The Mets hit four homers and finally beat the Padres, 6-4, Saturday night. But there's only one thing that people will remember about this game. Bartolo Colon hit a homer. Yep, you read that right, Colon homered. Sure, Yoenis Cespedes hit one in the upper deck and David Wright and Michael Conforto went back-to-back in [...]
Once again the Mets could do nothing against a Padres starter with a big curve, as they fell to San Diego, 2-0, Friday night. There's more ammunition for those who think Tim Teufel is a bad 3B coach. He opted to send a runner home with one out and there's no way to sugar coat [...]
The Mets fell behind early, staged a ninth inning comeback but fell on the short side of a 5-3 game Thursday night in San Diego in the opener of an 11-game road trip. Jacob deGrom had neither his best velocity nor command. Much like in the World Series, he was unable to put away batters [...]
The Mets claimed their sixth straight series win with an 8-0 whitewashing of the Braves Wednesday afternoon. The Mets are now 6-2 in blowout games, ones decided by five or more runs. One day after managing just one hit, the Mets delivered eight hits, five of which went for extra-bases, including four home runs. The [...]
The Mets finished the month of April with a 15-7 record. Since they started the month 2-5, it seems everyone should be happy with that mark. Last April the Mets had an 11-game winning streak and were the talk of the town. They finished the month with a 15-8 mark. The 2015 club limped into [...]
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The Mets won for the 11th time in their last 13 games with a 5-2 victory over the Reds Wednesday night. The hot streak includes back-to-back sweeps over Atlanta and Cincinnati. Mets pitchers struck out 12 batters in the game, including seven from starting pitcher Matt Harvey. After opening the year with a 5.71 ERA [...]
The Mets have won nine of their last 11 games yet it's impossible not to hear complaints about the team. Let that one sink in for a minute. You hear that they're only doing well because they're playing bad teams or that the offense can't keep hitting homers at this pace or how they're terrible [...]
The big news for the Mets during the Winter Meetings was the acquisition of a new double play combo. They traded for Neil Walker, which was generally praised as a strong move. And they signed free agent Asdrubal Cabrera, which was met with a more mixed reaction. Three weeks into the season, most fans are [...]
The Mets guaranteed themselves the series win with an 8-2 beating of the Braves Saturday night in Atlanta. For everyone who complains about the offense being too home run reliant, the Mets scored six of their eight runs independent of a homer, including their first five runs of the contest. Neil Walker and Asdrubal Cabrera [...]
The Mets overcame two lengthy delays to defeat the hated Braves, 6-3, Friday night in Atlanta. Curtis Granderson provided the power, with a grand slam homer in the second and a solo shot in the fourth. After opening the year with a 1-24 stretch, Granderson now has an .803 OPS. Matt Harvey pitched just long [...]
The Mets had a lead late but could not hold it and complete the sweep, as the Phillies rallied for a 5-4 win in extra innings Wednesday night in a game that passed the four-hour mark. The bottom of the 11th will never make the "How to play better baseball" video. A wild pitch but [...]