On paper it looked like a mismatch, with the Mets throwing the still-great Max Scherzer and the Nationals countering with the now-toast Patrick Corbin. And while Scherzer struggled a little bit, the result was as expected, as the Mets came away with a 7-3 win in the opener of the three-game series in Washington D.C. [...]
After being sidelined for more than a year, Jacob deGrom is scheduled to return to the mound Tuesday against the Nationals. Could he use another rehab start? Yeah, probably. He missed one during the All-Star break and tried to make up for it with a simulated start. His next, and final, rehab start wasn’t all [...]
The Mets scored three runs in the top of the first and cruised to a 9-3 win over the Marlins Sunday, sweeping the three-game series in Miami. The Mets are riding a six-game winning streak and now sit with a 64-37 record. Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil and Mark Canha each had 3-hit games, as the [...]
The Mets used a variation of the old Earl Weaver theme, riding pitching defense and three homers to a 4-0 win over the Marlins Saturday night in Miami. It was the fifth-straight win for the Mets and ran their season record to 63-37 Carlos Carrasco was on target all night, as he allowed just four [...]
It’s both good and necessary to have context. In 1979, one of my least-favorite ballplayers ever, Doug Flynn, drove in 61 runs despite a .582 OPS while batting eighth for the 99-loss Mets. That seems like a lot of context. But we’re missing at least one vital piece of information. How many opportunities did Flynn [...]
Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte combined for four of the Mets’ eight extra-base hits, powering the Mets to a 6-4 win over the Marlins Friday night in Miami. The Mets caught Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara on a rare off night and they chased him after scoring four runs in five innings. And while the Mets [...]
In the last 28 days, the Mets are 14-8 for a .636 winning percentage, which is slightly better than their season-long mark of .622 after 98 games. And, sure, there were a bunch of games against second-division clubs in that span. But there were also eight games against the Braves, Padres and Yankees, so it [...]
Max Scherzer was terrific and after a bullpen meltdown in the eighth inning, the Mets scored in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single by Starling Marte to beat the Yankees, 3-2, and sweep the two-game series. Scherzer mostly cruised thru the first four innings and then had to work harder in his [...]
The Mets broke out the long ball, hitting two homers and three doubles to power their way to a 6-3 win over the Yankees Tuesday night at Citi Field. After falling behind, 2-0, in the top of the first, the Mets responded with a four-run bottom of the inning. Starling Marte hit a one-out solo [...]
Today we’ll continue on yesterday’s theme about the Mets’ need to add more home run power to their offense. Whenever you say something like the Mets don’t hit enough homers, inevitably someone will say something like – I want the team to be able to score in a variety of ways. Thanks Captain Obvious! That [...]
As a fan of power, it amuses me to see the 180 that fans have done when it comes to the Mets and the long ball. When they jumped out to a great start beating up on the Nationals and Phillies, people were crowing about how the Mets were getting it done mostly without the [...]
Pete Alonso got the Mets back on the winning track with two big extra-base hits, leading the Mets to an 8-5 win over the Padres Sunday night at Citi Field. Trailing 1-0, Alonso came up in the sixth inning with two men on and unloaded a homer to left field to give the Mets their [...]