The Mets’ .610 winning percentage against the ‘play us tough’ Marlins

Just because people say something over and over and over again – it doesn’t make it true. In politics, we see people lie consistently not necessarily because you’ll believe any particular lie; but rather so you don’t believe anything. But does that carry over to sports? That doesn’t sound right to me. Instead, it seems [...]

Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Marlins 0 (8/17/24)

Luis Severino pitched the Mets’ first complete-game shutout since Jacob deGrom in 2021, leading the Mets to a 4-0 win over the Marlins Saturday afternoon. The victory clinches both the series win and the season-series win over their NL East rivals. Severino retired the side in order in the first, sixth and seventh innings. He [...]

Gary Cohen and Ron Darling finally join Mets360 in criticizing modern SP usage

During Thursday’s game, Steve Gelbs mentioned an article that was posted on ESPN.com by Jesse Rogers, in which it was stated that MLB was considering a radical rule change, one which would require starting pitchers to go six innings. It prompted a lot of discussion among the broadcasters and those of us in the Game [...]

What does the immediate future hold for Jesse Winker and his empty AVG?

Between 2017-2021, Jesse Winker had a 129 OPS+ over 1,523 PA. And it seemed like he did the vast majority of his damage against the Mets. After a down season in 2022 and a dismal year in 2023, Winker rebounded with a strong start with the Nationals this season. Back to a 128 OPS+ in [...]

Making the case to keep Adam Ottavino as the injured relievers return

Reed Garrett has made five minor league rehab appearances and Sean Reid-Foley has made two, with both of them in Triple-A for their last game. In other words, they’re about to be activated any day. And it’s far from certain who will go to make room for them. One of the people on the bubble [...]