Mets Plus

Eric Campbell showed us he could be a quality first baseman in spring training. It’s fair to say “Soup’s on”. When the Mets broke camp in March, journeymen Omar Q and Josh Satin came withe Mets. Then, as the veterans left the bullpen, so did the bench. Newbies like Eric Campbell and Wilmer Flores started…

One of my favorite things about baseball are doubleheaders. Honestly, there is nothing more exciting then knowing that you can make up two games in one day. Even though the Mets split the only other doubleheader this year (May 25th vs D-Backs), almost every doubleheader seems to go this way: dramatic finish in game 1,…

Today, the Mets extended the contract of Mets GM Sandy Alderson, who since being brought on in 2011, has watched the Mets complete 3 losing seasons, and may (but hopefully not) witness a fourth this year. Regardless, Sandy is given credit for rejuvenating the farm system and producing home grown talent that will be ready…

If you watched late September baseball last year, you might remember young Wilfredo Tovar. Tovar appeared in 7 games last year for the Mets, and will be playing a maximum of 6 games this year. Tovar has a short stroke, no power and very little line drive power. Tovar earns his two cents from his…

Who would have thought that a MLB team has a very limited bench in late September? Seems un-heard of right? Well, not for the New York Mets, who actually have had a remarkably good year. I mean considering we never won a game versus the Nats, we didn’t have the real David Wright, a sub-par…

The Mets and Braves face off tonight at 7:30 at Turner field.The game is on WPIX; here are the lineups: Mets Braves 1. Eric Young Jr. – LF 1. Emilio Bonifacio – RF 2. Daniel Murphy – 3B 2. Phil Gosselin- 2B 3. Travis d’Arnaud – C 3. Freddie Freeman – 1B 4. Lucas Duda…

Terry Collins wasn’t all smiles after yesterday’s shutout victory over the Braves. “We didn’t accomplish what we wanted to..” said Collins, who had long preached that meaningful September games were around the corner, and for a while, he had a valid point. Before the 9/11 game, the Mets were 5.5 games out of the second…

For those of you who remeber Opening Day, you might remember the first of the three Met home runs on the day was a 3 run blast from Andrew Brown. Brown’s forte has always been his power, something the Mets have been deprived of, and he is on the 40 man roster. It’s strange to…

Jacob deGrom became the first rookie pitcher to start the game with 8 consecutive strikeouts. The only other pitcher to do this was then-veteran Jim Deshaies with the ’86 Astros. Congrats to ROY candidate Jacob deGrom