Mike Puma, the longtime New York Mets beat reporter for the New York Post, has seen and heard quite a bit during his time covering the team in some capacity over the last two-plus decades. During his time with the team, Puma has witnessed a myriad amount of events both on and off the field. […]
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Marcus Stroman had his first rough outing of 2021 in the Mets’ 7-1 loss to the Nationals yesterday. He lasted just four innings and gave up five runs four of them earned on eight hits. The poor umpiring and defense certainly did not help his cause, but this was also a case of a contact pitcher not having his best day, which tends to result in, well, contact. The newly recalled Stephen Tarpley was called upon to relieve Stroman and eat innings, but was unable to do that. He gave up two runs without recording an out, putting the game even further out of reach for the once again lifeless Mets offense, who failed to do any damage at all against Joe Ross. Robert Gsellman, Jacob Barnes, and Jeurys Familia then combined for five scoreless innings, but the only run of the game for the Mets came on a solo homer from Michael Conforto.
By Mike Puma
Apr 24, 2021 9:25 AM
A injury to star starter Noah Syndergaard was an omen of what was to come in the Metsâ doomed 2017 season, described in this excerpt from Post beat reporter Mike Pumaâs upcoming book, âIf These Walls Could Talk: New York Mets: Stories From the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box.â Noah Syndergaard… ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );
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Puma Dishes Behind-The-Scenes Mets Stories In New Book
In the clubhouse, on the field, or from the press box, Mike Puma is no stranger to the New York Mets.
Every once and a while a book comes along that you ll want to hold onto, with plans to read a second or third time. Mike Puma s If These Walls Could Talk - Stories from the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box (triumphbooks.com) is that kind of read.
By day (and night games, too), Puma has been the New York Post s Mets beat writer since the 2010 baseball season. There s not much he hasn t witnessed. The Johan Santana no-hitter in 2012, the arrival of pitching studs Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, and Jacob deGrom, David Wright s arrival and being named team captain, and former club owners the Wilpons - Puma has reported on all.\