The Mets beat the Braves 3-2 to capture their tenth straight victory, running their 2015 home record to 9-0. After a thirty-minute rain delay, the quest to keep the streak alive began with a flourish, then wilted. John Mayberry, Jr. , inserted into the leadoff spot because he devours Braves starter
It’s been quite the couple of days, hasn’t it? Only nine games into the shiny, new season and Mets fans have already seen a month’s worth of action, seems like. A little over a week ago came the surprise series win over the Nationals. Then came the equally surprising 1-2 stumble against the Braves in [...]
When you follow the Mets, you get used to wearing a little mud. The MSM, starving for newspaper sales, website clicks and a call-in audience will pounce on any perceived misstep and blow it up into something unrecognizable. And let’s face it, ever since Carlos Beltran didn’t offer at a wicked Adam Wainwright curveball nine [...]
Let me be one of the last to say it: Opening Day is restorative. Even if the weather is bad, there’s hope for some sunshine soon. Even if the game stinks, it’s only one game. No matter what, nobody can be more than “1.0 GB” in the standings at day’s end. As Mets fans, we’ve [...]
On the eve of the 2015 regular season, the Mets announced that they have signed Gold Glove centerfielder Juan Lagares to a four-year, $23 million contract extension. This move has been hailed far and wide as one of the more intelligent maneuvers the Mets have made over the past several years, buying up all his [...]
Spring training this year seems interminable. Fans and media members alike are itching for the games to start counting. Mets fans in particular, if we can lobby to get spring training wins to become official. The Mets right now are firing on all cylinders and if you’re reading this, you probably hope against hope that [...]
The New York tabloids are beside themselves this morning. “Same Old Mets” brays the back page of the New York Daily News. “Buzzkill” blares the New York Post. “Old Timers Day” chortles Newsday. The reason for all this LOLMetsing? The team announced that Bartolo Colon would be the starter on Opening Day against the Nationals [...]
The experts say the Mets are lacking at shortstop, have been since Jose Reyes took his talents to South Florida after 2011. Considering that Reyes had just won the Mets’ first batting title in 50 seasons of baseball and that his initial replacement was Ruben Tejada, the experts have not been wrong. Tejada put up [...]
Hey, Baseball Gods! I was kidding! It was announced yesterday – maybe you heard – that Zack Wheeler has the dreaded ulnar collateral ligament -- or UCL -- tear, probably requiring Tommy John surgery. This news has elicited a wide range of reactions, from wailing and gnashing of teeth to a more measured approach, extolling [...]
Today is game #10 of the Mets’ Spring Training schedule. For all the grousing that spring camp is too long, I offer up the fact that we're already a third of the way through our allotment of silly games that don’t count. And thank goodness they don’t, because Mets fans would become even more suicidal [...]
You would think the Mets’ new attitude would preclude potential PR disasters, but these are the Mets, after all. This week isn’t even over yet, and three potential storms have arisen. The wags on Twitter have taken notice… Wright/Syndergaard sandwich dispute, Murphy doesn't like gays, fan buys anti-Wilpon billboard... This Mets season is off to [...]
Our friend Greg Prince, the grand guru of Faith And Fear In Flushing -- and the nearest thing the Mets’ blogging community can get to its own Roger Angell or Red Smith, for my money -- had a terrific post today, recapping Old Timers’ Day at Shea Stadium in 1977, complete with video. This was [...]