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 one thing we’ve learned this September is that we don’t know anything when it comes to the Mets. Who would have imagined that during the middle of September, with a nine-game homestand facing two teams around 30 games under .500 that the Mets would go 3-6, yet still hold a commanding 6.5 game lead, [...]
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 [...]
He might be Manager of the Year!
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 [...]
George Constanza once had a summer all to himself. But that was nothing like Michael Conforto's summer. The young left fielder for the New York Mets was honored by the organization on Monday by being named the 2015 Sterling Award Minor League Player of the Year. Surely it goes without saying, but the award is [...]
Just what the doctor ordered. After back-to-back series losses, the Braves and their bullpen came to town and the Mets took advantage, winning the opening game, 4-0. With the win, the Mets' magic number was reduced to seven. The Mets jumped on top of Shelby Miller early, getting a gift run on a botched DP [...]
It was a fitting ending to a rotten sports day, as the Mets dropped the rubber game against the Yankees, 11-2, in front of a national TV audience on ESPN's Sunday night game. The Mets held a 1-0 lead before it all fell apart in the sixth inning. An inning earlier, Juan Uribe left the [...]
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 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, [...]
Rookie Noah Syndergaard has had a good if unspectacular debut for the Mets this season. He’s got an ERA of 3.39, a FIP of 3.34, a K/9 of 9.64, and his B/9 is an even two. The results have been somewhat uneven, though, and he’s had a few clunkers. What’s really interesting is how his [...]
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 [...]