Mets News Disclaimer: This Mets news includes Yankees news. MLB.com reported that the Yankees are pursuing Lucas Duda and Addison Reed. The skeptic in me whispers that this is a Brian Cashman ploy to lower Oakland’s asking price for Yonder Alonso. After all, Alonso has been a Yankee target since the first shots of the […]
Author: Scott D. Simon
Game Recap July 11: Business As Usual
Michael Conforto started on the bench, behind a couple outfielders some consider better than him. He entered the game in the sixth as a defensive replacement and singled, but he was erased on a double play. He later struck out, stranding runners on second and third. Conforto’s team lost. Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY […]
Game Recap July 4: ‘Murica
Mets News Coming off their sixth walkoff loss of the season — already twice as many as last season — the Mets expected to play without one Yoenis Cespedes, whose “cramped hamstring” was sustained on the final play of Monday’s game. They didn’t know Curtis Granderson would scratch himself from the lineup with a sore […]
Game Recap June 27: Pulling Up Lame
Mets.com –> Roster –> Depth Chart *J. Familia: Out 3-4 months following May 12 arterial surgery *N. Walker: On 10-day DL (6/15) with left hamstring tear *D. Wright: Moved to 60-day DL on 4/20 (herniated disk) *J. Lagares: Had thumb surgery 6/19 *N. Syndergaard: On 60-day DL (5/1) with partially torn right lat *M. Harvey: […]
Game Recap June 18: Father’s Day
My daughter graduates from elementary school this week. The PTA will publish a yearbook. Parents sponsor and produce their kid’s page, which is compiled with five dozen others, printed on heavy, glossy paper, bound in hardcover and distributed after the students receive their diplomas. Moving up from fifth grade is a big deal. Instructions for designing the yearbook […]
Game Recap June 13: Wheels Fall Off
Mets News The Mets.com subhead says it all: “Collins opts to sideline Cabrera as Mets gear up for lefty-heavy stretch.” Asdrubal Cabrera sat out from May 14 to the 25 with a sprained left thumb. Apparently, the Mets brought Cabrera back to the active roster when the switch-hitter was still in pain while hitting from […]
Game Recap June 6: Not Like This
Mets News Yesterday afternoon, the Wilpon family lost a lawsuit in New York’s highest court. The Court of Appeals decided that the Wilpons may not replace Citi Field’s parking lot — which is technically New York City parkland — with a privately owned shopping mall. The Wilpons had argued that their proposed development on the other side of […]
Game Recap May 27: Edge of collapse
Mets News It’s news when the Mets win a game, as they did Friday night behind the second-best pitcher in the National League by 2017 WARP. Jacob deGrom’s 2.64 Wins Above Replacement Player through his first 10 starts exceeds that of every other starter except the Nationals’ Max Scherzer, at 2.80. By Deserved Run Average, deGrom’s […]
Game Recap May 25: The Tears, They Fall Like Rain
Mets News On Wednesday night, the news that late waiver-bait acquisition Tommy Milone hit the “it’s literally a 10-day” disabled list signaled that preseason number-eight starter Rafael Montero would likely start Saturday’s game at Pittsburgh. That Montero would pitch on the road had nothing to do with the purported “hostile environment” which led the Mets to start […]
Game Recap May 8: Walker Walks Off
Mets News This feels like the darkest timeline. With the hapless Giants in town to face the bumbling Mets, some are asking whether two teams have ever both been swept in a three-game series. Prognosticators are demonstrating that losing Noah Syndergaard hurts the Mets more than any team losing its best pitcher. Asdrubal Cabrera crooked his […]