If you’ve had a chance to listen to Terry Collins’ press conferences in the past few days, he’s been a happy man and it’s not hard to understand why. After playing with numerous starters on the DL, Collins’ guys have been returning to action and the team has put together one of their best streaks [...]
The Mets put on a show tonight at Citi Field and walloped the Phillies 12-1. Noah Syndergaard got the start in this one and was fantastic. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run on a solo homer and striking out seven. It was a great follow-up to his last start against [...]
The 2016 season started off with great promise and optimism. The team was coming off a World Series appearance, their starting rotation was primed to start what we all thought a long stretch of dominance of the National League, and they even managed to retain the services of one Yoenis Cespedes despite the odds. It [...]
The Mets were relentless and Bartolo Colon was nearly flawless. That's as good a combination as you could ask for. It started right away as Colon retired the Phillies in order in the first inning on five pitches. Meanwhile, Phillies' starter Adam Morgan's fourth and fifth pitches were deposited over the left field wall. Jose [...]
After 126 games in 2015, The Mets were 14 games over .500 and had a 6.5 game lead over the Nationals. After 126 games in 2016, the Mets are at .500, 10 games out of first place. The Mets are not going to win the division. The question becomes, what are the chances of winning [...]
In a game the Mets absolutely had to have to keep their fading playoff hopes alive, they got big performances from a couple of unlikely heroes. Seth Lugo and Alejandro De Aza kept the Mets above water tonight. Lugo made his second strong start in a row before leaving after the fifth inning with a [...]
Yesterday, uber commenter Jimmy P. made what seems to be a very valid point. He wrote about the Mets’ front office: “Perhaps they lack the organizational courage to go with and support a young player.” His comment seemed to be focused on Michael Conforto but it could be applied to virtually anyone in the system [...]
The Mets lost to the Cardinals in St. Louis tonight 8-1. Jacob deGrom was once again knocked around. He lasted only 4.2 innings and was charged with 5 runs on 12 hits, including 3 home runs. According to the booth, it was the first time in Mets history that a Mets starting pitcher has had [...]