This is being written before the first pitch has been thrown by Clayton Kershaw on Friday night. Were the Mets to win that game then the home field advantage swings back to them in a big way. By the time you read this the Mets could be up 1-0 in games or in a big [...]
The L.A. Dodgers have won the NL West for the third straight season because they have two of the best starting pitchers in baseball. Three-time Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw and 2015 Cy Young favorite Zack Greinke form the top 1-2 punch in the majors. Kershaw led the league in strikeouts, while Grienke led [...]
Matt Harvey was late for a workout on Tuesday. That’s what happened. Harvey is 26 years old. Your intrepid columnist has hit the half-century mark, age-wise and has followed the game of baseball for all but seven years of that time, seeing pretty much all there is to see as a fan. He’s also not [...]
With Juan Uribe still being hampered by his chest injury, news has come out that Kirk Nieuwenhuis will be on the roster for the NLDS. It stinks not having Uribe available. But for anyone who appreciates guys who bust their tail and maximize their talent, seeing Nieuwenhuis getting a chance to participate in the playoffs [...]
Recently, I asked the writers at the site - Patrick Albanesius, David Groveman, Charlie Hangley, Mike Koehler, Dan Kolton, Julian McCarthy, Matt Netter, James Newman, Doug Parker, Rob Rogan and Larry Smith - to answer a few questions about the 2015 Mets. Here are the results: 1. What was your favorite moment of the 2015 [...]
What a season! As Matt Williams and the Washington Nationals look bleakly toward the future, the Mets have never been so positive. Through all the twists and turns, from the 90-win prediction of Alderson in 2014 to the innings-limit conundrum from Harvey, this has been a magical season. The Mets have a ton of work [...]
By any rational account, Noah Syndergaard's rookie campaign has had its ups and downs. He made his MLB debut in Chicago versus the Cubs, and surrendered three runs over 5.1 innings, striking out six, walking four and surrendering one home run. While good for a first go around versus a potent offensive club, it was [...]
It would be too easy to overreact with disgust after watching last night’s game. Max Scherzer was absolutely dominant (as we all know by now). Granted it may not have been the starting lineup, but it is a pretty dismal performance when you are one error away from having a perfect game tossed against you. [...]
Rejoice, Mets fans! The team is getting ready for its first playoff appearance in nearly a decade. It's an unfamiliar feeling, and one that we know all too well can be fleeting. It's something we should all enjoy. The lead-up to the post-season isn't without it's question marks and issues, though. Home-field advantage Home-field advantage [...]
On July 24th the National League standings looked like this: As you can see, the Mets were just one game over .500 trailing the Nationals by three games and they were not in a very good position to make a run at a Wild Card berth since the Pirates, Cubs, and Giants had a good [...]
As our storied regular season comes to a close, we have a looming showdown with the three-time National League West champion L.A. Dodgers. Clearly, after winning the division the last three years, and on their way to finishing with 90-plus wins again, the Dodgers have proven themselves to be a formidable opponent. Like the Mets, [...]
The eagle landed yesterday. Your intrepid columnist had received an e-mail before the weekend that his tickets for the Mets’ postseason – it’s still hard to believe the words “Mets” and “postseason” are strung together this year – series had been shipped. Possession of a partial season plan – nine Friday nights, plus Opening Day [...]