During the period following the First World War and before the beginning of the Second World War the first one was called "The Great War." Obviously they did not know at the time that after WWI there would be another one, even worse as if that were conceivable, so World War I got its name [...]
Ageless Bartolo Colon didn't bring his A game and the Mets were down 3-0 when he departed after 5 innings. But Yoenis Cespedes saved the day, limping off the bench where he was nursing a sore knee to launch a game tying pinch hit 3-run homer in the 7th inning. Cespedes wasted no time, attacking [...]
The Mets have won nine of their last 11 games yet it's impossible not to hear complaints about the team. Let that one sink in for a minute. You hear that they're only doing well because they're playing bad teams or that the offense can't keep hitting homers at this pace or how they're terrible [...]
The Mets opened up their homestand and series against the Reds with a win, 5-3. It was the kind of game that seemed to just drag, but it was a win nonetheless. The team is now 11-7 on the year. Noah Syndergaard looked like something resembling a mere mortal in this one, pitching 6 2/3 [...]
One thing that was said far too often this Spring was that 2016 was to be the first year since Matt Harvey’s promotion that the Mets would not be seeing a major star “Ace” pitcher ascending to the majors. Let’s remember that in 2012 the Mets enjoyed the emergence of Harvey, in 2013 we met [...]
The Mets defeated the Braves 3-2 in a crisp, mostly pleasant game this afternoon. The win completed a three game sweep of the Braves, their first series sweep of the season, and was the seventh straight win for the Mets in Atlanta. The team completed their road trip at 7-2. Not too shabby. Their record [...]
The big news for the Mets during the Winter Meetings was the acquisition of a new double play combo. They traded for Neil Walker, which was generally praised as a strong move. And they signed free agent Asdrubal Cabrera, which was met with a more mixed reaction. Three weeks into the season, most fans are [...]
The Mets guaranteed themselves the series win with an 8-2 beating of the Braves Saturday night in Atlanta. For everyone who complains about the offense being too home run reliant, the Mets scored six of their eight runs independent of a homer, including their first five runs of the contest. Neil Walker and Asdrubal Cabrera [...]