New York Mets

@jimbojoker38 asked why Keith Miller has a banner outside Citi Field.Seems curious, right?Then read this.So Keith Miller is an agent.  Interesting.And (at least in 2010) the Daily News says his firm is David Wright’s firm.And there...
@jimbojoker38 asked why Keith Miller has a banner outside Citi Field.Seems curious, right?Then read this.So Keith Miller is an agent.  Interesting.And (at least in 2010) the Daily News says his firm is David Wright’s firm.And there they are on a banner together.The post Did David Wright pull strings to get Keith Miller a banner outside Citi Field? appeared first on The Mets Police.Related posts:Not Mediagoon’s Mets jerseys special edition: David Wright WBCBuy a David Wright WBC jersey for $119Not @mediagoon’s Mets Bobbleheads #46: Mini David Wright
35 minutes ago
Okay. It's 3:30 in the morning, and for some stupid reason I'm watching Tuesday's Mets loss ... a game in which I knew going in that they scored zero runs. As much as I want to analyze this game fairly and give an honest asse...
Okay. It's 3:30 in the morning, and for some stupid reason I'm watching Tuesday's Mets loss ... a game in which I knew going in that they scored zero runs. As much as I want to analyze this game fairly and give an honest assessment of what is wrong with the Mets, the first question I have to ask is ... what the hell is wrong with me watching this stupid team play this stupid game at 3:30 in the f*cking morning??? Also, I had a few paragraphs written on this game, and it got wiped out due to stupidity. So I'm trying again. The stuff I previously wrote probably sucked. But it was still better than anything that Ike Davis has done on the field this season. Still ... I only meant to watch the top of the first inning so that I could skewer the Mets on that alone. It's 3:35 and I've actually made it to the top of the eighth. There's something seriously wrong with me. I was told recently that if I write a book, it should be a self-help book ... on how to deal with being a Mets fan. How the hell can I help anybody when I don't even know how to turn away from a game that might be the polar opposite of what is exciting and thrilling about baseball? This game could put an insomniac to sleep, and I've actually watched seven full innings of this garbage, and have written two separate blogs about it. At three in the morning. I'd have more fun performing self acupuncture with butter knives than I am watching Ike Davis suck and Lucas Duda roam the outfield like a water buffalo stuck in a cement mixer. Oh, and Daniel Murphy batting leadoff because Michael Bourn chose to make his living in Cleveland. But hey, Rick Ankiel!!! What the f**k is wrong with me watching this horrible team play horrible baseball at damn near four in the morning? Especially when I have to wake up soon so I can go see Matt Harvey lose a 1-0 game because this team can't hit. I'm the guy that's going to write a self-help book? Here's how late it is and how screwed up I am: Every time I go to type the word "write", I end up typing "wright". Every ... single ... time. And I'm going to help people??? Self help from the man who can't help himself? Oh look, Devin Mesoraco just hit the freakin' moon! You want self-help? Here it is: This team will kill me one day. Don't let them kill you.
about 2 hours ago
The Mets lost their second game in a row to the Cincinnati Reds after once again falling behind 3-0 in the first inning. Unlike Monday night, the Mets' lineup was unable to come back and tie the game, and the final result was 4-0. As bor...
