The Mets are not going to win 90 games this season, and that is a fact. It is mathematically impossible for the Mets to win 90 games, and the team’s elimination numbers are running low, so hope for the 2014 season is now officially lost. Luckily, the playoffs are not the only thing September baseball [...]
I'm living in the eighties...
Many inside and outside of the Mets organization can agree that the Metropolitans carry a ton of high-upside prospects up and down their farm system. The Mets minor league system is a very successful one and while some players regressed a bit, there were many who took enormous leaps forward which ultimately led to an [...]
Cesar Puello did not duplicate his breakout 2013 season but he is finishing this year with a flourish. Monday he had his third straight multiple-hit game with an RBI. Over his last 44 games, Puello has a .293/.405/.519 line with 18 XBH in 159 PA. The streak includes 32 runs and he was also successful [...]
Labor Day's game was pretty brutal. The Mets team had a tremendous six-error game against the hated Miami Marlins, in which young second baseman Dilson Herrera committed two of those blunders. He also had a spectacular day at the plate, however, hitting his first career home run, and first career triple, on his way to [...]
Surely you were aware the New York Mets were tied to trade rumors leading up to the waiver-trade deadline, with Bartolo Colon's name being front and center. With the Los Angeles Angels losing Garrett Richards for the foreseeable future, and them needing a quality, veteran arm, they needed another good arm for the stretch run. [...]
Sunday the Mets downed the Phillies, 6-5. The victory gave them a 2-1 series win and wrapped up the last time the two teams would meet in 2014. The Mets finished the year with a 13-6 record against their division rival. Here’s some other factoids in the Mets-Phillies rivalry. If the two teams did not [...]
“All I’ll say is we have higher expectations than we’ve had in the past.” -- Sandy Alderson, February 2014 Saturday’s night loss made it mathematically impossible for the Mets to win 90 games. If you recall, back in February, Alderson allegedly told team executives that the Mets should challenge for that many wins this season. [...]