Forces of evil in a bozo nightmare
The news heading into the trade deadline is that the Mets will pick up a reliever but not make any deal for a potential impact player like they did a season ago. This has caused a lot of discussion about the relievers already on the team. No one questions the value of either Jeurys Familia [...]
Steven Matz and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout to give the Mets the rubber game of their series with the Marlins, 3-0. The nine-game road trip ended with the Mets holding a 5-4 mark. Matz won for the first time since May 27 with six shutout innings. He looked sharp, fanned six and [...]
With their win Friday night, the Mets move to 51-44, which is five games behind the Nationals in the NL East and a half game behind in the race for the last Wild Card slot. Yet somehow we’ve heard fans mention that this isn’t shaping up to be the Mets’ year and that they should [...]
The Mets won for the 11th time in 12 games after a scheduled day off with a 5-3 win over the Marlins Friday night in Miami. The Mets moved within a half game of the Marlins and five games of the Nationals, who lost to the Padres. Jose Reyes returned to Miami and had a [...]
In baseball’s traditional setup, non-catcher division, you had your speed guys up the middle and your power guys at the corners. The Mets have essentially punted speed but they certainly expected to get power from Lucas Duda and David Wright at the infield corners. And more or less they did. But now both of those [...]
For nearly two months now, Wilmer Flores has been one of the best hitters on the team. Since coming off the DL in late May and getting regular playing time, Flores has posted a .293/.346/.537 line in 136 PA. If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it. No one [...]
The Mets' eight-game winning streak against the Cubs came to an end Monday night, as Chicago defeated New York, 5-1. In a familiar refrain, the Mets had their chances but couldn't come up with the big hit. Four different innings they had two runners on base but they could not cash in on any of [...]
The Mets rebounded from Saturday's disappointment with a 5-0 win over the Phillies, taking the rubber game of their three-game set and moving to seven games over .500 for the year. Jacob deGrom was magnificent. He pitched the first complete game of his major league career and the first one by a Mets pitcher this [...]
If you were watching the Mets in 2011, and earlier, no doubt you have fond memories of Jose Reyes. A young Reyes was absolutely electric, seemed to have a permanent smile on his face and played with such joy. The Mets had had speedy guys play for them before but Reyes was so much more [...]
It hasn’t been quite the first half we were hoping for here in Mets land. Thanks in part to a World Series hangover, injuries – both nagging and substantial – and a dismal performance in getting timely hits, the Mets enter the break at 47-41, which is tied for second place in the NL East, [...]