If you’ve been reading this site regularly, you know that the Mets have been a good offensive team on the road and quite the opposite at home. They’ve scored an average of 5.47 runs per game on the road, compared to 3.41 runs per game at Citi Field. And it’s not just the batters, as [...]
Brandon Nimmo didn’t start the game but he sure did finish it. Nimmo cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Mets to a 4-3 win over the Braves Sunday night. The walk-off win, the Mets’ fourth of the season, salvaged the final game of the series. DJ Stewart got [...]
If you're like me, you have a mental image of what a hitting streak should be like. Lots of hits, some power, perhaps a few walks, too. Here are some hot stretches by Mets players so far in 2024: Brandon Nimmo - 12 G, 53 PA, .311/.415/.600 Francisco Lindor - 10 G, 42 PA, .359/.405/.641 [...]
The Mets were held without a hit until two outs in the ninth inning and while they avoided that ignominy, they fell to the Braves, 4-1, Saturday afternoon in Citi Field. They wore their ugly City Connect uniforms and remain winless wearing those tourist-trap jerseys. Christian Scott got his second start and was not nearly [...]
For the third time in his last four starts, Jose Quintana turned in a sub-par performance Friday night, as he allowed 4 ER in 5 IP, thanks to 3 HR allowed. It was a Game Score of 40, a metric designed so 50 is an average start. At least it was better than the game [...]
The Braves put together four hits in the third inning, with three of them being home runs, to down the Mets, 4-2, in a game delayed by rain and played in the rain drops for most of the contest. The loss drops the Mets below .500, at 18-19. Jose Quintana set down the side in [...]
Below is a transcript of an email conversation with Chris Flanders while we wait for the Mets to start a series against the Marlins, White Sox, Angels, Rockies – ok, fine, the 22-12 Braves. Brian: The Mets are 18-18 or about what we would have thought at the start of the season, when most people [...]
Brandon Nimmo got off to a horrible start this year, one that he’s still trying to work thru if you’re still stuck in the mid-20th Century and view things thru a prism of batting average. Nimmo started off 3-29, which is a .103 AVG. Since then, he’s raised it 126 points, which is nice, but [...]
Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso both homered and drove in three runs to power the Mets to a 7-5 win over the Cardinals Tuesday night in St. Louis. The Mets clinched the series win and won back-to-back games for the first time since they won their sixth straight game on April 20. The Mets exploded [...]
Both the greybeards and the ones who are no longer with us understand/understood that the ballpark plays a big role in how the at-bats turn out. A fly ball in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field or the elevation of Coors Field could easily be a home run, one that would be an out in [...]
Brandon Nimmo broke a 3-3 tie with a solo homer in the top of the seventh to lift the Mets to a 4-3 win over the Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series Monday night in St. Louis. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for New York. The Mets jumped on top early [...]
Edwin Diaz blew the save in the ninth inning and Jake Diekman couldn’t hold the lead in the 10th, as the Mets fell to the Rays, 7-6, Sunday afternoon. The Rays swept the three-game series and the Mets have now lost eight straight games in Tampa. For the third straight game, the Mets scored first, [...]