Mets in the Market for New Hitting Coach

Lamar Johnson out as Mets hitting coach. Photo credit: USA Today Sports

After mounting speculation for days, the New York Mets today finally made the expected move of canning their hitting coaches in favor of new ones. 

By: Michael Hanley

Mets, GM Alderson Agree To 3 Year Contract Extension

Alderson received extension. Photo Credit: David Manning/ USA Today

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, The Mets have agreed to a three year contract extension with General Manager Sandy Alderson, locking him up for the foreseeable future for the franchise.

By: Michael Hanley

Mets Shut Down David Wright for the Rest of the Season

Wright ends his 2014 season .Photo Credit: Evan Habeeb/USA Today

The New York Mets had to unfortunately end their star David Wright's season by a few weeks with an injury that has plagued him all season long.

By: Michael Hanley

Inside The NY Mets: Young Pitching Leading The Way For NY

 

deGrom leads bright future for NY. Photo Credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images

 

Though the New York Mets are having an underwhelming season so far to this point, the real bright spot for the club is the emergence of their young pitching prospects starting to make an impact at the major league level. We will take a look at each picture and how they will fit into the plans for the Mets moving forward.

 

By: Michael Hanley

New Mets’ Hitting Coach With A Big Challenge Ahead

               Lamar Johnson. Photo Credit: Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times       

When the Mets decided to fire hitting coach Dave Hudgens this past Monday, it did not come as much of a surprise with the struggles that the offense for New York has been dealing with. In comes new hitting coach Lamar Johnson, who walks into one of the biggest challenges in all of baseball right now: turning around the Mets offense.

 

By: Michael Hanley

MLB: Mets’ Matt Harvey Making Progress in Rehab Program

NY Mets pitcher Matt Harvey making progress. Photo credit MLB 

In a rehab stint that that not always been so quiet and calm, Matt Harvey continues to make marked improvement as he continues to rehab from his Tommy John surgery.  He made another step of in the right direction with increasing the distance he threw from, going from 90 feet to 120 feet. Its the first time in his rehabilitation program that Harvey has been able to expand his throwing distance.

by Michael Hanley

MLB: New York Mets Make Unfortunate History

In sports there's always records that are made to be broken, usually that is something to celebrate. Last night that is not the case for the New York Mets. Saturday night vs the Rockies, the Mets pitchers  have set a new benchmark in hitting futility as they have now started this season 0 for their first 46 at the plate. Its a record that had stood for exactly 100 years in the major leagues. You have to go back to the 1914 St Louis Browns, not Cardinals,the Browns who had that year their pitchers collectively start the season with an 0 for their first 45 at the plate.

by Michael Hanley

MLB: The Biggest Surprises Of The 2013 Season So Far

Are the Yankees the biggest surprise of 2013? Photo credit MLB

The Success of the Yankees and the Red Sox

Before the 2013 season began many experts predicted a tough season ahead for the New York Yankees. Who could blame them? A series of injuries left a depleted Yankees squad without stars, but as the first stage of the season has proved, lack of stars doesn't necessarily equal lack of quality. For the batters consistency has been the key to their success. Other than possibly Robinson Cano, nobody has really stood out with the bat, but at the same time they don't have a starter who is struggling, its a strange situation that seems to be working with a strong rotation to keep the opponent's run totals low. Hiroki Kuroda has had an incredible start, in 9 starts the 38 year old has a 1.99 ERA and a 6-2 record. C.C. Sabathia and Andy Pettite are performing to a high level as usual, and outside of his last 2 starts

MLB: Jose Fernandez, The Incredible Story

Jose Fernandez

March 20, 2008. That was the day Jose Fernandez's life changed forever.

Three unsuccessful attempts at fleeing Cuba had left Fernandez, his mother and his sister without much hope of joining their father in the United States.

"The first time I couldn't get [To America]." Fernandez said, not long after he'd been drafted. "The second time, they caught me 10 miles away from Miami. When they sent me back, they took me out of school and didn't let me play baseball."