New York Mets

The post #AskMetsTwitter: How Will Wheeler Do In His Debut? appeared first on The Daily Stache.

Braves Announcer Joe Simpson showing his lack of professionalism hoping Mets pitcher Matt Harvey could strain his oblique during his at bat in the 3rd inning earlier today. Video courtesy of Rich MacLeod

It never comes easy for the Mets my friends, even when our ace Matt Harvey is on the mound. But the good news is that as the curtain closed on first act of Super Tuesday, the Mets defeated those annoying Braves by the score of 4-3 today at Turner Field. Harvey flirted with history today, taking a no-hitter all the way into the seventh inning, but alas it wasn’t meant to be as Jason Heyward broke it up with a squibbler to the mound that Harvey fielded and flipped to first base where Lucas Duda was nowhere to be found. Damn it! Still, the Mets’ prized righthander got out of the seventh with the shutout intact and the Mets up 2-0 Yes, let me repeat that – the Mets up 2-0. The Mets added two more runs in the top of the eighth to hand Harvey a comfortable lead, but as I said in my opening sentence, nothing comes easy for this team. In the bottom of the eighth, the Braves came roaring back to load the bases with nobody out, sending Harvey to the showers with the game hanging in the balance. LaTroy Hawkins came in to relieve and was greeted by a two-run single by Jordan Schafer, then in came Scott Rice who allowed another run to score on Jason Heyward RBI double. Geesh… Thankfully, closer Bobby Parnell struck out Chris Johnson to preserve the now one-run lead. Harvey picked up the win to improve to 6-1 and struck out a career-high 13 batters. Parnell would pitch a clean ninth to pick up his first save of the month and tenth of the season. The Mets scored first in the third inning on an RBI single by Marlon Byrd and then John Buck hit his 11th homer of the season in the fourth for the Mets second run. The insurance runs in the eighth came on a bases loaded walk by Jordany Valdespin and a sac fly by Omar Quintanilla. I actually have a special treat for all of you, as Ed Leyro will be covering Zack Wheeler‘s debut and recap later tonight, as the final act of Super Tuesday gets set to begin at 7:10 PM. Wheeler will be opposed by lefthander Paul Maholm (7-5, 3.65 ERA) for the Braves.

Matt Harvey pitched six hitless innings, John Buck homered and the New York Mets held off another Atlanta comeback, beating the Braves 4-3 Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Read more John Buck news

As today's Mets game wore on and Matt Harvey completed hitless inning after hitless inning, I definitely had a sense that something special might be happening. Then in the bottom of the seventh, Jason Heyward chopped a grounder to the first base side of the mound. Harvey sprung to grab it and quickly tossed the ball to Nick Evans covering first base. Unfortunately for Harvey and the Mets — and, I suppose, Nick Evans — Evans doesn't exist in this or any known dimension, so Harvey's underhand throw sailed beyond the base as Heyward dove in safely for an infield single. Angle #1 Angle #2 Angle #3 Send your GIF Of The Game tips and suggestions to gifs@grission.com.

Matt Harvey was amazing again, and this time the Mets escaped with a victory despite an eighth inning that had fans sweating profusely. Harvey registered a career-high 13 strikeouts and didn't allow a hit until the seventh inning, when Jason Heyward chopped an infield single to the first base side of the mound. In the eighth inning, the first three Braves reached base against Harvey, and Terry Collins went to the bullpen. Neither LaTroy Hawkins nor Scott Rice could put out the fire, and all three runners came around to score on RBI hits by Jordan Schafer and Jason Heyward. Bobby Parnell was finally brought in with two outs in the eighth to strike out Chris Johnson and preserve a 4-3 Mets lead. Parnell would earn the save one inning later. The Mets scored their first run when Marlon Byrd reach on an infield single to third with two outs in the third inning. Daniel Murphy dashed around all the way from second and was safe at home on a play at the plate. In the fourth, John Buck crushed a solo home run to right. The Mets wouldn't score again until the eighth inning, when they loaded the bases with one out against Atlanta reliever David Carpenter. Jordany Valdespin scored on a walk and Omar Quintanilla added a sac fly to give the Mets the cushion necessary to survive the Braves' eighth inning rally. Game Thread Roll Call Nice job by MetsFan4Decades; her effort in the game thread embiggens us all. # Commenter # Comments 1 MetsFan4Decades 207 2 murdertron3000 170 3 Kepler 125 4 Terry_is_God 111 5 meigs1414 102 6 JoeBighead 100 7 Russ 97 8 The Nameless One 92 9 stickguy 87 10 robotoverlord 87

The post #MetsTwitterRecap: An Almost No-No Turns Almost Into An “Oh no!” appeared first on The Daily Stache.

#Mets sign 20th-rder Dan Herrmann for $200k. Missouri HS RHP, 6-4/205, low 90s fastball, needs command, Bradley recruit. #mlbdraft — Jim Callis (@jimcallisBA) June 18, 2013 &timer=1& &time_template=3:ss;2:mm;1:hh;0:dd& &time_color=0x000000& &label_color=0x000000& &background_color=0xFFFFFF& &flare_view=true& &time_label=d:DAY;h:HOUR;m:MIN;s:SEC& &time_zone=Local time& &event_time=year:2013;month:7;day:12;hour:17;minute:0;seconds:0& &event_duration=year:0;month:0;day:0;hour:0;minute:0;seconds:0& &event_recursion=hourly& &onpress_url=-& &event_onpress_url=-& &title=Time Remaining For Mets Draft Picks To Sign& &event_title=event& &sound_file=-& &event_sound_file=-& &transparent=true& " /> Keep checking back here to see which Met draft picks have signed before the 5:00PM EST July 12, 2013 deadline. Click here To View Full Screen

#Mets, 1st-rder Dominic Smith agree on $2.6 mil. California HS 1B might be best all-around hitter in #mlbdraft, smooth D, to 90 off mound. — Jim Callis (@jimcallisBA) June 18, 2013 &timer=1& &time_template=3:ss;2:mm;1:hh;0:dd& &time_color=0x000000& &label_color=0x000000& &background_color=0xFFFFFF& &flare_view=true& &time_label=d:DAY;h:HOUR;m:MIN;s:SEC& &time_zone=Local time& &event_time=year:2013;month:7;day:12;hour:17;minute:0;seconds:0& &event_duration=year:0;month:0;day:0;hour:0;minute:0;seconds:0& &event_recursion=hourly& &onpress_url=-& &event_onpress_url=-& &title=Time Remaining For Mets Draft Picks To Sign& &event_title=event& &sound_file=-& &event_sound_file=-& &transparent=true& " /> Keep checking back here to see which Met draft picks have signed before the 5:00PM EST July 12, 2013 deadline. Click here To View Full Screen