Mets cannot expect Zack Wheeler to pick up where Matt Harvey left off … for now

Matt Harvey has a small tear in his UCL, but he has left a pretty large tear in the Mets pitching staff, that, until now, had given Mets fans a good reason to have hope in the future. Harvey had been making a very legitimate run for the NL Cy Young crown, although it seems [...]

Terry Collins channels Chuck Tanner in choosing his leadoff hitters

After Monday night’s game, my thoughts drifted to the 1977 Pirates. If you just went to the Baseball-Reference page for that team, you might think that they overachieved. They had a Pythagorean Record of 88-74 but their actual record was 95-66. Yet my thoughts about this squad are how they did not score as many [...]

Addition of Daisuke Matsuzaka affirms the fragility of pitching

Pitchers are great to have when they’re healthy. However, nothing is worse than a depleted rotation due to injuries. The Mets are learning just how fragile a pitching rotation can be as both Jenrry Mejia and Jeremy Hefner went down with season-ending arm injuries. In Hefner’s case, he will likely be out of action for [...]

Hope springs eternal, Noah Syndergaard and the 2014 Mets

Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is, but always to be blessed: The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. – Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man 2013 is winding down.  The Mets have proven things this year to their fans and rivals: Matt Harvey [...]

What will Ruben Tejada’s role with the Mets be?

While he is not lighting the world on fire in Las Vegas, eventually Ruben Tejada will be called backed up to the majors when rosters expand in September. From there, what kind of role can we expect of Tejada once he arrives? Obviously, nothing should be handed to Tejada, as he has been horrible from [...]

Zack Wheeler owns the Braves, Wilmer Flores RBI guy, Byrd soars

Last year the Mets’ SP had a terrible time against the Braves but this year has been a different story. One of the biggest reasons for that has been the success of rookie Zack Wheeler, who has squared off against Atlanta three times and has a 3-0 record. While Wheeler has been the beneficiary of [...]

Max Scherzer’s season shows what Matt Harvey’s could have been

We are now three quarters into the season and the playoff picture has become slightly clearer.   The first place Detroit Tigers visit Citi Field today in the midst of a stretch that has seen them go 23-10 since the All-Star break.  Within that same string of games, starter Max Scherzer has gone 5-0 in six [...]