Both the Mets and the Phillies’ bullpens leave something to be desired. The setup guys for both teams did their jobs and it was the closers for both squads that let their teams down. The Mets tied the game in the top of the ninth off Hector Neris but the Phillies won the game in [...]
Hear ye! Hear ye! By royal proclamation, August 13, 2020 shall from now on be known as Tomas Nido Day, as the Mets’ backup catcher cracked two homers, including a grand slam, to lead the Mets to an 8-2 win over the Nationals Thursday afternoon. The win gave the Mets a split of their four-game [...]
In the 1960s and 1970s, the National League dominated the American League in the All-Star game. And the reason is pretty simple. The NL was quicker to embrace black players than the AL was. The 1965 starting lineup for the NL had black stars Ernie Banks, Dick Allen, Willie Stargell, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. [...]
Robert Gsellman got the starting nod and responded by putting the Mets in an immediate 3-0 hole. But that just set the stage for the Mets’ first come-from-behind win, as the bats awakened from hibernation to deliver 11 runs and 13 hits en route to an 11-6 win over the Nationals Wednesday night. If nothing [...]
If you thought things couldn’t possibly get worse for the Mets after Marcus Stroman opted out earlier in the day, well, you’re wrong. The Mets got smoked by the Nationals, 16-4. Usually in a blowout you say something like, “the best thing is no one got hurt.” But in this blowout, where no one seemingly [...]
Jacob deGrom didn’t have his best stuff but he combined with four Mets relievers to pitch the Mets to a 4-2 win over the Marlins Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. The win gave the Mets the series victory over the first-place Marlins. It was a good first inning for deGrom but he had great trouble [...]
With his two-hit game Saturday night, J.D. Davis extended his hitting streak to 12 games. After starting the season 0-6, Davis now boasts a .319/.389/.532 slash line. Those numbers compare favorably to his breakout year of 2019, when he slashed .307/.369/.527 in his first shot at consistent playing time in MLB. In 154 games as [...]
The heart of the order came up big for the Mets, hitting three homers and driving in all eight runs, leading the Mets to an 8-5 win Saturday night over the Marlins at Citi Field. The Mets’ win snapped a six-game winning streak for the Marlins. Michael Conforto got in the act first, smacking a [...]
With the Mets stumbling out of the gate in this shortened season, the concern is that they are digging a hole from which they won’t be able to recover. The issue is that while we have a fairly good idea what type of record you need to make the playoffs in a normal year, few [...]
The Marlins used a four-run second inning to claim a 4-3 win over the Mets Friday night. Miami is now 4-0 in one-run games while New York is 1-3. Michael Wacha started for the Mets and had a strong first inning, hitting 97 mph. But it fell apart for him in the second, as he [...]
Some eyebrows were raised when Andres Gimenez made the Opening Day roster once the 2020 season got underway. But manager Luis Rojas has done a good job finding ways to get Gimenez’ feet wet. He’s come in as a defensive replacement in his first five games and now he’s been the starter five of his [...]
The Mets got a strong pitching performance from Rick Porcello and just enough timely hits to earn a 3-1 win over the Nationals Wednesday night. It was the 150th career victory for Porcello. After starting his Mets career with two disastrous outings, Porcello gave up a run after facing just four batters and it looked [...]