For the Mets to revisit the playoffs in 2016 it is a given that the starting pitching must do most of the heavy lifting. Also needed is an offense strong enough to make up for a possibly shaky defense. But even if the starters soar – and they certainly did not in week one – [...]
The Mets sent Noah Syndergaard to the mound against Jose Fernandez and the Marlins in what turned out to be an unsurprising pitcher's duel. Unfortunately, this one ended much in the same way most of the team's games have ended so far this season. A loss, if that wasn't clear, to the Marlins 2-1. It [...]
The New York Mets know that pitching is going to win games, which is why they decided to add another quality arm to the back of their bullpen this offseason. Sandy Alderson signed Antonio Bastardo to a 2-year, $12 million contract, hoping that he would be a dominant arm out of the bullpen. That has [...]
If the Mets are going to crap the bed, does it have to be vs. the Phillies and Marlins? The Mets are now 2-4 and looking listless. Tonight is a game best left forgotten. Steven Matz got the first two batters of the game out in neat and efficient fashion. The third hitter, Christian Yelich, [...]
Hello again Met fans! Very excited to be bringing you another year of Mets Minor League correspondence. 2016 will be quite a different beast than many I’ve covered in my time writing about the minor leagues. 2016 has no “Ace” pitcher, ready to ascend to the majors and join the storied Met rotation. We don’t [...]
As sharp as the 2016 Mets looked in their '86 throwback uniforms, it's hard to imagine how they can look at themselves in the mirror after dropping two of three at home to the rebuilding Phillies. Matt Harvey was okay, giving up 3 earned runs in 6 innings. He wasn't overpowering, but kept his team [...]
When we last saw the Mets in 2015, they didn’t hit well, they didn’t pitch well and they didn’t field well. That’s a tough trio of things to overcome and unsurprisingly, they lost four of their final five games. Flash forward to 2016 and the fielding has been sort of okay, the hitting has been [...]
Raise your hand if you predicted a pitching duel between Bartolo Colon and Vince Velasquez. Well, that's exactly what we witnessed in Colon's first start of the 2016 season. Unfortunately, the Mets lost the duel 1-0. The aforementioned Colon carried over his dominance of the Phillies from 2015, striking out seven over six innings. His [...]