Through games of Friday, the National League averages 4.42 runs per game and the Mets are above average with a 4.62 mark. That feels a bit unreal as the lineup is composed of four anchors and three under-performing starting outfielders. Jay Bruce and Yoenis Cespedes appear to be coming around at the plate, which will [...]
The Mets’ debut of Jason Vargas did not go as planned, as the Padres jumped on top early and never looked back, finishing with a 12-2 win Saturday to even the series. Vargas was supposed to give the Mets innings but he turned in an outing reminiscent of what everyone has found lacking from Messrs [...]
The Mets led twice late in the game but came out on the wrong end of a 4-3 score in extra innings Thursday afternoon against the Cardinals to drop the rubber game of the series. The Mets scored a first inning run and tacked on another score in the seventh inning, both runs courtesy of [...]
Dear God - not another Realmuto thread
One criticism of the Mets of recent vintage is that they let the tail wag the dog, especially when it comes to Matt Harvey. So it was both surprising and encouraging to see them act decisively in sending Harvey to the bullpen, soon after he declared to the world that he was a starting pitcher. [...]
One of the big differences here in the early going for the Mets has been the play of their third baseman. Last year, Jose Reyes seemingly started out 0-for-April (it was actually 15-86) and his fielding wasn’t very good. This year, new acquisition Todd Frazier is the best hitter in the everyday lineup with a [...]
Zack Wheeler followed up his strong first start with an outing that’s a little tough to categorize. The final line shows it as a bare minimum Quality Start (6 IP, 3 ER) with a Bill James Game Score of 45. My opinion is that Wheeler pitched better than what that might imply and while he [...]
The bullpen has been excellent for the Mets, one of the main reasons the club has raced out to an 11-2 start. Praise has been handed out liberally to individual members of the pen but one guy who hasn't seemed to get any at all is AJ Ramos, who after eight games has yet to [...]
The Mets win streak came to an end Saturday night as the Brewers trotted out their own version of the HR offense to emerge with a 5-1 win. Matt Harvey was victimized by the gopher ball, as he allowed 2 HR in 5 IP. The first one was a wind-blown 3-run homer that shocked just [...]
The Mets extended their winning streak to nine games with a 6-5 victory over the Brewers Friday night in the first of a three-game series. Todd Frazier delivered his first Mets homer in his first trip to the plate and added his second Mets homer the next time he came to bat. New Met Jose [...]
It’s very easy to second-guess decisions that other people have to make and the right answer is always crystal clear with the benefit of hindsight. It’s why there are a million armchair managers and GMs, myself definitely included. One of the things that has really annoyed me over the years in my armchair role has [...]
FG has the Mets' win projection up 4.5 since the start of the year.