Sandy Alderson is going to have to take a hard look at his "defense doesn't matter" attitude. The Mets need middle infielders who can, well, middle infield if they're to have any hope of going far into the playoffs. The gut reaction tonight is revulsion. Jacob deGrom started out blazing, going through the entire Washington [...]
“Calm down; it’s only April.” “I didn’t know 162 games had passed already. Congratulations, NY Mets, on your World Series championship. Oh, wait…” “There’s a long way to go, and Washington will recover.” This is what the Mets fan has heard over the past two-and-a-half weeks. Over that span, the Mets have started 2015 like [...]
We’ve watched Giancarlo Stanton hit a bunch of home runs against the Mets over the years. He’s belted 19 homers lifetime against Mets pitching, including three already this year. You watch the same guy constantly beat your team and you can’t help but to develop a theory. While the Mets’ announcers talk about the need [...]
How would you define "clean innings?"
Well that wasn't the plan. The Mets dropped two of their last three to the Miami Marlins, and wouldn't you know it Dee Gordon was in the mix of it all yet again. Not only has Gordon been red hot overall, hitting above .400 on the season, but against the Mets he's hitting a ridiculous [...]
Bartolo Colon may not be the most athletic, diverse, or even handsomest of pitchers, but he is the best in baseball right now…which means his value is through the roof. Colon has won each of his first four starts, which has only been done by two other pitchers this season (Matt Harvey (NYM) and Alfredo [...]
The company line coming from Flushing is that Dillon Gee’s job is not in jeopardy. Don’t believe that. Gee, who turned 29 on Tuesday, is absolutely pitching for his job, whether it’s to protect his current role with the Mets or build a strong case for the Texas Rangers or somebody else to stick him [...]
2015 TOPPS HERITAGE TERRY COLLINS Nostalgia is a distorting lens. Ralph the ice-cream man used to stop in front of my house every day from late spring to early fall, ringing his bells in four-beat measures that made me dash out my front door and sail over the concrete porch steps. I'd scrape together my [...]
Not tonight, Josephine... The Miami Marlins scratched out a run in the bottom of the eighth to beat the Mets 4-3, in a game which looked an awful lot like the previous night's contest. Once again, offense was reserved for the later innings and a parade of hitters returned to their respective benches muttering. It [...]