Hey, David Wright. Yeah, I’m talking to you. This was supposed to be the year the Mets finally emerged from the cellar and made some noise. This was supposed to be the year New York kept playing baseball after game no. 162. “I fully expect us to be in the playoffs,” Wright told the New [...]
Three short weeks ago, Michael Cuddyer was being left for dead. He didn’t look particularly good at the plate, and the results backed that up – through May 18th, Cuddyer was hitting .239/.295/.355 in 37 games. The two-year contract he signed during the offseason where the Mets surrendered a first-round draft pick was looking worse [...]
Well hello John Mayberry, Jr., where you been all my life! A huge night from the tall outfielder was just what the Mets needed on an Arizona evening. Daniel Murphy exited the game after just two innings newly ensconced at third, and the pain merry-go-round just keeps on truckin' for the ol' Metsies. Mayberry's three [...]
That title above is kind of a strange question. The immediate answer is, “Of course it is.” When any pitcher you’ve invested a good chunk of time watching – as a field manager, an executive or a fan – is recovering from Tommy John surgery, you can’t help but worry. Despite the evidence from players [...]
During Wednesday night’s broadcast, Gary Cohen suggested the Mets were keeping their options open, not concentrating on one particular position in their trade targets. Meanwhile, as Sandy Alderson was open to anything, Mark Trumbo was dealt. This is not to suggest that Alderson should have been in on Trumbo. It’s just to point out that [...]
James Shields held the Mets in check, as the Padres won the game 7-3. The Mets offense struggled to put anything together all night, except for in the ninth inning, when the tying run came to the plate with the bases loaded. Lucas Duda had a chance to tie the game with a home run, [...]
During the mid-twentieth century, the United States and the Soviet Union were in the middle of a nuclear Arms Race…and now so are the New York Mets, Miami Marlins, and Washington Nationals. Of course, this arms race is not centered around nuclear weapons, but pitching in the starting rotation and bullpen. The Mets currently hold [...]
Last night the Mets were on the right side of history, as the team struck out a bunch of times, yet won the game 7-0. Doing his best Andrew Cashner impersonation, Noah Syndergaard went 4 innings, struck out 10 hitters, let up 10 hits and let up 7 runs. Not the best night for Thor [...]
In Los Angeles, May is gray. It's rainy with few moments of bright sun shining through. So it was for the Mets across the continent, as the team went 13-15 and slipped into second-place in the National League East. But there is hope that things will turn around soon. Below are five such reasons. [...]
In January, if any Mets fan was approached and told that the Mets would be tied with the Nationals for two months and one day, they’d ask where to sign. To say the least, the Mets have had an interesting ride to a 29-23 record. It has been propelled by an 11-game losing streak, countless [...]
Jacob deGrom flirts briefly with a perfect game and finishes with eight shutout innings.
Ruben Tejada did his best to play the hero on Saturday, but had to settle for that honor on Sunday, as he drove in Juan Lagares from second base in the bottom of the seventh inning to put the Mets ahead for good, in what turned out to be a back and forth affair. The [...]