Underneath the ownership and management antics, bullpen blowups, and horrid slumps, the immense talent on this team is often overlooked. With the team down in the standings and July 4th upon us it is natural to look ahead to the Midsummer Classic, the trade deadline (which now includes waiver-trades) and the offseason. But does a [...]
As members of the ’69 Mets watched from the crowds, the ’19 Mets were deflated in the eight inning from two Braves home runs for their seventh consecutive loss. Looking more like the ’18 Mets than anything else, today’s squad blew its 21st save of the season which included five in the week-long skid. The [...]
It really should not have been a shocker, but despite a ninth inning comeback by the Mets, the Phillies walked off for the series sweep. A pitcher’s duel between Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola turned into a bombardment of each team’s closer, and the Phillies retook the lead in the final frame with a two-run [...]
Yesterday Chris wrote an article that read in between the lines of some of Mickey Callaway’s soundbites, and it brought up the story of Brodie Van Wagenen making an in-game decision. The move in question happened back on June 1st when Jacob deGrom was pitching in Arizona. After giving up two doubles and a run [...]
In a nightmarish ending to the game, former Met Jay Bruce walked off on a deep fly ball to centerfield in the bottom of the 10th. While Gary Cohen ended the broadcast the echoing bell at Citizen’s Bank Park sounded like a funeral toll for this season. The Mets seem to be living in some [...]
We have all now learned that Brandon Nimmo’s injury is more than just a pain in the neck, but how serious is it really? The Mets have been tight-lipped about it from the beginning leading to there be only a few snippets of information available. What we do know is the outfielder’s absence from the [...]
It was looking like tonight’s game would have completed the hat trick of bullpen blown games this series. An 8-3 lead was closed to a single run, a run that was feet away from scoring, but a strong recovery from Michael Conforto led to a pinch-running Jack Flaherty being thrown out at the plate to [...]
The Mets currently sit at 33-34 and five and a half games back in the NL East race. This also puts them sixth in the Wild Card race as they are a half game back from today’s foe the Cardinals. While .500 can be used as a dividing line between contenders and rebuilders, this distinction [...]
Speaking from experience, fans love to play manager while watching games. The only thing they love more is to scream at the actual manager when he makes a contrary move. This happened Tuesday night when in Flushing skipper Mickey Callaway pulled Noah Syndergaard with two outs in the sixth inning while around the world fans [...]
Well Mickey Callaway looked like a genius in this one. Starting Jason Vargas was all that was needed to seal this victory and to even the series at one game apiece. Vargas pitched a gem going for the shutout, his first in a Met uniform, as he scattered five hits and a walk on 117 [...]
The Diamondbacks got to Steven Matz and the Mets early, and handed the Mets yet another rubber-game loss this Sunday afternoon. Surely the team will be happy to have a day off tomorrow, their first in three weeks, as well as happy to be back in New York after a rough road trip to the [...]
Back in January new GM Brodie Van Wagenen made a flurry of roster changes in hope of creating a contender in New York for 2019. Amid the shuffle was the acquisition of J.D. Davis from the Astros for prospects. At the time it seemed like a risky move selling minor leaguers for a guy who [...]