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Zack Wheeler sharp in final Triple-A start before debut

New York Mets top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler turned in what very well may end up being his final minor league start for quite some time.  The 23-year-old went 5 1/3 innings against Tacoma giving up just 1 run on 1 hit while striking out seven. The lone hit was a home run to Carlos Peguero [...]

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Fixing the Mets will take more than Sunday Bloody Sunday

By Dave Mills With a little more than a third of the season in the rear view mirror, even intrepid loyalists are losing interest in the current incarnation of the New York Mets. Fannies in the seats, SNY viewers and WFAN listeners are dwindling as rapidly as the hair on Sandy Alderson’s pate. And when [...]

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Mets replace what isn’t working with what wasn’t working

Confusing title?  What’s equally confusing is the path the Mets have gone down these last couple of seasons and how it has led them to a point where they have no choice but to replace struggling players with players who are just as likely to struggle themselves.  The details are in the team’s official press [...]

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One week till Wheeler makes Mets debut?

This time next Friday Happy Hour may be a little more happy as the New York Mets could call upon prized pitching prospect Zack Wheeler to start off a weekend series with the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field. According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York: The date is not set in stone because of [...]

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Looking to turn things around, the New York Mets drop a tough one to the Nats

Mets closer Bobby Parnell failed to secure a one-run lead as the Mets dropped the series opener versus the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Tuesday night. Parnell, who has been one of the few bright spots for the Mets this season, entered the contest in the ninth and was greeted by Ryan Zimmerman with a double [...]

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Dillon Gee turns in his strongest outing of the season, leads Mets over Yankees 3-1

Prior to Thursday night’s contest versus the Yankees, New York Mets manager Terry Collins admitted Dillon Gee‘s rotation spot could be in jeopardy when Zack Wheeler gets his promotion. “I’m not stupid,” Gee told reporters. “I know that many bad outings in a row, you’re probably hanging on by a thread there.” With a Wheeler [...]

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Demotion could be looming for Ruben Tejada

Last night New York Mets fans got to rejoice as their team came back to beat the Yankees in novel fashion.  Watching the comeback unfold against Mariano Rivera, who continues his farewell tour from ballpark to ballpark, felt somewhat unnatural.  Reason being, nothing like that has never happened before.  That’s not to say that Mariano [...]

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Mets are tops in New York; for tonight at least

The New York Mets overcame a one-run deficit behind the left arm of Jon Niese and the bats of David Wright and Daniel Murphy defeating the New York Yankees, 2-1, taking game one of the 2013 Subway Series. The come-from-behind win marked the tenth such victory of the season for the Mets and their seventh [...]

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Mets promote pitching prospect Rafael Montero to Triple-A Las Vages

The New York Mets won the rubber match game against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon and capped off the day by promoting one of their top pitching prospects, 22-year-old Rafael Montero, to Triple-A Las Vegas. Rafael Montero promoted to Las Vegas, for what that’s worth. May 19, 2013 5:21 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite @AdamRubinESPN Adam [...]

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