Community Picks: New York Mets 0% vs Detroit Tigers 0%

No doubt you heard people say this week that trading for Jay Bruce was an insurance policy for the New York Mets should Yoenis Cespedes leave after this season. As it turns out, Bruce is also a pretty darn good option when Cespedes is put on the disabled list and the Mets need that thump in their offense. Bruce delivered just that Thursday night, knocking a three-run homer in the fifth inning — his first as a Met — to help his new squad to a 4-1 victory against those cross-city rivals, the New York Yankees. Continue to Article

August 05, 2016 2:26:am EST

As baseball fans well know by now, Bartolo Colon never ceases to amaze us. Might we add that Sanchez is 20 years younger than Bartolo. You might be saying, “Well, that’s a pretty standard play that many pitchers in MLB can make.” True, but Colon is 43 and rotund. Continue to Article

August 05, 2016 1:28:am EST

Aug 5 (Gracenote) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) TAMPA BAY 3 Kansas City 2 CLEVELAND 9 Minnesota 2 CINCINNATI 7 St. Louis 0 San Francisco 3 PHILADELPHIA 2 (10 innings) Chicago White Sox 6 DETROIT 3 NY Mets 4 NY YANKEES 1 Texas 5 BALTIMORE 3 Toronto 4 HOUSTON 1 Continue to Article

August 04, 2016 10:53:pm EST

Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes has been put on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore right quadriceps, and a feisty manager Terry Collins has teed off on those wondering whether the outfielder aggravated his injury playing golf. Cespedes hurt his leg July 8, and the injury has been nagging him since. On Wednesday, former big leaguer Kevin Millar tweeted a photo of himself playing golf with Cespedes earlier in the day. Continue to Article

August 04, 2016 6:32:pm EST