The Mets lost their second game in a row to the Cincinnati Reds after once again falling behind 3-0 in the first inning. Unlike Monday night, the Mets' lineup was unable to come back and tie the game, and the final result was 4-0. As boring and depressing as this game was, there was one positive to take away: Jon Niese's strong performance after a shaky first inning. Niese's strikeouts have been way down in 2013, so his season-high seven punch-outs in six innings tonight are an encouraging sign that he might bust out of this early-season slump. Niese looked good against the first two batters of the game. He induced Derrick Robinson to fly out and struck out Zack Cozart, and needed just seven total pitches to do it. Niese then got ahead 2-2 against the great Joey Votto. Things were going well! Unfortunately, the next six batters (including Votto) all reached base. Votto walked, Brandon Phillips singled, and Jay Bruce walked to load the bases. Todd Frazier came up next and hit a hard, but playable, ground ball to David Wright. However, the ball skipped past Wright, allowing two runs to score. Donald Lutz came up next and reached on an infield single that Daniel Murphy could have made a better play on. That re-loaded the bases for Devin Mesoraco, who drew a walk to score a run, appearing to demoralize Niese in the process. Our Opening Day starter rebounded though, as he struck out opposing pitcher Mike Leake to end the nightmarish inning. Niese threw 48 pitches in the frame and long-man Collin McHugh was warming up in the bullpen. Despite the ugly first inning, there were signs that maybe this wouldn't be a catastrophic night for Niese. He was throwing hard. He threw first-pitch strikes. Good hitters (Votto and Bruce) swung-and-missed at his pitches. Niese continued these trends for the next five innings and managed a pretty good final line: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R (none earned), 3 BB, 7 K. Maybe that line would have looked even better if Wright could have made the play on Frazier. He didn't quite pitch like Matt Harvey (few do) but consider me embiggen'd by Niese tonight. Niese's counterpart Leake enjoyed himself tonight. He threw seven shutout innings, striking out four and allowing just five total baserunners. The Mets' best threat against Leake came in the fourth inning, when John Buck hit an opposite field double with two outs and Lucas Duda on first base. Third-base coach Tim Teufel put up the stop sign for the gigantic Duda, declining to take a risk with two outs and the putrid Ike Davis on deck. Teufel probably should have taken the risk; Ike proceeded to ground out to end the inning. The Mets' offense went into hibernation mode the rest of the way. LaTroy Hawkins and Scott Rice each threw a scoreless, stress-free inning in relief of Niese. McHugh gave up a home run to Mesoraco on the first pitch of the ninth inning to cap the scoring. Final score: 4-0 Reds. The final game of the series is Wednesday afternoon at 1:10 pm, featuring a great pitching matchup of Matt Harvey vs Mat Latos. Be sure to tune in, for Harvey doesn't pitch again until next Tuesday. SB Nation Coverage * Amazin' Avenue Gamethread * Red Reporter Gamethread Win Probability Added (What's this?) Big winners: Lucas Duda +1.9%, LaTroy Hawkins +1.6%Big losers: Jon Niese -14.1% (as pitcher), Ike Davis -8.4%Teh aw3s0mest play: John Buck double in the fourth inning +4.0%Teh sux0rest play: David Wright error in the first inning, two runs score, -17.3%Total pitcher WPA: -12.7%Total batter WPA: -37.3%GWRBI!: N/A! First run scored on a David Wright error
about 6 hours ago
Reds 4 Mets 0 For the second time this season, the Mets were shut out as they lost for the 26th time this season, and 14th time in Flushing. Mets Game Notes I have always liked Mike Leake, even during his days at Arizona State. But, he...
Reds 4 Mets 0 For the second time this season, the Mets were shut out as they lost for the 26th time this season, and 14th time in Flushing. Mets Game Notes I have always liked Mike Leake, even during his days at Arizona State. But, he’s not an exceptional pitcher — he’s a solid, steady, back-end starter who eats innings and gives his team a chance to win. So to see the Mets manage only three hits and two walks against him in seven innings probably says more about the Mets hitters than Leake’s prowess. Leake was hitting his spots, but he didn’t have filthy stuff. It took Jonathon Niese 48 pitches to get through the first frame, which is not only unacceptable from the perspective of judging Niese but there’s also an argument that he should never have been left in that long. He was sucking wind by pitch 30, and I get that there were two outs so Terry Collins and Dan Warthen were just hoping the next pitch would turn into out three, but at that point there should have been urgency in getting a reliever warmed up and Niese removed from the game. It wasn’t until Niese was well over 40 pitches that Colin McHugh began tossing in the bullpen. Injuries occur when athletes are fatigued, and Niese was beyond fatigued. After making Niese throw almost 50 pitches in the initial inning, I was a little surprised to see the Reds so aggressive in inning two. I suppose they figured Niese would be pounding the strike zone after that marathon inning, but I might have considered forcing Niese to throw a strike and try to push him out of the game and get into the Mets bullpen by the third