The Mets got good pitching, enough offense and their defense didn’t let them down. The end result was a 4-2 win against the Phillies in the middle game of their series Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. Max Scherzer was staked to a 2-0 lead. And while he gave up the tying runs, the Mets went ahead [...]
My preference is to be upbeat and optimistic when it comes to the Mets. But let’s be honest, there just isn’t a ton to be excited about here as we near the mid-point of the 2023 season. Instead, what we have is a ton of frustration. It’s my belief that players, coaches and management care [...]
With MLB-quality defense, the Mets would have had the chance to win the game, 1-0. Instead, two balls fell to the ground that should have been caught and the Phillies won, 5-1, in the opening game of three in Philadelphia Friday night. The leadoff batter hit a pop to shallow center field. Brandon Nimmo plays [...]
After 74 games played here in 2023, the Mets are 34-40. If you hadn’t watched the games, you might think this was borderline impossible given the talent on the team. But the pitching has been abysmal, half the team isn’t hitting and the closest thing we see to passion is Jeff McNeil getting mad at [...]
In an ideal world, winning and development go hand in hand. We would love it if the Mets’ minor league system had a team like the 1983 Lynchburg Mets, who went 96-43 and had 15 future MLB players on the roster, including Lenny Dykstra and Dwight Gooden. But the reality is that development is so [...]
It’s officially finger-pointing season for the 2023 Mets. The pitching moves, while mostly defensible at the time, simply haven’t worked out in reality. Players need to look at themselves in the mirror. But so does the general manager for some of these moves. So, if we knew what we know now back in late October, [...]
“There’s no cure for bad pitching.” That’s what Gary Cohen said during the game. And given that the Mets had 10 hits, eight walks, eight runs and still lost, it’s kind of hard to argue with that. Tylor Megill turned back into a pumpkin and the Mets’ troubles continue to mount with a 10-8 loss [...]
For the second year in a row, Framber Valdez handcuffed the Mets over eight innings and while the Mets put up some offense late, they fell to the Astros by a 4-2 score Tuesday night in Houston. Valdez was perfect thru 5.1 IP until Mark Canha ripped a clean single to right. But the next [...]
Max Scherzer bounced back from two bad outings with eight strong innings and the Mets batted around twice, leading to an 11-1 win over the Astros in the opener of a three-game series Monday night in Houston. The Mets had lost their last seven games versus their fellow expansion mates. Scherzer went more to his [...]
All year long, the Mets’ pitchers have had trouble with homers and walks. Today they gave up 4 HR and 7 BB and wound up on the wrong end of an 8-7 game, which gave the Cardinals the series win. Carlos Carrasco got the start and he allowed 3 BB and 2 HR in 3 [...]
Thanks to Chris F - both for being a sounding board for this piece and for providing a link to Calculator Soup
The wind was blowing out to right field and both teams hit two homers, with each side getting a solo shot plus a two-run homer. The Cardinals were able to push across two runs without a homer and that was the difference, as the visitors emerged with a 5-3 win Saturday afternoon over the Mets. [...]