Hey, it's not all bad, right? It might not seem like it, and you may not believe it with the pending news on Zack Wheeler, but things actually could have been even worse for these 2016 Mets. If some folks got their way, we may not even talking about a wild card spot right now. [...]
The Mets lost to the Padres tonight at Citi Field by a score of 8-6. It was the Mets' fourth loss in a row, dropping them to 57-58. They hadn't been below .500 since April before this loss. Logan Verrett started this one and followed his bad previous start with an utterly garbage outing against [...]
The Mets lost a tough one against the Tigers in Detroit, 6-5. Logan Verrett started for the Mets. All they needed was for him to eat some innings and have just an average performance. Instead, he gave them 3.2 innings of seven-hit ball. His final line is ugly: 3.2 IP, 7 hits, 6 runs, 2 [...]
By most measures, Noah Syndergaard’s 2016 has been an improvement over his 2015 debut. He has a lower ERA, a FIP that’s more than a full run lower, his ERA+ is markedly better, and his strikeout rate is up a tad. In short, he’s taken the steps forward that we all hoped he would take [...]
After a bad loss last night, the Mets rebounded to defeat the Yankees at Yankee stadium tonight, 4-1, to split the four-game series. After a rough start on short rest his last time out, Bartolo Colon put in a great performance in this one. His line: 6.2 IP, 6 hits, 1 run, 0 BB, 1 [...]
The Mets lost to the Rockies 7-2 at Citi Field tonight after retiring Mike Piazza's number, dropping the first three games of the four-game set. It's also their fourth loss in a row overall. Bartolo Colon started this one for the Mets. The 43-year-old had a stellar, efficient outing in his last start so the [...]
I'm tired of talking about the Mets' hitting, particularly with runners in scoring position. You're tired of reading about it. This is where we are, though. Their RISP impotence is no longer some weird quirk in the stat line that the team should just work on improving. It's essentially a full-blown crisis. Don't believe me? [...]
The Mets lost to the Nationals tonight at Citi Field 6-1, ruining many a night and dropping to five games back in the division. Logan Verrett was...present in this this one. His main accomplishment was pitching into the seventh inning, really. His final line was ugly: 6.2 innings pitched, five earned runs (though one was [...]
It feels like it's all coming crashing down, doesn't it? Well maybe not quite yet, but it sure seems that the specter of the injury-riddled 2009 team is on a train barreling toward us at an increasingly rapid pace. Forgetting for a moment the injuries to and underperformance of the offense, the team's path to [...]
The Mets defeated the Cubs tonight at Citi Field 4-3, and have taken the first three games of this four-game series. What is there to say about Bartolo Colon, really? I mean, besides the fact that he's doing things we know he shouldn't be able to do. He went six innings against the mighty Cubs [...]
The Mets have scored 14 runs over their last two games in wins against one of the best teams in baseball. It wasn't some cool blip on an otherwise solid year. It was a complete (and welcome) change of character for an offense that scored just nine runs in the five games leading up to [...]
The Mets lost to the Braves this afternoon at Turner Field 5-2, splitting their four-game series. They're 2-5 over their last seven against the Braves. Come on, now. Bartolo Colon started this one, and the 43-year-old continues to defy expectations. Heading into today's game he was 6-3 with a 3.00 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He [...]