For the seventh-straight Sunday, the Mets failed to reach three runs scored. But today it was enough, as Sean Manaea and two relievers combined on a shutout, leading the Mets to a 2-0 victory. It was the seventh shutout this year for the Mets, who ended the road trip at 7-3. They’re now a season’s-best [...]
The Mets have won three games in a row and are 9-4 in their last 13 games. This mini spurt has gotten them within two games of the third Wild Card spot. But the remaining schedule is not easy. The final 26 games include 16 versus teams over .500, including a closing stretch of three [...]
Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the Mets got just enough pitching against the lowly White Sox to emerge with a 5-3 victory Saturday night in Chicago. It was the Mets’ third-straight win and puts the club eight games over .500 for the first time this season. [...]
After giving up runs in two of his first three appearances after being activated from the IL, Reed Garrett notched his fourth straight scoreless appearance Friday night. With Dedniel Nunez on the IL, Adam Ottavino apparently busted to low-leverage appearances only and Ryne Stanek not trusted to pitch at all, it would be a huge [...]
There are never any style points in wins and that becomes even more apparent when you’re trying to make up ground. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty win but it was a win nonetheless, a 5-1 triumph over the White Sox Friday night in Chicago in the opener of a three-game series. Tylor Megill got the [...]
A lot was made in the offseason about how David Stearns was going to prioritize defense. Which sounds great, at least until you have to watch those guys brought in for their defense actually hit. It typically doesn’t go well. Yesterday afternoon in Phoenix, with the team having had a crushing defeat the night before [...]
It would have been easy for the Mets to roll over after a demoralizing loss last night. But despite that setback they battled all game and came away with a 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks Thursday afternoon in Phoenix. The victory gave the Mets the series win and it also gave them the season series [...]
For some people, it’s hard to talk about death. My opinion is that deep down, very few of us are afraid of death. Rather it’s the slow, painful process that sometimes accompanies death that is the truly scary part. It’s the old joke – When I die, I want to die in my sleep, peacefully, [...]
Edwin Diaz gave up a grand slam homer for another demoralizing loss, as the Mets fell to the Diamondback, 8-5, Wednesday night in Phoenix. It’s the second straight appearance for Diaz where his gopher ball turned a win into a loss. With Dedniel Nunez seemingly unavailable, the Mets turned to Phil Maton to start the [...]
The Mets sent 12 batters to the plate in the fifth inning en route to scoring six runs and breaking open a close game, resulting in an 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks Tuesday night in Phoenix. The Mets are now 3-2 versus the D’Backs this season. Pete Alonso staked the Mets to a 1-0 lead [...]
As a GM/PoBO, part of your job is to bring guys into the organization. But another part of your job is to divvy up playing time, which means both promoting and demoting/cutting guys. It’s both easy and proper to congratulate David Stearns for signing Sean Manaea and Jose Iglesias. But we can’t just acknowledge the [...]
The back end of the Mets’ bullpen has been so good for so long. But two of their best relievers gave up homers late, turning a 2-0 lead into a 3-2 loss Sunday afternoon in San Diego. The loss means the Mets split the four-game series with the Padres. But, should the two teams tie, [...]