Comparing the 2015 Mets to recent Cinderella playoff teams

Nothing is guaranteed in professional sports. The New York Mets (and their fans) know that more than any team across Major League Baseball. Whether it is the infamous “seven up with seventeen to play” or having the worst freak injuries of all time thus preventing playoff runs (Luis Castillo falling down the dugout stairs or [...]

Michael Conforto is shining on the big stage

With most of the Mets starting lineup being made up of some new faces, veterans and homeruns, it has been easy to overlook the body of work Michael Conforto has provided the Mets this season. It started when the Mets were struggling offensively. The team could not put crooked numbers on the board, and the [...]

Noah Syndergaard should be in playoff rotation despite recent struggles

Noah Syndergaard gave up a homer in the first inning that put the Mets in an early hole and another in the sixth inning, which sealed a loss Saturday. In his last seven games, Syndergaard has a 5.09 ERA and has allowed 9 HR in 40.2 IP. Despite this recent struggle with the long ball, [...]

Where does Travis d’Arnaud’s breakout leave Kevin Plawecki?

Travis d’Arnaud has just over 200 at bats this season for the Mets and has put up an OPS (on base percentage + slugging percentage) of 911. To put that into perspective Buster Posey’s OPS is around 880 although he has stayed healthy and on the field far longer than d’Arnaud. Simply put d’Arnaud has [...]

Wilmer Flores and Ruben Tejada give Mets a strong offensive shortstop

Following the 2014 season, the Mets had two big holes that they had to address: SS and LF. The big move of the offseason was to import outfielder Michael Cuddyer. The solution at short was to hand the position over to Wilmer Flores. Midway through the 2015 season, these decisions looked really bad. But a [...]

Mets’ series with Yankees highlights differing philosophies between both clubs

The Mets dropped the last two games of the season series against the Marlins to finish the year 11-8 against their division foe. It was the first time since Aug. 28-29 that the Mets have lost back-to-back games and they went 12-3 in that stretch. After a day off on Thursday, next up is the [...]