The St. Louis Cardinals have a utility infielder, acquired this year from the San Diego Padres. His name is Jedd Gyorko. That last name is pronounced "Jerk-O" and the appropriateness of that pronunciation is not lost on at least one Mets fan. The Mets and Cards played a "traditional" twi-night doubleheader today, due to last [...]
It was right about…here. Last year, the Mets’ season teetered on the edge of .500 in mid-July. After losing four-of six against the St. Louis Cardinals and division rival Washington Nationals – the very team they were chasing – their record stood at 49-46, three games behind. They then dropped the first two of a [...]
There isn't much to be said about this no-contest contest. The Mets dropped their final 2016 regular season game with the Cubs, 6-2 on a desultory afternoon. Kyle Hendricks started for Chicago and as Bob Murphy used to say, he was wearing the hitters on his watch chain. He scattered seven hits and no runs [...]
On a night that promised to be dominated by the starting pitchers, it instead belonged to Rene Rivera. And an extra piece of pie goes to Jeurys Familia, too. Jake Arrieta and Noah Syndergaard squared off in a marquee match up that did not disappoint. Syndergaard kept pitching himself into and out of trouble, seemingly [...]
Your intrepid columnist may have just taken up residence in Panic City. To say this is a tough stretch for New York Mets right now might be the understatement of the year. They were just swept out of Washington, DC and while there’s little shame in falling three times to the current division leaders, the [...]
In what could have been considered a must-win game against the division-leading Washington Nationals, Logan Verrett was mostly up to the task. The Mets' offense was mostly not. Verrett, pressed into duty by Steven Matz's elbow bone spur, threw a decent five innings, victimized mainly by Daniel Murphy's second inning home run. In all, he [...]
We are just a shade past the 62-game mark in this 2016 season, which means there are still 99 left to play. 99 games over the next, roughly, 110 days. The Mets right now find themselves five games behind the NL East leading Washington Nationals. While many would say it’s a little early to be [...]
Of course it had to go this way. Of course. Sometimes, baseball is a completely illogical game. The Mets came into this game starving for runs, hoping Noah Syndergaard could hoist them onto his strong back and eke out a win. There was to be no mere eking tonight, though. Manager Terry Collins had to [...]
Even in the best of times, baseball fans can experience the worst of times. Last season was one of the best for Mets fans, but if you’ll recall late-July, it wasn’t looking so hot. This stretch has been made famous in story and song – a highly recommended purchase is the book Amazin’ Again, by [...]
On they day they learned their Captain, David Wright, will be on the disabled list for the foreseeable future, Noah Syndergaard and the much-maligned lower third of the batting order gave the Mets just what they needed. After the ridiculous nature of their circus loss to the White Sox on Wednesday, they played a crisp [...]
That was the week that was. It stunk. The Mets headed into Memorial Day weekend feeling pretty good about themselves. They had just taken two-of-three from Washington, climbing back to within a half-game of the division leaders. They knew they’d face a daunting task over the weekend, welcoming the Dodgers to Citi Field and knowing [...]
Before tonight's game, I had never heard of Tyler Saladino. I now hate Tyler Saladino. What's a Tyler Saladino, you ask? He was the starting shortstop for the Chicago White Sox in tonight's game, the main villain in a most dispiriting defeat. Sporting a stylized fu Manchu moustache that dangles away from his face -- [...]