For nearly two months now, Wilmer Flores has been one of the best hitters on the team. Since coming off the DL in late May and getting regular playing time, Flores has posted a .293/.346/.537 line in 136 PA. If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it. No one [...]
The Mets' eight-game winning streak against the Cubs came to an end Monday night, as Chicago defeated New York, 5-1. In a familiar refrain, the Mets had their chances but couldn't come up with the big hit. Four different innings they had two runners on base but they could not cash in on any of [...]
The Mets rebounded from Saturday's disappointment with a 5-0 win over the Phillies, taking the rubber game of their three-game set and moving to seven games over .500 for the year. Jacob deGrom was magnificent. He pitched the first complete game of his major league career and the first one by a Mets pitcher this [...]
If you were watching the Mets in 2011, and earlier, no doubt you have fond memories of Jose Reyes. A young Reyes was absolutely electric, seemed to have a permanent smile on his face and played with such joy. The Mets had had speedy guys play for them before but Reyes was so much more [...]
It hasn’t been quite the first half we were hoping for here in Mets land. Thanks in part to a World Series hangover, injuries – both nagging and substantial – and a dismal performance in getting timely hits, the Mets enter the break at 47-41, which is tied for second place in the NL East, [...]
Well, that didn't go as planned. The Mets ended the first half on a down note, losing three out of four to the Nationals, including a 3-2 setback Sunday. They head into the All-Star break six games out of first place. Steven Matz struggled early but essentially pitched a good game. Unfortunately, it contained one [...]
Earlier this year the Mets rescued veteran James Loney off the scrap heap. It was a low-risk move that the vast majority of the fan base approved of immediately. However, not everyone (read:me) signed off on the acquisition. Loney took over as the starter and has essentially played every day. Now that he has 150 [...]
After getting their clock cleaned in Washington, the Mets have won six out of seven games against teams in the playoff chase, capped off by a series-clinching 4-2 win over the Marlins Wednesday afternoon. It was the Wilmer Flores and Jose Reyes show on offense. Flores had two solo homers, the first one a bomb [...]
The Marlins ended the Mets' five-game winning streak with a 5-2 win Tuesday night at Citi Field. The return of Jose Reyes was a bust, as he went 0-4 with a strikeout from the leadoff spot. Each team hit two homers. Yoenis Cespedes and Alejandro De Aza hit solo shots for the Mets. Giancarlo Stanton [...]
It’s been a great time to be a Mets fan the first week here in July. While May and June were about as fun as a trip to the dentist, the calendar’s seventh month has gotten off to a great start, as the Mets are 4-0 with all of their wins coming against clubs with [...]
The only thing that matters are the games that they play in the majors in real life. Some people are stars and would be stars if we had the ability to play major league seasons like computer situations, bursting through 100s or 1000s at a time. In 1,000 of these simulated seasons, Tom Seaver would [...]
The Mets broke out the broom in a big way, piling up 22 hits en route to a 14-3 win over the Cubs Sunday and a sweep of the four-game series. Wilmer Flores tied a club record with six hits, including two home runs. He started the game batting .224 and finishes it with a [...]