NorthJersey.com 34 mins ago
New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies announce Friday night lineups
Zack Wheeler (13-9, 2.86) will start for Philadelphia, while Taijuan Walker (7-9, 4.29) will go for New York.
Rising Apple 4 hours ago
NY Mets News: Omar Minaya predicts the next Javier Baez contract
Former New York Mets General Manager Omar Minaya thinks he has an idea of what it will take for the team retain Javier Baez next season and beyond. As a former big league GM, I have to think he has a nice pulse on the league even if he is watching from a little further […] NY Mets News: Omar Minaya predicts the next Javier Baez contract - Rising Apple - Rising Apple - New York Mets News & Fan Community
Amazin Avenue 4 hours ago
This Week in Mets Quotes: McNeil says Mets still fighting, Rojas Mets still have a chance
Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports Lots of interesting, funny, idiotic, and insightful things were said by the Mets—and about them—recently. Here are some of our favorites. Hello darkness, my old friend “We’re fighting for our lives now.” -Jeff McNeil [MLB] I’ve come to talk with you again “It’s tough to get swept and it’s tough to lose games against teams that you’re fighting for a spot.” -Luis Rojas [MLB] Because a vision softly creeping “Zero command and I was falling behind in a lot of counts. I was just giving up hits left and right.”...
Amazin Avenue 5 hours ago
“Once Upon a Time in Queens” is a thrilling recollection of Mets glory
Photo by Focus On Sport/ The latest 30 for 30 installment is stunningly made and will appeal to all, not just Mets fans. Earlier this week, ESPN aired the (much-publicized) latest entry in their acclaimed 30 for 30 series, Once Upon a Time in Queens. Last year the network had a smash hit with The Last Dance, a documentary series focused on the career of Michael Jordan and his final season in Chicago. Following the success of that, they quickly announced this four part series, directed by Nick Davis, to air in time to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the last New York...
Amazin Avenue 5 hours ago
Mets conclude homestand with three against the Phillies
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Mets are all but playing out the string at this point. The Mets (72-75) will welcome the Phillies (74-72) to town as they finish up their nine-game homestand. So far this season, they have won five out of seven against Philadelphia at Citi Field, though they have split their 16 games overall so far in 2021. The Mets are coming off a demoralizing sweep against the Cardinals, which all but put an end to their dim playoff dreams. They entered the series two games behind St. Louis with a chance to leapfrog them in the Wild Card standings,...
New York Post 5 hours ago
What Mark Vientos and Brett Baty can do — and when to expect them in NY
The Mets' third base saviors are almost ready for the big leagues. The future might be here soon.
Rising Apple 6 hours ago
NY Mets: Francisco Lindor nearing .230 for first time since Opening Day
Surely, New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor had some point of the 2021 season where he leaped over the .230 mark and had a respectable batting average. There was no doubt in my mind this happened at one point. Maybe it was early on when a single hit could raise his average a few dozen […] NY Mets: Francisco Lindor nearing .230 for first time since Opening Day - Rising Apple - Rising Apple - New York Mets News & Fan Community
Amazin Avenue 7 hours ago
UnforMETable: Mike Scott
Before he almost dashed the Mets’ hopes in 1986 as an opponent, he dashed the team’s hopes in him as a frustrating prospect. Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. The Mets drafted Mike Scott in the second round of the 1976 draft, hoping the hard-throwing right-hander would develop into a future pitching star. Unfortunately, Scott never developed a secondary pitch and his Mets career would fizzle out. After some mixed success in his first couple of years in Houston, Scott would...
Amazin Avenue 8 hours ago
Mets Morning News for September 17, 2021
Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Your Friday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links Meet the Mets The Mets did not play a baseball game yesterday, which was probably in the best interest of everyone’s mental health following their demoralizing sweep at the feet of the Cardinals. The Mets will resume playing baseball games tonight against the Phillies, who currently sit in second place in the division. A sweep would give the Mets life in both the divisional and wild-card races, while any other result would further decrease their already slim chances...
Rising Apple 8 hours ago
NY Mets Friday Farming: Brett Baty will make his MLB debut in 2022
One of the most heavily-anticipated New York Mets prospects, Brett Baty is likely to make his MLB debut in 2022. How do we know? Brett Baty was just notified that he will be sent to the Arizona Fall League, MLB’s offseason league that runs from mid-September until the end of October. He will play for […] NY Mets Friday Farming: Brett Baty will make his MLB debut in 2022 - Rising Apple - Rising Apple - New York Mets News & Fan Community
Amazin Avenue 9 hours ago
Mets Daily Prospect Report, 9/17/21: Drama, afoot!
Steve Sypa Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action! *All results from games played on Thursday, September 16, 2021 Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (45-68) SYRACUSE 4, WORCHESTER 3 (BOX) Syracuse jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in Mark Vientos’ Triple-A debut. Both runs came in the first inning, the first on a Khalil Lee single, and the second on a single by Travis Blankenhorn. Worchester inched back with a run in the third inning, off of a rehabbing Jordan Yamamoto, That 2-1 lead held all the way until the seventh inning, where Vientos drove in...
Rising Apple 10 hours ago
NY Mets: Mr. Hyde has taken over Taijuan Walker in the second half
Now ten starts into his 2021 second half, New York Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker has taken a turn for the worst. He was the team’s lone representative in the All-Star Game and you would never know it while watching his second-half performance. Walker is 0-6 with a 7.38 ERA. He has given up 17 home […] NY Mets: Mr. Hyde has taken over Taijuan Walker in the second half - Rising Apple - Rising Apple - New York Mets News & Fan Community
New York Post 20 hours ago
Mets’ Jeff McNeil ‘victim of an extraordinary amount of bad luck’
Instead of taking extra pregame swings, the Mets' Jeff McNeil might have been better served collecting rabbits’ feet and four-leaf clovers this season.
Amazin Avenue 21 hours ago
Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show): Bad Play, Bad Tweets
The Mets look like toast, and their owner looks petty. Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets took two of three games from the Yankees over the weekend, giving one last injection of hope into this maddening season. But then the Cardinals came to town, and the Mets’ season looks more lost than ever. Plus, Steve Cohen continues to tweet, and no one seems particularly happy about that. Chris’s Music Pick: Amyl and the Sniffes - Comfort to Me Brian’s Music Pick: Colleen...
New York Post 22 hours ago
Mets owner Steve Cohen challenged Twitter followers to identify anonymous source
Steve Cohen put his Twitter followers to the test Thursday morning, trying to identify an anonymous source who, in part, criticized the Mets owner’s Twitter usage in a Post story.
