In recent memory, there has not been a more thrilling or depressing first half of Mets baseball. If someone were to tell the average Mets fan that the team would go into the break at 47-42, they’d ask where to sign. But the road to get them there was certainly one of the strangest. With [...]
A batting line of .176/.189/.239 is not one to be proud of normally. When it applies to a group of pitchers though, it’s actually very impressive. The Mets’ collection of arms are hitting at an excellent rate as the first half of the 2015 season concludes, and it has done wonders to help the overall [...]
What a first half it has been for the New York Mets, as the team stands in contention for a playoff spot entering the All-Star break. At the end of Saturday, the Mets stood 46-42 and only two games behind the Washington Nationals, and one game out of the wild card race. The Mets have [...]
In his debut season, Matt Harvey made 10 starts. Since then, we’ve compared first Zack Wheeler then Jacob deGrom to Harvey after they, too, have made 10 starts. It’s time to do another update, as Noah Syndergaard has now reached, okay surpassed, that total. So, here’s how it looks: IPW-LERAHRERHRBBKWHIPBABIP deGrom59.21-53.77582525526531.408.317 Harvey59.13-52.73421918526701.146.268 Syndergaard58.23-43.38562622512591.159.311 Wheeler57.05-23.63512623928451.386.259 Harvey [...]
Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanza are still waiting for us months from now in frigid December, but baseball fans may find new gifts in sweltering July as the trade deadline draws nigh. Technically known as Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline, July 31 at 4 p.m. marks the cutoff for all 32 teams to report wheeling [...]
First things first. I have not seen this as a rumor and am just pulling it out of the air. Neither the Mets nor the Braves can be happy with their big free agent signings this past offseason. The Mets gave Michael Cuddyer a two year deal for a total of $21 million and in [...]
Noah Syndergaard absolutely dominated one of the best hitting teams in the National League, leading the Mets to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Syndergaard established a team-high with 13 strikeouts. He gave up a run in the first inning and then cruised through the next six frames. In a bit of a surprise [...]
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up So, Steven Matz is hurt – of course he is. Because while God hates Cleveland, she’s also sadistic when it comes to the Mets. Or maybe it’s not the Mets. Maybe it’s just the six-man [...]
Entering the final series before the All-Star break, the Mets stand at 44-42, in second place and three games behind the Washington Nationals. They also sit three games behind the Chicago Cubs for the second wild card. A sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks at home would give the Mets momentum heading into the second half. [...]
The great pitcher and linguist Dizzy Dean told us a long time ago that he’d “rather be lucky than good.” It took a long time to figure out exactly what he meant. Then the 2015 Mets happened. Yes, these Mets. At first flush, you’d think they’ve anything but lucky and in more than a couple [...]
In just a matter of days, the “best” of the National League will be taking on the “best” of the American League in the Queen’s City to decide which league gets Home Field Advantage in the 2015 World Series. While the idea of the Major League Baseball All Star Game desperately needs to be reformatted, [...]
The New York Mets have had their fair share of offensive woes, but they have not lacked strong pitching performances. Four of the current six starters (deGrom 12,Colon 11, Harvey 11,Niese 10) have 10 or more quality starts (five innings or more). The other two, Matz and Syndegaard have not had enough starts to get [...]