The Mets scored two runs in both the eighth and ninth innings but the comeback fell short and the end result was another one-run loss, this one a 6-5 loss to the Braves Saturday night in Atlanta. Carlos Carrasco didn’t give up a run in the first inning this time out. But he made up [...]
Brandon Nimmo hit two home runs to power the Mets to a 4-3 win over the Braves Friday night in Atlanta. With the Braves already clinching the NL East, several stars did not play in this game, including Freddie Freeman. Nimmo had just 12 XBH in his first 184 ABs after being activated from the [...]
It took 159 games but the offense we expected the Mets to have this year finally showed up. They hat 10 hits, with six of them going for extra-bases, along with seven walks and the end result was a 12-3 win over the Marlins Thursday night, giving them the series win by a 10-9 margin. [...]
Back in November, at the introductory press conference for Steve Cohen, Sandy Alderson essentially said that Luis Rojas was going to return in 2021. Yesterday, Alderson essentially said the opposite. My opinion was that Rojas should have been let go prior to this season. But, at the beginning of the 2021 campaign, Rojas seemed like [...]
All the Mets needed to break their losing streak was to play a doubleheader. Either that are the offensively challenged Marlins. Either way, the Mets swept a twinbill on Tuesday, winning the opener, 5-2, and the nightcap, 2-1. It’s an open question if it’s in the Mets’ best interests to win any more games the [...]
The biggest constant in the Mets’ starting rotation in 2021 was Marcus Stroman. While others missed half of the year or more, Stroman has made 32 starts prior to Tuesday’s game against the Marlins. While Taijuan Walker has been close with 28 starts, he can’t match Stroman’s consistency. Stroman’s ERA in the second half has [...]
It’s hard to say which has been more disappointing this season – losing Carlos Carrasco for half the year or watching him pitch once he came off the IL. All of the focus has been what he’s done in the first inning and it’s hard to argue with that focus. Carrasco has a 14.73 ERA [...]
The Luis Rojas farewell tour racked up another loss, as the Mets fell to the Brewers, 8-4, on Sunday. Milwaukee swept the three-game series, sending the Mets to their 10th loss in their last 11 games. The Mets jumped on top early, as Francisco Lindor homered in the first inning to give them a 1-0 [...]
August was bad for the Mets and September has been worse. While the record has been slightly better so far in September, it felt like at least the club was trying in August. For the most part, the club has seemed lifeless in the last 10 games. They played hard in the series against the [...]
Earlier in the day the Mets were mathematically eliminated from the postseason. They celebrated with another one-run loss, this one a 2-1 setback to the Brewers Saturday night in Milwaukee. Michael Conforto doubled and scored on a hit by Javier Baez. Aaron Loup pitched a scoreless inning to lower his ERA to 0.98 for the [...]
The change in venue from Boston to Milwaukee did absolutely nothing to inspire the Mets to play better baseball. The Brewers opened the series with a 5-1 win Friday night. The game started off on the right foot, as Brandon Nimmo led off the game with a triple. Despite that, and the fact that the [...]
Much has been made about Javier Baez’ recent patience at the plate. Allegedly, he’s been swinging at fewer pitches outside the strike zone and that’s driving his recent strong hitting. Baez has a .938 OPS with the Mets, after having a .775 OPS the beginning of the season with the Cubs. But that doesn’t even [...]