New York Mets win second straight in Washington

 The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Friday.  The game took place at Nationals 

Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 7-3.  Max Scherzer started for the Mets and had a solid

outing.  Jeff McNeil led the offense with three hits.  

Scherzer pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Scherzer 

won his first game of the season.  Drew Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, 

Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Sean Reid-Foley pitched a perfect 

inning.

Josiah Gray started for the Nationals and pitched four innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two

walks and five strikeouts and took his first loss of the season.  Steve Cishek pitched to one batter and hit

him getting ejected, Sean Doolittle pitched an inning with a strikeout and Victor Arano pitched an inning

giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Patrick Murphy pitched 2/3 of an inning walking three,

Paolo Espino pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  

Brandon Nimmo had two hits, Starling Marte had two hits and three RBI and Francisco Lindor drew a

walk.  Pete Alonso had a hit, Eduardo Escobar had a hit and drew two walks and Robinson Cano had a

hit and two RBI.  Mark Canha had two hits and drew two walks, McNeil had three hits, two RBI and

drew a walk.  Tomas Nido had a hit, Escobar, Marte and Alonso each hit a double.  Nimmo hit a triple

and McNeil hit a homerun.  The Mets were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Juan Soto drew a walk and Nelson Cruz had a hit.  Josh Bell had a hit and two

RBI, Keibert Ruiz had two hits and Yadiel Hernandez had an RBI.  Bell hit a homerun and the Nationals 

left three on base.  Dee Strange-Gordon had an outfield assist

In the bottom of the second Hernandez hit a sac fly giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the third McNeil

hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Cano hit a two-run single giving the Mets a 3-1

lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Bell hit a two-run homer tying the game at three.  In the fifth Marte

hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 4-3 lead, in the sixth the lead was extended to 6-3.  Marte hit a 

two-run single.  In the ninth McNeil hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 7-3 which was the final score.

The two teams will play game three on Saturday.  

New York Mets lose a close one to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Rick Porcello started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  J.D. Davis and Luis Guillorme led the offense with two hits each. 

Porcello lost his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out five.  Jared Hughes pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Max Scherzer won his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out seven.  Javy Guerra pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Tanner Rainey pitched 1 2/3 of an inning with two strikeouts and Daniel Hudson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Davis had two hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Dom Smith drew a walk and Andres Gimenez had a hit.  Guillorme had two hits and an RBI and he hit a double and a triple.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Trea Turner had two hits and an RBI, Howie Kendrick had three hits and Eric Thames had a hit.  Kurt Suzuki had a hit, Victor Robles had two hits and an RBI and Turner hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Turner hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Robles hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Guillorme hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score.   

Washington Nationals silence the New York Mets

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 6-1.  Logan Verrett started for the Mets and he didn't pitch that well and the bullpen pitched ok.  Curtis Granderson and Alejandro De Aza had two hits each to lead the offense which only had four hits. 

Verrett pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with five walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Antonio Bastardo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two htis and a run with two strikeouts and Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Max Scherzer pitched seven innings giving up three hits and an unearned run with two walks and nine strikeouts.  He won his tenth game of the season.  Felipe Rivero pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Matt Belisle pitched an inning walking one and striking out two. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, Granderson had two hits and Neil Walker had an RBI.  Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk, De Aza had two hits and drew a walk and Granderson hit a double.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Ben Revere had a hit and an RBI, Jayson Werth drew two walks and Daniel Murphy had three hits, four RBI and drew a walk.  Bryce Harper had a hit and drew two walks, Wilson Ramos had a hit and Clint Robinson had an RBI.  Scherzer drew a walk, Chris Heisey had a hit and Murphy and Heisey each hit a double.  Revere hit a triple and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Harper had two stolen bases and Werth committed an error. 

In the first Walker hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Robinson hit a sac fly and it was a tie game at 1-1.  In the third Revere hit an RBI triple to make it a 2-1 game.  Murphy hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game in the third inning.  In the fifth Murphy hit an RBI double and pushing the lead to 4-1 for Washington.  In the seventh Murphy hit a two run homerun and it was 6-1 Nationals.  That would be the final score.  The two teams will play the final game of the series and the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Mets are swept in Washington as they continue to reel

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 4-2.  Logan Verrett started for the Mets and he pitched ok and Sean Gilmartin in relief wasn't very good.  The Mets only managed six hits and no one had a multi hit game. 

