Let’s not sugar coat it, the Mets offense needs a jolt. Going into to tonight’s game against Arizona, the Mets rank 14th in the National League in BA (.234) and SLG (.351). In the “friendly” confines of Citi Field, it only gets worse as they are hitting .213 and .325 in the same categories. This [...]
Entering Thursday, the Mets were almost exactly league average in runs scored, with their 4.00 runs per game mark just one hundredth of a run below the NL average. Of course, someone watching the last seven games could be forgiven for thinking the offense was terrible. In a 10-game stretch at the beginning of the [...]
After losing yet again last night, falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3, the Mets find themselves once again in last place. After a decent start to the season, they were 15-11 on April 29, the Mets have lost 14 of their last 19 games and are now five games under .500, while occupying the [...]
With each new season comes similar storylines for some of the Mets players. One of those players is Mets captain and superstar David Wright. On last night’s telecast, SNY’s Keith Hernandez made mention of a problem that has contributed to long stretches of issues for Wright. That problem is Wright’s tendency to make his swing [...]
The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets are off to slow starts this season. The Mets main problem is their lack of a shortstop and consistent bullpen, while the Blue Jays seem to be struggling on all cylinders. Earlier this week, the Blue Jays made public the fact that they are shopping names [...]
The news broke today that the Red Sox had decided to sign Stephen Drew for $10 million. This move has either broken some Mets fans’ hearts or made their day. Regardless of any fan’s opinion, the deal is done and one can only hope this will benefit the Mets, so let’s take the high road [...]
Over the past several months, it has been rumored that Ruben Tejada’s time with the Mets was limited, either by impending demotion or release. From his lackluster play for the entire 2013 season, to calls for his ouster this winter, to Wilmer Flores’ recent promotion, it seems like Tejada has had one foot out the [...]
In a season thusfar filled with plenty of offensive woes, one of the few bright spots in the Mets lineup has been Daniel Murphy. Murphy is hitting .318/.368/.451 through his first 41 games. His 1.7 fWAR not only leads Mets hitters by a wide margin, but is already the third-highest total of his career. His [...]
For many, the big story from Saturday was the return of Juan Lagares to the starting lineup and his key role in delivering the Mets’ first win over the Nationals this season. Good for Lagares, especially with his homer. If he could add power to his game, that would be a wonderful thing. But for [...]
“People moving out, People moving in. Ball of confusion; That’s what the world is today...” — The Temptations From the top down, the entire Mets’ organization is in a state of flux. There’s all sorts of things happening. There was a New York Times story published which indicated that Saul Katz was considering selling his [...]
There is a #FreeLagares hashtag trending on Twitter and Facebook as I speak. With each mention of this hashtag, the intensity for the Mets to free outfielder Juan Lagares from the bench is becoming increasingly noticeable and palpable. Yet another day goes by and Lagares is still sitting, as he was on the bench again [...]
During this past offseason, Robinson Cano was the big free agent name on the market. Cano, for several years now, has been known as Major League Baseball’s premier second baseman and has played at nearly MVP levels for the majority of that time period, which resulted in the Seattle Mariners signing Cano to a 10-year, [...]