Earlier this year the Mets rescued veteran James Loney off the scrap heap. It was a low-risk move that the vast majority of the fan base approved of immediately. However, not everyone (read:me) signed off on the acquisition. Loney took over as the starter and has essentially played every day. Now that he has 150 [...]
After getting their clock cleaned in Washington, the Mets have won six out of seven games against teams in the playoff chase, capped off by a series-clinching 4-2 win over the Marlins Wednesday afternoon. It was the Wilmer Flores and Jose Reyes show on offense. Flores had two solo homers, the first one a bomb [...]
The Marlins ended the Mets' five-game winning streak with a 5-2 win Tuesday night at Citi Field. The return of Jose Reyes was a bust, as he went 0-4 with a strikeout from the leadoff spot. Each team hit two homers. Yoenis Cespedes and Alejandro De Aza hit solo shots for the Mets. Giancarlo Stanton [...]
It’s been a great time to be a Mets fan the first week here in July. While May and June were about as fun as a trip to the dentist, the calendar’s seventh month has gotten off to a great start, as the Mets are 4-0 with all of their wins coming against clubs with [...]
The only thing that matters are the games that they play in the majors in real life. Some people are stars and would be stars if we had the ability to play major league seasons like computer situations, bursting through 100s or 1000s at a time. In 1,000 of these simulated seasons, Tom Seaver would [...]
The Mets broke out the broom in a big way, piling up 22 hits en route to a 14-3 win over the Cubs Sunday and a sweep of the four-game series. Wilmer Flores tied a club record with six hits, including two home runs. He started the game batting .224 and finishes it with a [...]
For the fifth time in their history, a Mets manager will pilot the NL All-Stars at the midsummer classic. Sure, the All-Star game doesn’t have quite the allure that it once had, with an interleague game virtually every day. Still, it’s nice to see the All-Star banner on a player’s Baseball-Reference page and it’s nice [...]
If you like rain and homers, this game was for you! There were three separate rain delays totaling two hours and six homers, five of them by the Mets, who jumped on top early and cruised to a 10-2 win Friday. There were many stars in the game but the best story was Brandon Nimmo, [...]
After a demoralizing sweep in Washington, the Mets came home to face the Cubs, who most pundits have going to the World Series. After falling behind early, the Mets rallied to take the lead and survived threats in both the eighth and ninth innings to escape with a 4-3 win Thursday night. Brandon Nimmo played [...]
Last day of vacation for me
On Saturday night, Jacob deGrom delivered a Quality Start (QS) for the sixth straight time. And for the sixth straight time he came away without a win. He’s 0-3 in this span, despite having a 2.25 ERA. Using research done back in 2010, which covered three-plus years and had a sample size of 317 QS, [...]
It's a James Loney win!