We are 10% of the way through the season and league-wide statistics are starting to take shape and stabilize – home run rates, strike out rates, batting averages, etc. which are going to tell us how the ball is reacting, which in turn can lead us to consider how to manage our expectations for seasonal [...]
Tylor Megill out-battled Mets nemesis Madison Bumgarner and J.D. Davis reached base three times, leading the Mets to a 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks in Arizona Sunday afternoon. The win gave the Mets’ their fifth-straight series win to open the season. And they’re done with the Diamondbacks, going 4-2 against them this year. It’s the [...]
Back in February, before the lockout was settled, a piece ran here with pairs of teammates who were connected, at least in my mind. One such duo was Starling Marte and Brandon Nimmo. Now that the season is a couple of weeks old, let’s check in to see how Marte and Nimmo are doing. In [...]
If you like crisp baseball and you missed this game, consider yourself fortunate. In a game where not much was expected because the Mets were throwing Trevor Williams into an impossible situation, the Mets failed to reach even those modest goals, as they fell to the Diamondbacks, 5-2, Saturday night in Arizona. Williams didn’t get [...]
One of the things lost in the shuffle as the Mets have gotten off to a terrific start is the fact that they’re doing it with two of their expected five starting pitchers on the injured list. Jacob deGrom is out for the foreseeable future but Taijuan Walker should be activated within two weeks, if [...]
The Mets’ speed proved more deadly than the Diamondbacks’ power, as they survived losing a 4-run lead before winning in extra innings, 6-5, in the opener Friday night in Arizona. Brandon Nimmo gave the speed boost early, as he reached base on a hustle double and scored on a bloop from Pete Alonso. Nimmo then [...]
Following the Mets double header sweep of the Giants on Tuesday, the headlines started prematurely proclaiming the Mets were the greatest team in the league. "This year's Mets team has staying power, and here's why," wrote Danny Abriano in a blog post for SNY and Yahoo Sports Wednesday. "Power Shift: Mets Are Quickly Overtaking Yankees [...]
On a picturesque mid 50’s sunny afternoon in the middle of spring break in the Big Apple, the Giants and Mets played the last game of a four game series. Carlos Carrasco was on the mound for the Mets and Anthony Discalfani for the Giants. The Giants lead off hitter, Mike Yastrzemski, led off the [...]