"I'd like to thank everyone who made this day necessary." -- Yogi Berra This day was extremely necessary. A win tonight guarantees -- at worst -- a split in Los Angeles, which is exactly what the Mets want. The Mets took the crucial first game of the 2015 National League Division Series with a tried [...]
The L.A. Dodgers have won the NL West for the third straight season because they have two of the best starting pitchers in baseball. Three-time Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw and 2015 Cy Young favorite Zack Greinke form the top 1-2 punch in the majors. Kershaw led the league in strikeouts, while Grienke led [...]
Matt Harvey was late for a workout on Tuesday. That’s what happened. Harvey is 26 years old. Your intrepid columnist has hit the half-century mark, age-wise and has followed the game of baseball for all but seven years of that time, seeing pretty much all there is to see as a fan. He’s also not [...]
With Juan Uribe still being hampered by his chest injury, news has come out that Kirk Nieuwenhuis will be on the roster for the NLDS. It stinks not having Uribe available. But for anyone who appreciates guys who bust their tail and maximize their talent, seeing Nieuwenhuis getting a chance to participate in the playoffs [...]
Recently, I asked the writers at the site - Patrick Albanesius, David Groveman, Charlie Hangley, Mike Koehler, Dan Kolton, Julian McCarthy, Matt Netter, James Newman, Doug Parker, Rob Rogan and Larry Smith - to answer a few questions about the 2015 Mets. Here are the results: 1. What was your favorite moment of the 2015 [...]
2015 TOPPS HERITAGE DANNY MUNO It's October 7, and normally this is when I'd be killing time thinking about Danny Muno. “Danny Muno?” I'd say, “Wasn't he the main character in Grease?” Or I might note how my anagrammatic brain and my former-physics-copy-editor brain conspire to make me see his name as “Danny Muon” at [...]
What a season! As Matt Williams and the Washington Nationals look bleakly toward the future, the Mets have never been so positive. Through all the twists and turns, from the 90-win prediction of Alderson in 2014 to the innings-limit conundrum from Harvey, this has been a magical season. The Mets have a ton of work [...]
By any rational account, Noah Syndergaard's rookie campaign has had its ups and downs. He made his MLB debut in Chicago versus the Cubs, and surrendered three runs over 5.1 innings, striking out six, walking four and surrendering one home run. While good for a first go around versus a potent offensive club, it was [...]
In 2014 the Mets had the 10th overall pick and, though they did give away their second round pick. Let’s take a look at the Mets first 10 picks from the 2014 draft and see where they are now. Michael Conforto, OF – Conforto has proven to be one of the best draft picks in [...]
From Opening Day on, there was always a story surrounding the Mets: the surprising hot start, the 11-game winning streak, the worst offense in baseball, the Wilmer Flores almost trade, the Yoenis Cespedes trade, the best offense in baseball, the Matt Harvey innings limit, the list goes on and on! But through it all, the [...]
The Mets finished their season with 90 wins, as a solo homer by Curtis Granderson lifted them to a 1-0 win over the Nationals Sunday in New York. Granderson led off the game with a single, ensuring that the Mets wouldn't suffer being no-hit in back-to-back games. He also added a double and finished with [...]