Managing to win versus managing to avoid criticism
Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Mets took advantage of the early lead to come away with a 12-6 win over the Dodgers Friday afternoon at Citi Field. The team that has scored first has won all five games in the series, which L.A. leads, 3-2. Having staved off [...]
After four games in the NLCS, the Dodgers have a +21-run differential and it seems like they are dominating the Mets. But as bad as it is now, it’s nowhere near the whupping behind the woodshed they laid on the Mets back in 2017. The Dodgers authored a 7-0 sweep of the Mets that season, [...]
The Dodgers executed in the clutch and the Mets didn’t. The Dodgers got great results from their pen and the Mets didn’t. The end result was a 10-2 loss Thursday night at Citi Field. The Mets will try to stave off elimination Friday afternoon, as they trail in the series, three games to one. The [...]
After J.D. Martinez walked in the second inning in Game 3, in the Game Chatter I joked that it wasn’t too early to pinch run for him. Matinez struck out twice after that, looking just as bad as he has since the start of September. Or even earlier than that. Martinez needs to be on [...]
For the second time in three games, the Dodgers pitched a shutout in the NLCS, this time an 8-0 blanking of the Mets Wednesday night at Citi Field. L.A. jumps out to a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Walker Buehler, a one-time ace who had been beset by injuries, was terrific in four innings, [...]
After getting blown out in Game 1 of the NLCS, the Mets roared back with a not-as-close-as-it-sounds, 7-3 win over the Dodgers in L.A. The Series now moves to New York for the next three games. Francisco Lindor got things off to a great start with a leadoff homer to stake Sean Manaea to an [...]
The Mets found out that it’s not so easy having multiple days off before the start of a playoff series, as after three full days off they were blanked by the Dodgers, 9-0, Sunday night in L.A. It’s the first time in these playoffs that the Mets have trailed in a series. Kodai Senga got [...]
With having to face better pitching in the playoffs, the theory is that a team needs to be able to hit home runs in order to advance, as it’s tougher to string a bunch of hits together. This wasn’t the case for the Mets in the series against Milwaukee, as they advanced despite being out-homered, [...]
With time off between the NLDS and the NLCS, it seemed a perfect time to check in with the former Mayor – Chris Flanders - and get his take on Mets playoff baseball. Brian: As one passionate Mets fan to another - your comments in the Game Chatters have me a little concerned for you. [...]
Hey, not sure if you’ve heard but the Mets are going to the NLCS. It’s a tremendous accomplishment for a team that most of us didn’t think would even make the playoffs, much less win two series once there. Sure, sure – your neighbor and your co-worker and half the guys at the bar will [...]
Francisco Lindor, who doubled in his previous AB, hit a grand slam home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel the Mets to a 4-1 win over the Phillies Wednesday at Citi Field. The victory gave the Mets the NLDS win and vaults them into the NLCS against either the Dodgers or [...]