Verrett pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with four walks and a strikeout and he lost his fifth game of the season.  Antonio Bastardo pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Gilmartin pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk. 

Max Scherzer started for the Nationals and he pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  He earned his ninth win of the season.  Oliver Perez gave up a hit to his only batter, Blake Treinen pitched to one batter and retired him and Shawn Kelley saved his fourth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts. 

Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, James Loney had a hit and two RBI and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit.  Kelly Johnson had a hit and drew a walk, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and Curtis Granderson had a hit.  Johnson hit a double and Loney hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Johnson committed an error. 

Ben Revere had a hit and drew a walk, Jayson Werth had a hit and an RBI and Bryce Harper drew two walks.  Daniel Murphy had two hits and three RBI, Wilson Ramos drew a walk and Danny Espinosa had a hit and drew a walk.  Espinosa hit a double, Murphy hit two homeruns and the Nationals were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the second Murphy hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the third Werth hit a sac fly to make it a 2-0 Nationals lead.  Murphy hit a two run homerun in the eighth to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the ninth Loney hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score of the game. 

The Mets were swept in the three game series and continue to struggle as of late.  They have been hit with injuries and they just haven't been very good lately.  They will try to find their was at home with the Cubs coming to town for four big games.   

The New York Mets shutout the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-0.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched great and the bullpen was good.  Curtis Granderson had two hits and the team only had four hits. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out ten and won his fourth game of the season.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up no hits and no runs with two strikeouts and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and saved his 13th game of the season. 

Max Scherzer pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and ten strikeouts.  He lost his third game of the season.  Oliver Perez pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Felipe Rivero pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Granderson had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Kevin Plawecki had a hit.  Granderson and Conforto each hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Ben Revere had a hit, Jayson Werth had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Ryan Zimmerman had a hit, Anthony  Rendon had a hit and Zimmerman hit a double.  The Nationals were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Revere was caught stealing. 

In the first Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  The final score was 2-0 as the Mets took the first game of three in the first place showdown. 

The New York Mets lose both games of a doubleheader and are no hit to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.  The final scores were 3-1 and 2-0 with the no hitter being in the second game and both games being played at Citi Field in Flushing, New York.  In game one Noah Syndergaard started and pitched well and Addison Reed out of the bullpen did not.  In game two Matt Harvey started and pitched very well and the bullpen was pretty good.  In game one the Mets managed five hits but no one had more than a hit and in game two they had no hits. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts in game one.  Reed lost his third game pitching an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Jon Niese pitched an inning giving up a hit and drew a walk. 

Gio Gonzalez pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Blake Treinen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Matt Grace pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Rafael Martin pitched to one batter striking him out and picking up his second win of the season.  Casey Janssen pitched one perfect inning with a strikeout and Felipe Rivero earned his second save of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI, David Wright drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit.  Ruben Tejada had a hit, Syndergaard drew a walk and d'Arnaud hit a double.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cespedes was caught stealing and had an outfield assist.  Niese had a pickoff. 

Anthony Rendon drew a walk, Yunel Escobar drew a walk and Bryce Harper had a hit and two RBI.  Clint Robinson had two hits and an RBI, Matt den Dekker had a hit and drew a walk, den Dekker hit a double and Robinson and Harper each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  den Dekker was picked off, Jose Lobaton committed an error. 

All the runs were scored in the seventh and eighth.  The Nats took a 1-0 lead and the Mets answered back with one in the seventh before the Nationals scored two in the eighth to take the lead and hold on for the win. 

In the second game Harvey pitched six innings giving up four hits and an unearned run with no walks and 11 strikeouts and he lost his eighth game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Erik Goeddel pitched a perfect inning and struck out the side and Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Max Scherzer picked up his 14th win of the season pitching a complete game shutout and a no hitter.  It was his second no hitter of the season and first time since Nolan Ryan in 1973 that someone did it twice in the same season. 

