With the Mets' win last night and the Giants beating the Cardinals, the Mets now stand two full games up on St. Louis for the second Wild Card spot in the National League. It wasn't too long ago that many were ready to leave them for dead in the race. You've all seen the numbers [...]
The Mets defeated the Twins tonight at Citi Field 3-0 to open up the series. The win puts them at 78-69, matching their season-high nine games over .500. A Giants loss tonight to the Cardinals would move the Mets into a tie with them for the first wild card spot Bartolo Colon continued his inexplicable [...]
The Mets shut out the Reds in Cincinnati this afternoon 5-0. It was the Mets' twelfth straight victory against them, stretching back to last season. Bartolo Colon took the ball and was, as usual, inexplicably great. He went 6.0 innings while giving up no runs on six hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. He worked [...]
The Mets defeated the Nationals at Citi Field tonight 5-1 and took two of three games in the series. How about that Seth Lugo? The Mets have to be thrilled with what he (and the other rookie starters) have provided to a rotation that's on the cusp of being in shambles. He struggled in the [...]
Just how hot has Asdrubal Cabrera been since returning from the disabled list on August 19th? He's raised his batting average 19 points to .274 over just 14 games, if that's any indication. His triple slash over those games is a ridiculous .435/.471/.913. His OPS during that stretch is 1.384 for goodness' sake. He's been [...]
The Mets dropped the final game of their series with the Phillies this afternoon, 5-1. Robert Gsellman made his first career start in this one and, despite his line, it should be seen as an overall success. He went six innings, struck out five, and was charged with four earned runs. He was cruising right [...]
The Mets put on a show tonight at Citi Field and walloped the Phillies 12-1. Noah Syndergaard got the start in this one and was fantastic. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run on a solo homer and striking out seven. It was a great follow-up to his last start against [...]
The 2016 season started off with great promise and optimism. The team was coming off a World Series appearance, their starting rotation was primed to start what we all thought a long stretch of dominance of the National League, and they even managed to retain the services of one Yoenis Cespedes despite the odds. It [...]
The Mets lost to the Cardinals in St. Louis tonight 8-1. Jacob deGrom was once again knocked around. He lasted only 4.2 innings and was charged with 5 runs on 12 hits, including 3 home runs. According to the booth, it was the first time in Mets history that a Mets starting pitcher has had [...]
The Mets defeated the Giants this afternoon in San Francisco 9-5, snapping a three-game losing streak. Bartolo Colon started this one and provided the Mets with 6.1 solid innings. His final line was 9 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk (!), and 5 strikeouts (!!). It's always nice to see a good Bartolo start. The Mets [...]
The Mets lost to the Giants late last night in a drubbing that may very well have put this team and its fans on the cusp of packing it up for the season. The loss dropped them to 60-62 and 5.5 games back in the wild card, which will be challenging to make up. They're [...]
The Mets defeated the Padres at Citi Field tonight, and all it took was 11 innings. It brought them back to .500 and snapped their four-game losing streak. Jacob deGrom, continuing to prove he's this team's true ace, pitched a great one that he deserved to win but obviously didn't. His only mistake was not [...]