Jeurys Familia blew his second save in a week. The Mets didn’t hit all that much against Zack Grienke. In fact, they had no extra-base hit at all, technically. And they won, anyway. Juan Uribe blasted a ball off the…
Wow, just wow. For just the second time since the All-Star break the Mets scored more than three runs, and boy did they ever score more than three runs. The 15 the Mets put on the board Saturday were just…
The Mets are embarrassing themselves. None of them wish to, of course. But sometimes you just can’t help but do the exact thing you desperately do not want to do. Albert Einstein defined Insanity as “doing the same thing over…
Like a Hollywood reboot, Captain Kirk was back in action. Except this time, the three extra K’s at the end of his name each represented a home run, as Kirk Nieuwenhuis became the first Mets player every to hit three…
Matt Harvey still has a minor home run problem. The answer, it appears, is more home runs. Those solution homers came from the home team for a change, as Harvey hit his first career round-tripper to drive in the winning…
The Mets faced a reeling San Francisco Giants team and reeled ’em right in. They also got a measure of revenge against their no-hit nemesis in the process. Chris Heston started for the Giants and any thought of his repeating…
“Saturday. In the park. I think it was the Fourth of July.” That blissful song was in my head as I watched the Mets play at Dodgers Stadium a few hours ago. I wasn’t expecting much. I figured since Matt…
New month, same results. The Mets lessons in futility keep on truckin’ and yet another quality performance from a Mets starting pitcher is absolutely wasted as the team continues its’ slide toward dead last in every major offensive category. For…
Another embarrassing loss. Another terrific pitching performance, which hasn’t been a given of late, wasted. Another feeble performance by the offense. Am I being too critical? A five-game losing streak in which the Mets have been outscored 24-6, and a…
Bobby Parnell‘s fastball might not be what it was, but it was enough on Tuesday. Terry Collins decided to stick with his one-time closer to finish off the Toronto Blue Jays with 1.2 innings of work to end the game.…
The Mets figured to have a good chance to win Tuesday night against the Marlins because R.A. Dickey was on the mound. At Citi Field this year, Dickey entered the night with a 5-1 record and a 1.22 ERA. So,…