Trea Turner had a hit in game two, Robinson had a hit and Wilson Ramos had an RBI.  Wilmer Difo had a hit, Dan Uggla had a hit and an RBI.  Scherzer had a hit, Uggla hit a homerun and the Nationals were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Escobar committed an error. 

The Mets had no hits, RBI or walks.  Scherzer only missed a perfect game because of an error on his third baseman. 

The runs were scored sixth and seventh innings.  The Mets will play the final regular season game on Sunday afternoon.  If the Dodgers win they clinch the home field with that series starting in L.A. on Friday night. 

The New York Yankees win seventh straight behind their ace

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-1 Yankees.  Masahiro Tanaka started and pitched great once again.  Ramon Flores and Brian McCann each had three hits and Stephen Drew hit two homeruns. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up a run on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts.  Tanaka won his fourth game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Andrew Miller retired the only batter that he faced. 

Max Scherzer lost his fifth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Taylor Hill pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk.  McCann had three hits and two RBI, Carlos Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Drew had two hits and two RBI.  Flores had three hits, McCann and Teixeira each hit a double and Drew hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Yunel Escobar had two hits, Bryce Harper had two hits and an RBI and Clint Robinson had a hit and drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Escobar and Harper each hit a double and Harper hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Desmond committed an error and Taylor had an outfield assist. 

In the third Drew hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Harper hit a solo homerun in the fourth to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Alex Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored.  McCann hit a two run single and Beltran hit an RBI single and it was 5-1 Yankees.  Drew hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees have won seven in a row and all four games on the homestand.  They will play Washington on Wednesday afternoon in the final game of a five game homestand.  They will be off on Thursday and begin a three game series in Baltimore on Friday night.   

New York Yankees vs. Washington Nationals Series Preview

The New York Yankees will host the Washington Nationals for a brief two game series.  The first game will be a great pitching matchup between Masahiro Tanaka and Max Scherzer.  Tanaka is making his second start since coming off of the disabled list.  He looked as good as ever last week in Seattle.  His velocity was up and it didn't even look like he had been injured at all.  Maybe the rest helped him and now it is better weather.  We will see how he looks tonight and going forward as the Yankees hope their ace can stay healthy.  Scherzer despite his 6-4 record has been great with an under 2 ERA. 

The Yankees are a hot team right now winning six games in a row and they are in first place in the AL East 1 1/2 games ahead of the second place Tampa Bay Rays.  The Nationals after a very rough start had gotten hot but have fallen off again recently.  They at this point are a huge disappointment.  They are in second place in the NL East behind the New York Mets. 

The Nationals have a very exciting young player who is maybe the best player in baseball right now.  Bryce Harper will be making his first appearance at Yankee Stadium.  He leads the major leagues in homeruns with 19 and also OPS which is on base plus slugging.  He is very exciting and sure will be salivating at the short right field fence to take aim at for the next couple of days.  This should be a good series, the Yankees lost two games in Washington last month but they were very good and exciting games.   

The New York Mets shutout the Washington Nationals behidn Matt Harvey

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-0.  Matt Harvey started and pitched very well and Juan Lagares and Daniel Murphy led the team with a couple of hits each. 

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Harvey won his fifth game of the season, Alex Torres pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out two and saving his tenth game of the season. 

Max Scherzer pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Scherzer lost his third game of the season.  Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Blake Treinen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Lagares had two hits and Lucas Duda had a hit.  Micahel Cuddyer had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Murphy had two hits and three RBI, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and Granderson and Murphy each hit a double and Cuddyer hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Flores committed an error. 

Michael Taylor had two hits, Bryce Harper drew a walk and Bryce Harper drew a walk.  Ryan Zimmerman had a hit,  Wilson Ramos had two hits and Dan Uggla had a hit.  Taylor and Zimmerman each hit a double adn the Nationals were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Harper was caught stealing and Harper had an Outfield assist. 

In the fourth Cuddyer hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Murphy hit a three run double to make it 4-0 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Mets win their opener as usual in Washington

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Monday evening.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 3-1.  Bartolo Colon started and pitched well and the bullpen was good also.  Lucas Duda led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Colon pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Colon earned his first win of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning, Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning retiring the only batter that he faced.  Buddy Carlyle earned his first save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and retiring both batters that he faced. 

