As the Mets sit with a 69-80 record, when expectations were for the team to win 90+ games this year, it’s easy to imagine that many more things went wrong than what went right with the club this season. It’s too painful – and too lengthy – to list all of the ways the wheels [...]
Francisco Alvarez gave the Mets an early lead with a two-run double and Jose Quintana turned in another strong start, leading the Mets to an 8-4 win over the Reds Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. The victory allowed the Mets to avoid a sweep in the series. Trailing 1-0, the Mets loaded the bases in [...]
Most fans put Tylor Megill and David Peterson in the same boat. They view them as okay depth starters but not anyone you want to write into ink for the 2024 starting rotation. That’s not an unreasonable take. However, my opinion is that Peterson is a solid back end of the rotation guy while Megill [...]
The Mets put two runners on base in the bottom of the ninth inning but couldn’t get the big hit and fell to the Reds, 3-2, Saturday night at Citi Field. It was the 34th one-run win of the year for the Reds, while the Mets have a 22-25 record in that split. It was [...]
Grant Hartwig broke open a tie game by serving up a meatball that was hit for a homer, giving the Reds a 5-3 win Friday night in the opener of a three game series. David Peterson got the start and had some really good stuff. But he was betrayed some by his defense. He ended [...]
In 1970, the Reds hired a new manager and went on to win 102 games and the future looked bright. But things fell apart for the team in 1971 and they finished under .500 for the season. Sound familiar? It’s a nice parallel for the 2022-2023 Mets. What happened to the Reds in 1972? Well, [...]
Kodai Senga was electric, piling up 10 Ks thru the first five innings, leading the Mets to an 11-1 win over the Diamondbacks Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. The Mets took three of the four games in the series and could have won the other game if their pen didn’t stink. Both starters benefitted from [...]
Binghamton is loaded with players who should don a Mets jersey in the next two-to-three years. Of course, we all know about the players the Mets got for the old pitchers and there are several other hitting prospects worth mentioning, as well. And the pitching staff is deep, too. So, it seemed like a good [...]
Joey Lucchesi pitched into the eighth inning and backed by a 3-RBI night from Pete Alonso, he led the Mets to a 7-1 win over the Diamondback Wednesday night at Citi Field. The Mets go for the series victory in a late afternoon game on Thursday. A lot of us wanted Lucchesi to be given [...]
Ronny Mauricio’s first MLB homer helped lead Jose Butto to his first MLB win, as the Mets used the long ball to down the Diamondbacks, 7-4, Tuesday night at Citi Field. Mauricio hit a monster home run, deep into the Coca Cola corner, a two-run blast that made it 3-1 Mets in the fourth inning. [...]
After being handcuffed by Pablo Lopez for eight innings, the Mets broke thru for two runs in the ninth versus the Twins’ pen, leading to a 2-0 win Sunday afternoon in Minnesota. The win kept the Mets from being swept in the series. Francisco Lindor led off the ninth inning with a bloop double to [...]
Less depressing that the Mets' bullpen!