Seth Lugo allowed runs in five of his first nine games this season and sat with a 5.68 ERA after the April 19 game. Since then, he’s appeared in 14 games and in 18.2 IP, he’s allowed just 1 ER, posted a 0.643 WHIP and has held opposing hitters to a .429 OPS. Overall for [...]
One night after a flat offensive performance, the Mets scored runs in the sixth and seventh innings to break a tie and emerge with a 5-3 win over the Rockies Saturday night at Citi Field. Perhaps the best thing that happened in this game was being more aggressive with the good pitchers. Much like with [...]
The first game against a tougher schedule did not turn out so hot for the Mets, as they dropped a 5-1 decision to the Rockies Friday night at Citi Field. After threatening previously to break up the successful Jacob deGrom-Tomas Nido combination, the Mets did it this game and the results were less than good. [...]
Todd Frazier hit an unlikely two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift the Mets to a 7-3 win over the Giants Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. It was the third homer of the game for the Mets and it gave them their second rubber-game win in eight tries this season. With the [...]
MetsBlog and other outlets reported yesterday that the Mets don’t want Tomas Nido to be Jacob deGrom’s personal catcher. Here’s how Mickey Callaway addressed the situation: We could (keep Nido with deGrom,) but then in the playoffs we’d be running into a sticky situation. Look, it’s not something that we’re debating, it’s just something that’s [...]
In a game the Mets absolutely should have won, they allowed four runs in the bottom of the ninth to fall to the Dodgers, 9-8. It was an outrageously poor use of bullpen personnel. Up five runs in the seventh inning, Mickey Callaway used his three best relievers, each one of them who had been [...]
You don’t find many pitchers wear uniform number three. But then again, Tommy Wilson doesn’t have a normal baseball story. After putting up a 1.37 ERA as a high school senior with 76 Ks in 59.1 IP, Wilson didn’t pitch for two years. He returned to the mound at a Junior College, where he fanned [...]
The Mets fell behind by three runs but rallied back for a 4-3 win over the Tigers Sunday afternoon in Citi Field. The victory gave the Mets the win in the rubber game of the series, the first time in six tries the Mets accomplished that feat this year. The Tigers’ lineup did not feature [...]
The Mets have seen some unlikely heroes the past few games. We’ve seen some over-the-hill guys and balsa-wood bats go deep and while it’s been incredibly fun to watch, it’s also made some folks lose all perspective and make some crazy comments. The same people who were cheering because the Mets were supposedly making contact [...]
It looked like the Mets were going to drop a game they had no business losing. But then the Nationals’ pen struck again. Carlos Gomez delivered a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Mets to a 6-4 win over the Nats Thursday afternoon in Citi Field and a sweep of the four-game [...]
The Mets staged three different comebacks, the final one completed in the bottom of the ninth inning, to eke out a 6-5 win over the Nationals Tuesday night. It was the first time this year the Mets won a game where they trailed after the seventh. With runners on the corners and two outs in [...]
People like to complain. As long as the complaints are legitimate, that’s okay. The issue is when some people are so eager to complain that they throw all reason and judgment out the window. Then it’s just sport. And if you’ve got time in your life for complaining as sport, your time would be better [...]