Max Scherzer pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up four htis and three runs with none of them earned.  He walked two and struck out eight and took his first loss of the season.  Xavier Cedeno retired the only batter that he faced, Aaron Barrett pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Matt Thornton pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Curtis Granderson drew two walks, Duda had two hits and two RBI and Michael Cuddyer had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, John Mayberry Jr. drew a walk and d'Arnaud hit a triple.  The Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Daniel Murphy committed an error. 

Michael Taylor had a hit, Bryce Harper had two hits and an RBI and Ryan Zimmerman drew a walk.  Harper hit a homerun and the Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Desmond committed two errors. 

In the fourth Harper hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Duda hit a two run single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh d'Arnaud hit an RBI triple to make it 3-1 Mets and that was the final score.  The Mets and Nationals will have the day off on Tuesday and then resume their series on Wednesday night.  Jacob deGrom will face Jordan Zimmerman.   

New York Mets at Washington Nationals series preview

The New York Mets will open their 2015 season on Monday afternoon in Washington D.C. against the Washington Nationals.  Bartolo Colon the veteran starter will get it started against Max Scherzer.  The Nationals are arguably the best team in baseball and have the majors best rotation.  The Mets have their own very good rotation with a lot of youth and a lot of guys on their way up.  They are hoping their hitting will add some help to a good rotation and that their bullpen has gotten better with some youth in it and some lefty relievers that were added late in spring training. 

The Mets finalized their 25 man roster on Saturday.  They demoted Eric Campbell and will carry just four bench players and eight relievers.  Buddy Carlyle is on the team and Vic Black is going to the disabled list.  Daniel Murphy will not go on the DL and Danny Muno and Matt Reynolds were both sent to AAA.  The Mets rotation lost Zach Wheeler to Tommy John surgery but will get Matt Harvey their ace back.  They will also have Jon Niese, Dillon Gee and Jacob deGrom.  The lineup will have David Wright, Lucas Duda and Curtis Granderson returning along with Daniel Murphy and Juan Lagares who they are hoping will continue to improve offensively.  Michael Cuddyer is the big free agent addition to help the lineup. 

The Nationals have an unbelievable rotation consisting of Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Scherzer, Doug Fister and Jordan Zimmerman.  They have some pop in their lineup and their one weakness will be their bullpen.  Ryan Zimmerman will move to first base, Denard Span, Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth are their big players. 

The Mets will be off on Tuesday and then continue their series Wednesday and Thursday nights.  Here are the pitching matchups.

Monday-Scherzer vs. Colon

Wednesday-Zimmerman vs. deGrom

Thursday-Strasburg vs. Harvey

Hot Stove season wrapping up and spring training is drawing near

This has been a very busy off-season for many MLB teams.  There has been free agency as always but there have  been many trades, more then I can ever remember in one offseason.  It is now about a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting which means that for the most part all of the heavy lifting is done.  This year though it is still pretty active.  I take a look at the latest and what may come next. 

Max Scherzer signs a 7 year 210 million dollar deal with the Washington Nationals.  It is actually half deferred which means he gets half of that in seven years and then the other half for the next seven years.  It is actually a 14 year deal where he will only play for the team for seven years though.  This is a crazy deal and I guess we can say Scott Boras does it again.  The Nationals right now look to be loaded with pitching and are an instant favorite for the World Series. 

James Shields is the only big name left out on the open market and who knows where that is going.  We have heard some things here and there but nothing major regarding Shields.  I would expect his situation to be resolved though in the next couple of weeks. 

The Houston Astros signed Colby Rasmus to a one year deal and were close to acquiring Ryan Vogelsong but that appeared to fall apart and now he may be close to rejoining the San Francisco Giants on a one year deal.  Yovani Gallardo was traded to the Texas Rangers for prospects.  The Red Sox signed Dana Eveland to a minor league deal. 

The Braves have signed former Brave Kelly Johnson and also now on Thursday night have agreed to a one year contract with Jhonny Gomes.  The Cincinnati Reds have signed pitcher Jason Marquis to a minor league deal.  Dontrelle Willis is back in baseball signing a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. 

