Lack Of Offense Is Nothing New To The Mets

At the risk of sounding facile and trite, the New York Mets have been…well…amazin’ so far this season. In a season that’s 74 days old as this is written, they’ve been in first place 49 of them. Anyone who thought that would happen before the season started, raise your hand and be called a liar. [...]

Matt Harvey Is The Most Important Player In The NL East

Recently, we Met fans have been reminded – emphatically and painfully – that Matt Harvey is human after all. His start to this season caused everyone to forget that he was only 19 months removed from Tommy John surgery. In his first eight 2015 starts, he was the Harvey of old, racking up a 5-1 [...]

David Wright’s Ailments: Unfortunately, We’ve Seen It Before

Some nasty news came down on Saturday, revealing the full extent of David Wright’s latest back trouble. Stenosis of the spine, they’re calling it. You usually hear this description applied to octogenarians – something akin to rheumatism or lumbago. For a 32-year-old elite athlete, it sounds like immediate retirement. In fact, New York Giants running [...]

Gut Reaction: Mets 5 Phillies 4 (10) (5/26/15)

Two extra-inning games, two walk-off wins. The Mets battled back from a disastrous eighth-inning bullpen implosion to take their second consecutive game from the phallin' Phillies. This was a game that for all the world looked like it would be a breeze. Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and threw darts all night. His only [...]

Will The Real New York Mets Please Stand Up?

If you’re a baseball fan – particularly a fan of the New York Mets – logic sometimes doesn’t apply. A good run will lead to long thoughts about its continuation well into the future. Conversely, a spell in the doldrums will cause a fan to think their team will never win another game…ever…in perpetuity. The [...]