On July 4, Jeurys Familia pitched through a bit of a nail-biter to record his 45th consecutive save. It was more of the same from the Mets closer, who seems to have a nasty habit of putting baserunners on before pulling a Houdini act to escape the jam (particularly in 2016). Nonetheless, he has yet to […]
Day: July 6, 2016
Meet the Mets: Rounds 31-40
Picture this: 1988, round 62 of the MLB Draft, and the Dodgers’ last pick of the year is used on an iffy first baseman rumored to be chosen as a favor to the manager, who was friends with the prospect’s father. Though powerful, the player was defensively weak, and there was some question about whether […]
Game Recap July 5: Reyes Reality
Summary Giancarlo Stanton mashed. José Reyes provided no evidence he deserves a spot on the 2016 Mets. Marlins 5, Mets 2. Discussion and Analysis You can take this analogy or leave it, but last October, we all rooted hard for a terrible person because he was on the Mets. Just six months after Daniel Murphy publicly announced […]