Roundtable: Expectations for the Mets in the second half

Now that the All-Star break is over, I reached out to my friends in the Mets blogosphere and asked the following question: What are your expectations for the Mets in the second half? These people all do great work and their names are hyperlinked to their blogs so please go ahead and click on them [...]

Predicting the Mets’ 2014 starting rotation

Outside of phenom Matt Harvey, starting pitching has not been the New York Mets' strong suit in 2013. From Aaron Laffey to Shaun Marcum, nobody has been anywhere near as consistently reliable as Harvey has. This poses a lot of questions as to who will start Opening Day next year, or in the games following [...]

Matt Harvey and ditching pitcher wins

In case you haven’t been watching a lot of ESPN lately, and I don’t blame you if you haven’t, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer is 13-1, before the All Star Break, one of the best pre-break records in years. Meanwhile in Queens, Matt Harvey is 7-2. Harvey’s ERA is 2.35.  Scherzer’s is 3.19. Harvey’s [...]

Was Keith Hernandez right calling Friday a well-managed game?

The Mets lost a tough one in extra innings Friday night against the Pirates. As the game was wrapping up, Keith Hernandez, much like he did earlier in the game, talked about how it was well-managed on both sides. Let’s ignore the Pirates and focus only on the Mets. What exactly was it that made [...]