This is the least upsetting loss in Philly in September I can ever remember. Lucas Duda's two home runs aren't enough to overcome Darin Ruf's power, Odubel Herrera's pesky consistency and the Philadelphia bullpen's stinginess. For all the Mets' bluster -- six hits and two walks in four and two-thirds innings off starter David Buchanan [...]
The Cincinnati Reds barely needed to show up, but if they hadn't, they would have missed "The Noah and Duda Show." Noah Syndergaard pitched a masterful seven and two-thirds innings, surrendering five hits, walking none and striking out 11. The only smudge on his night came when he tired in the eighth and gave up [...]
The Mets are taking slow, inexorable steps towards their first division title in nine years. By the calculations over here, they should clinch sometime in the September 30/October 1 area. Funny word, should. Similar things were said in 2007 and 2008 – and many fans right now are pushing the panic button, having horrible flashbacks [...]
The story of this frustrating, infuriating game, as told by me on Twitter (@CharlieHangley): Just before the first pitch from Bartolo Colon: Let's goooooooooo Bartolooooooo Update from our Nation's Capital in the first inning: Baltimore 2 Washington nil... Bottom of the first, Daniel Murphy up with two outs: MURPH! Long blast! 1-0 Bottom of the [...]
Well, at least Washington lost. The Mets could not solve Matt Wisler as all the offense came in the first inning and Logan Verrett fed his gopher. It looked like the Mets would drive Wisler to the clubhouse early as the first three batters all hit the ball hard: Curtis Granderson flied out to center, [...]
And now the Captain joins the act. If it's a Monday, David Wright will get the big hit. Wright's ground-rule double with two on in the bottom of the seventh gave the Mets a 4-3 win over Miami, their eighth straight. Logan Verrett took Matt Harvey's start and made the most of it. He retired [...]
Oh wow... Baseball, man... In a game that defies recapping, the Mets widened their lead in the NL East to six games over the Washington Nationals and dropped their magic number to 19. It really wasn't as simple as that, though. With a chance to make a statement about his health and future, it seemed [...]
It’s a chronic condition, pessimism is. It’s been a component of Mets fans’ DNA almost since the beginning, a lurking recessive trait that didn’t rear its head until June, 1977 or so. That’s when we all found out that as fans, we can take nothing for granted: we found out that Tom Seaver was not [...]
On a night dominated by power hitting and power pitching, two "strange" plays will undoubtedly get most of the attention. Matt Harvey looked sharp early for the Mets, striking out the side in the first inning and surrendering 2 hits through three. By that time, the Mets had a 3-0 lead. David Wright led off [...]
This was a night of getting just what was needed. Terry Collins needed to give the bullpen a rest, so Bartolo Colon gave the Mets seven innings of five-hit ball. Needing to get off to a fast start, the Mets put up three quick runs in the first inning. And finally, when some insurance was [...]
Tempers flared like the rivalry of old and Michael Cuddyer was the hero du jour as the Mets came from behind to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, their fifth straight victory. Noah Syndergaard started, looking for his first major league road win. The game's first two hitters staked him to an early 2-0 lead. Curtis Granderson [...]
The Mets lost last night in excruciating fashion. We should be used to that by now, and the team did have a four-and-a-half game cushion going into it, but a loss like that still stings. The fact that the Washington Nationals were able to shave a game off that lead didn’t help. The collective “uh-oh,” [...]