or fourth inning. During the postgame on SNY, Terry Collins admitted that he wasn’t going to allow Niese to throw more than 60 pitches in that first inning. WHAT???!!!!! Where does that number come from, pray tell? Does he normally throw a high-intensity, no-rest, 60-pitch bullpen session? If so, OK, maybe I understand the logic behind that. Otherwise, that kind of comment is grounds for death by firing squad. To provide some perspective, most organizations automatically remove their young minor league pitching prospects from a game if they throw between 30 and 35 pitches in one inning, to protect them from injury. News flash: a 21-year-old arm and a 26-year-old arm are equally developed and have completed development; there’s no concern for damaging growth plates or anything. In fact, the older arm is more prone to a fatigue injury because it’s had more years of use. I’m not suggesting that Niese should have been removed at 35 pitches. Rather, I’m suggesting that there should be some kind of organizational edict that protects MLBers — they’re being paid much, much more money, after all, and if they go on the DL it’s much more financially painful than losing an A-ball guy. Sixty pitches? Really? Unbelievable. I wish a beat writer would ask Collins where that number came from. Considering that Niese threw 48 pitches in the first frame, he gave the Mets pretty good length. I thought for sure he wouldn’t make it through the fifth inning, yet he managed to finish six full frames. What’s wrong with Niese? I’m not entirely sure. We discussed the arm angle issue, but he’s been able to perform reasonably well with that issue in the past. He’s normally a bulldog who remains unflappable in the face of adversity, who keeps his confidence in tough spots such as he experienced in the first inning. But on this particular evening, his face changed — he looked lost. The battler we’re used to seeing didn’t show up. Is he pitching through pain? Is it the overall malaise of this club weighing down on him? The Mets’ defense wasn’t helpful in picking up Niese in the first inning, but, in their, um, defense, it’s tough to keep focus and your edge when you’re standing out in the field for so long, watching ball after
about 6 hours ago
The Mets lost for the millionth time and I know Mike Nickeas isn't even in the organization anymore but these pictures of him visiting kids at a Buffalo hospital are too adorable not to enjoy.All the pictures are from the Bisons.Here, ha...
The Mets lost for the millionth time and I know Mike Nickeas isn't even in the organization anymore but these pictures of him visiting kids at a Buffalo hospital are too adorable not to enjoy.All the pictures are from the Bisons.Here, have an adorable video from yesterday too!Your browser does not support iframes.(If you hadn't noticed I'm still going to post about Mike Nickeas because he is and always will be my favorite and if you don't respect that you can show yourself out.)
about 7 hours ago
It has been way too long since I have written anything here. It has also been way too long since the Mets won games consistently and Ike Davis got more than one hit a week. As long as I pick up my consistency now I can have a better se...
It has been way too long since I have written anything here. It has also been way too long since the Mets won games consistently and Ike Davis got more than one hit a week. As long as I pick up my consistency now I can have a better season than the Mets and Ike, right?Since I last wrote the Mets have basically fallen off the face of the earth. They only come close to winning once every five games when Matt Harvey starts, and that is only if they manage to score runs for him. Rick Ankiel and Marlon Byrd have been pleasant surprises offensively which really means the rest of the team needs major help. The Mets have used about 324783 different outfielders and to everyone's surprise, Lucas Duda has not been the problem.Sandy Alderson noted that the transitional players brought in to fill gaps have not performed as hoped. The Mets have a lot of work to do if they want to even be treading water at the All Star Break. The bullpen has relied on a Pedro Feliciano-level of appearances from Scott Rice and Matt Harvey is on pace to throw a billion innings and have maybe eight wins by the end of the season. The offense is nonexistent outside of Daniel Murphy, David Wright, and some Lucas Duda.It is going to be a long season.As for my relevant minor league happenings this season, Mike Nickeas and Josh Thole are both catching for the Bisons so if I don't find a way to see them I will be a sad girl. Xavier Nady has my attention again as he hasn't seemed to go more than a day or two without getting a hit and is trying to get back to the major leagues with the Royals. It was really convenient last weekend when Nady's Storm Chasers were playing against the '51s. Zach Lutz and Josh Satin are both waiting for the Mets to remember they exist and play 1st base and know how to hit while Ike Davis frustratingly melts away in New York. Oh and Kai Gronauer has actually gotten some playing time and a few hits for the '51s which is pretty cool.So I will be here enduring Mets losses, enjoying Indians wins on the side, and following way too many minor league games. Maybe I'll actually write about some of it!Let's Go Mets!
about 7 hours ago
This was just a joke between your bloggers on Twitter. But screw it. It’s fitting.