I wouldn't expect anything really major to happen the rest of the way.  Shields will be signed by someone and there may be a couple of more trades.  It is looking more likely now though that the Philadelphia Phillies will hold on to Cole Hamels until the trade deadline and that the Washington Nationals may hold onto all of their pitchers for right now also.  There is a chance that anything can happen at anytime  though as it already has been a crazy off-season. 

New York Yankees and New York Mets news and rumors

The New York Yankees have been busy settling their coaching staffs for their major league team and all of their minor league teams.  The Yankees Hal Steinbrenner was quoted on Wednesday at the owners meetings in Arizona.  He basically said what they have been saying all along that they have a high payroll and he would like to cut it even more but never say never.  He left the door open just slightly for Max Scherzer or James Shields for those that are dreaming but I still wouldn't expect it.  I would expect some lesser pitchers like Johan Santana on a minor league contract or maybe a trade.  The Mets have been involved in rumors for Ian Desmond of the Washington Nationals.  The first report the other day said that they balked at giving up Noah Syndergard and now it is coming back up again today with Dan Duquette making some comments about it.  I am not sure if it was close or still close but it does sound like they had substantial talks so we will see what happens there.  If I was the Mets I would trade Syndergard because you have to give up something to get something and having a really good SS could put them over the top. 

The New York Yankees avoided arbitration with pitcher Ivan Nova on Wednesday agreeing to a one year 3.3 million dollar deal that is non guaranteed.  The only other Yankees stuff that is going on is what is not going on.  Alex Rodriguez had posted some pictures of him fielding and hitting the ball to instagram but other than that he remains quiet.  He is still a big mystery and I honestly have no idea what to expect.  There are those that think he will just hang it up in spring training collect his money and the Yankees can collect there money through insurance and then there are some who think he will hit really well and don't count him out and some that think he will play but may not be very good.  It all remains to be seen but in a little over a month the circus will be in town in Tampa, Florida. 

As for the Mets they really haven't done much of anything this offseason.  They did sign Michael Cuddyer but that was pretty much it.  They are now involved in rumors of Dillon Gee being traded but that hasn't happened yet and also for a SS with the focus now on Ian Desmond.  I think they should go out and get him if they can.  I don't buy into Wilmer Flores being an option at SS right now.  I think the Mets are close enough that they need to go for it by acquiring a legit SS.  They have a good young pitching staff with plenty of guys other then Syndergard as well.  I personally would trade him knowing you already have Harvey, Wheeler and DeGrom with Niese, Gee, Colon etc.  We will see what happens but I think if they really want to contend this year go get a SS. 

There are still big names out there on the free agent market such as Scherzer and Shields but ultimately I

don't see either NY team getting involved and getting them.  I would say it is more likely for the Yankees of

course but I really don't see them getting involved either

The New York Mets are shutout by Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers

The New York Mets are shutout by Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers


The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Mets on Saturday evening. The final score was 3-0 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and limited the damage despite giving up a lot of hits. The bullpen did a pretty good job. The Mets offense only managed three hits.

Harvey pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up two runs and 13 hits. He walked none and struck out four and took his fifth loss of the season. Scott Rice faced one batter and retired him, Gonzalez Germen pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and Pedro Feliciano pitched to one batter and retired him. Scott Atchison faced one batter and retired him.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, Ike David had two hits and drew a walk and Wilmer Flores drew a walk. Juan Lagares drew a walk, Harvey drew a walk and David hit a double. The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Young had an outfield assist.

Scherzer won his 19th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and no runs. He walked four and struck out 11. Jose Alvarez pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, Jose Veras faced two batters and retired them both and Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 17th save of the season.

Austin Jackson had two hits and an RBI, Omar Infante had three hits and Miguel Cabrera had two hits. Prince Fielder had a hit, Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and Don Kelly had an RBI. Andy Dirks had three hits, Brayan Pena had a hit, Scherzer had a hit and an RBI and Dirks and Scherzer each hit a double. The Tigers were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.

Scherzer hit an RBI double and Jackson an RBI single in the second to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. Kelly hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth to make it 3-0 Tigers and that was the final score.

The Mets record dropped to 58-69 and the Tigers record improved to 76-53. The two teams will play the finale of their three game series on Sunday afternoon.