Jared Lloyd’s son turned six yesterday. Hundreds of first responders from Rockland County, Orange County, and New Jersey drove by his house to wish him a happy birthday. Lloyd died Tuesday morning as he helped save over 100 lives in a major fire at the Evergreen Adult Home in Spring Valley. Over 150 pieces of […]
HR Record for Alonso But Is Callaway Going, Going…? By Joe Rini And yet… Pete Alonso capped off a historic season by hitting a rookie record 53rd home run in Game 161 in Saturday’s 3-0 shutout over the playoff bound Braves. Three days earlier, Jacob deGrom staked his claim to back to back Cy Young […]
Syndergaard and the Quest for a Personal Catcher By Joe Rini Are there Miracle Mets every 50 years? The 2019 Mets hope so. After an amazing 15-1 stretch catapulted the Amazins to within ½ game of a wildcard spot in the National League, a prolonged period of middling play at 13-14 since August 10 has […]
Callaway: “Anybody Can Contribute” By Joe Rini 00 The first six games of the current homestand encapsulated the hopes and fears of fans. The first three featured the Mets sweeping the red-hot AL Central leading Cleveland Indians but the more familiar nemesis from Atlanta, the NL East first place Braves, spoiled the Mets weekend plans […]
Surge Feels Like 1969, 1973 & 2015 …Do You Believe? By Joe Rini And I thought Ed Kranepool was just being kind. As the Mets Hall of Famer addressed the fans at the festivities honoring the 1969 champion Mets on June 29, he concluded his remarks by addressing the current Mets. “They can do it, […]
Darling’s Diagnosis & Kranepool’s Surgery By Joe Rini The Mets have had outstanding pitching and hitting performances in 2019…unfortunately, not often in the same game. The once formidable looking offense that compensated for spotty pitching performances in the early going of the season has been playing hard to get in the last two weeks after […]