This was just a joke between your bloggers on Twitter. But screw it. It’s fitting.
about 8 hours ago
NEW YORK — Mike Leake threw seven shutout innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter and the Cincinnati Reds scored three unearned runs in the first inning Tuesday night as they beat the New York Mets 4-0 in front of...
NEW YORK — Mike Leake threw seven shutout innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hitter and the Cincinnati Reds scored three unearned runs in the first inning Tuesday night as they beat the New York Mets 4-0 in front of an announced crowd of 23,183 at Citi Field. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – New York Mets News
about 8 hours ago
The Cincinnati Reds (25-18) shutout the New York Mets (17-25) by the score of 4-0 tonight at a sparsely crowded Citi Field. Left-hander Jon Niese started for the Mets and and after getting the first two outs in the first inning he allowe...
The Cincinnati Reds (25-18) shutout the New York Mets (17-25) by the score of 4-0 tonight at a sparsely crowded Citi Field. Left-hander Jon Niese started for the Mets and and after getting the first two outs in the first inning he allowed a hit and a pair of walks to load the bases. Niese had a chance to come out of the inning unscathed and induced a hard grounder to third for what should have been the third out. However, David Wright committed his fourth error of the season as the ball went under his glove and through his legs allowing two runs to score. Niese was rattled after that and allowed another run to score before finally getting the third out to put the Reds up 3-0. All of the runs were unearned. Niese threw 48 pitches in that wild first inning and it appeared he was heading for an early shower. But to his credit he gutted out five scoreless innings after that and wound up giving the Mets a very solid effort allowing just five hits and three walks in six innings while striking out seven. Niese took the loss, but saw his ERA improve to 4.80 for the season. The Reds score their fourth and final run in the ninth when Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco greeted Collin McHugh with a home run to leadoff the inning. Offensively, the Mets had nothing but blanks… Nothing but the same sorry, pitiful offense that has plagued the team all season. Reds starter Mike Leake hurled seven scoreless innings and allowed the Mets’ only three hits of the game – one each by Lucas Duda, John Buck and Daniel Murphy. It’s getting pretty hard to watch this team and I thought Sandy Alderson would address that while he visited the with gary Cohen and Ron Darling in the third inning, but he was at a loss for words. He said he was going to continue to hang in there with Ike Davis a little longer, which is the last thing anyone of us wanted to hear. Davis batted seventh and went 0-for-three tonight and saw his batting average fall to .149 for the season. Pathetic. The Mets will wrap up the series tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 PM, when right-hander Matt Harvey (5-0, 1.55 ERA) takes on Mat Latos (4-0, 2.91 ERA) and tries to avoid the sweep.
about 8 hours ago
Tonight's game had the potential to be an ugly blowout but turned out to be just a boring yawner. Jon Niese needed 48 pitches to make it through the first inning, during which he walked three, gave up two hits, and watched David Wright m...
Tonight's game had the potential to be an ugly blowout but turned out to be just a boring yawner. Jon Niese needed 48 pitches to make it through the first inning, during which he walked three, gave up two hits, and watched David Wright make a crucial error with the bases loaded which led to three unearned runs scoring. And that all came after Niese retired the first two batters of the game with relative ease. Niese settled down thereafter, though, and didn't allow a run in his final five innings of work. He struck out seven on the night and was throwing hard; both are welcome developments. Those three first-inning runs, plus a garbage-time solo home run by Devin Mesoraco, were plenty for Reds starter Mike Leake. He threw seven shutout innings against the Mets lineup, allowing just five baserunners. Our heroes' best chance to score came in the fourth inning, when John Buck hit a two-out double to deep right field with Lucas Duda on first base. Considering the Mets' offensive woes, and on-deck batter Ike Davis, sending Duda seemed like a worthwhile gamble. However, third-base coach Tim Teufel disagreed and Duda got the stop sign. Ike proceeded to ground out to end the threat and is now hitting .149/.229/.248. The Mets' lineup went down quietly into the night the rest of the game. Game Thread Roll Call Nice job by MetsFan4Decades; her effort in the game thread embiggens us all. # Commenter # Comments 1 MetsFan4Decades 134 2 Terry_is_God 123 3 cstroh8 87 4 omegasupreme44 87 5 robotoverlord 67 6 Sheaoutofluck 60 7 piazza62 60 8 The Nameless One 59 9 IPA 36 10 GetMetsmerized 33
about 8 hours ago