Jon Niese comes into tonight’s game with a 3.36 ERA, which ranks 22nd among qualified NL hurlers, or an SP#2 by this metric. That’s pretty much the same performance Niese has given the Mets since 2012. In his last 102 starts, Niese has a 3.47 ERA. Yet all you hear is that he’s a fifth [...]
At the All-Star break the Mets appeared to be buyers heading toward the trade deadline. They’ve lost five of seven since then, largely due to an anemic offense that desperately needs a jolt. The bad news is we are now just two games over .500 and behind the surging Giants, as well as the Cubs [...]
The Mets are embarrassing themselves. None of them wish to, of course. But sometimes you just can't help but do the exact thing you desperately do not want to do. Albert Einstein defined Insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results", and right now Sandy Alderson's approach to making [...]
Hot town, summer in the City…or Citi, if you will. The temperatures in the New York-Metro area have ratcheted up significantly in the last week and a half. In typical NYC summer fashion, the mercury has reached the 90s, bringing with it shirt-drenching humidity. Par for the course in these parts, for sure, but for [...]
Law still bullish on the system even with all of the promotions.
While many were fawning over the acquisition of Michael Cuddyer during the past offseason, someone wrote this: So, we’re left rooting for Cuddyer to ignore Father Time and remain productive, ignore Mother Nature and stay healthy, ignore the ghost of outfield Lucas Duda and be passable defensively all while not being swayed in moving from [...]
Every season, there are winners and losers of the July 31 Major League Baseball Trade Deadline. Some teams become buyers, and do what they can in order to acquire a big name bat to make a playoff push. Other teams become sellers, and give up their big name players in order to acquire top prospects [...]
What a frustrating game for the Mets, as they had the game in their favor until the eighth inning, and ended up losing the game 4-3. Today was a big game for Noah Syndergaard, as he had a chance to give the Mets a series victory against the Nationals, but struggled with his command, as [...]
NOBODY BEATS THE WIZ BOB FRIEND When I was a kid, I felt betrayed by negative numbers. Don't get me wrong-- I loved numbers at first. They helped bring order to the world, and the linear act of counting was very centering. One, two, three. I have three Jerry Grote cards. Then I went to [...]