Back in 2016, the Mets struggled so much with RISP, having the worst numbers since the expansion Padres in 1969 through most of the season. Their strong kick which allowed them to make the playoffs happened as they started performing…
If you’re like me, you’re a sucker for the 1971 All-Star game, the one Reggie Jackson hit the monster home run and many other future Hall of Famers participated. While looking for something else, a video of all of the…
The Mets used to have one of the top payrolls in the game. Since the Bernie Madoff mess, the payroll has not been nearly that high. The last three years, according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, the Opening Day payroll has…
The Mets had 11 players with 197 or more PA in 2019, compared to 13 in both 2018 and 2017. And the player with the 12th-most PA in the just-completed season checked in with 151. In the two previous seasons,…
Firing a manager is the easy, if necessary, part. Now the question is: Who do the Mets get to fill the vacancy? It’s another test for Brodie Van Wagenen. He failed the “big trade” test but seemed to hit a…
During Spring Training the debate was whether the Mets should keep Pete Alonso down for three weeks to gain the extra year of control. My position then was that if the Mets determine that he’s one of their best 25…
In his first PA since July 26, Dominic Smith belted a 3-run homer to lift the Mets to a 7-6 win in extra innings against the Braves. The win gave the Mets a sweep of the series and allowed them…
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Today could be the last start that Zack Wheeler makes for the Mets. If so, it’s fitting that it will be against the Marlins, the team that he’s done his best work against. Lifetime, Wheeler is 7-2 with a 1.77…
