Category: News
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With upcoming off-days, Mets will skip one or two starters next week
The Mets are off next Monday, have a two-game series against the Orioles next Tuesday and Wednesday, and are off once again next Thursday. As such, Terry Collins said this afternoon the Mets will skip over one or two starters and go with a shorter rotation the next time through. The Mets could reshuffle the…
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Anthony Recker is tasked with getting Rafael Montero to use all of his pitches
Anthony Recker will start and bat eighth for the Mets on Tuesday night against the Marlins. This afternoon, Terry Collins told reporters he decided to start Recker instead of Kevin Plawecki because he believes Recker will force Montero to use all of his pitches, and not allow him to become strictly a fastball pitcher, according to…
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Takeaways from the Mets come-from-behind, 3-1 win over the Marlins on Monday…
The Mets came from behind for the eighth time already this season on Monday, defeating the Marlins 3-1 in Miami. Here are my takeaways from tonight’s game… A hell of a win. The Mets arrived in Miami when we were all waking up this morning, and their offense looked quite sleepy as a result. They…
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Rafael Montero unlikely to remain in the rotation, will not replace Dillon Gee
Rafael Montero will start for the Mets against the Marlins on Tuesday night, but even if he pitches well, he is unlikely to remain in the starting rotation. On Monday afternoon, Terry Collins said there were no plans to install Montero into the regular five-man rotation after his start tomorrow, and could instead return to Triple-A Las…
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The Mets know they can’t play the way they did on Sunday
It was an ugly, ugly Sunday evening for the New York Mets. It doesn’t matter that it was the Yankees, it doesn’t matter who the opponent is. On Sunday, they would’ve been the worst team on any big league diamond. The Mets know this. As disgusted as the fans were on Sunday, the team was even more frustrated…