLORADO SPRINGS 4 / 8(Box)CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis: 1-3, R,...
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Marlon Byrd Trade Analysis: Dilson Herrera scouting report
The Mets acquired two minor league players for Marlon Byrd and John Buck the other day, and they belong to my favorite category of minor leaguers: guys who have intriguing talent but also potentially...
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Things I would rather do than watch Daisuke Matsuzaka pitch
On behalf of Mets fans, I plead with Sandy Alderson to end the Daisuke Matsuzaka experiment. Between the nibbling around the plate, the walks, and the excessive time taken between pitches, watching him...
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Mets Morning News: A watched Matsuzaka start never ends (you do boil though)
Meet the MetsSo it just felt like last night's game took four hours right? No, it actually took four hours? Okay then.If you don't already feel sufficiently chastened for your viewing choice, here is a...
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Marlon Byrd Trade Analysis: Meet Vic Black
We now know who the player who was to be named later is in the Marlon Byrd/John Buck trade. In addition to receiving second base prospect Dilson Herrera, the Mets will receive Triple-A relief pitcher...
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Vic Black completes Buck/Byrd trade between Mets and Pirates
The New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates completed the John Buck/Marlon Byrd trade last night. New York receives right-handed pitcherVic Black from Pittsburgh. Earlier this week, the Pirates sent...
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Wilmer Flores: A minor league retrospective
There are a number of things that make Wilmer Flores interesting. There's his advanced hitting ability. There are his excellent contact skills. There's the awesomely terrible/terribly awesome...
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Final Score: Mets 11, Phillies 3 — Mets give Phillies the death blow to split...
The Mets' one-through-four hitters combined to go 10-for-19 with four extra-base hits as the Mets pounded the Phillies to split the four-game series. Daniel Murphy went 4-for-5, Eric Young Jr. went...
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Mets vs Phillies Recap: Carlos Torres fills in nicely for Matt Harvey and...
Today would have been Harvey Day if not for, well, you know. With Carlos Torres filling in for Harvey, expectations were muted, even against an anemic Phillies lineup. However, the Mets got a strong...
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The Mets' Dillon Gee Starts Against the Nationals' Offensive Juggernaut
Even if you aren't statistically minded or only caught a few Nats games this year, you'd have to agree that by and large, the team's offense has played poorly. The commentariat here has chronicled the...
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Mets Morning News: Mets crush Phillies, Alderson sends letter to season...
The Mets crushed the Phillies 11-3 yesterday, managing a split of the four-game series. Carlos Torres pitched well in his first start since late July, holding the Phils to just one run in 6.2 innings...
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