Though the Mets lost this game in pretty listless fashion, there was one spectacular highlight. The Captain, David Wright, made his first game appearance in more than two years and received a standing ovation. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Wright stepped to the plate, seeming as nervous as a rookie. The cameras panned [...]
Bazooka. Flamethrower. Cannon. "He can throw a marshmallow through a battleship." There's no shortage of military metaphors for the hard throwing strikeout pitcher. Over the past five years the Mets have had plenty of them in the rotation but not one reliable, classic rocket arm since Bobby Parnell and not a really lights out guy since [...]
Here we are, at the last weekend of the Mets season. As we play the Marlins at home in three seemingly meaningless games, there's a lot to cheer for. Saturday, David Wright will be playing his final game as a Met (yours truly will be there cheering him on). This will also likely be the [...]
The Mets blew a game they could have won with a decent bullpen, but there's a bit more to unpack from this game. David Wright was officially activated in time for the game, but though fans at Citi Field were chanting for him to come in as a pinch hitter, it didn't happen. The game [...]
Last off-season, the Mets explored a number of options at second base before deciding to sign Todd Frazier and move Asdrubal Cabrera to the keystone. Seemingly every second baseman not named Jose Altuve was available in trade last winter and the Mets reportedly had discussions about acquiring such players as Jason Kipnis, Starlin Castro, Cesar [...]
Here we go again for one last series with the Nationals. The pre-season division favorite has been a disappointment this year and it seems that a team loaded with All-Stars that won the division four out of the last six years will not only miss the playoffs, but may be coming to an organizational crossroads. [...]
They could have won this game. They should have won this series. But, as has been the case all season, the Mets squandered another quality start from ace Jacob deGrom. deGrom struck out 12 over seven innings of work, but did allow three earned runs, including a two-run home run to Brock Holt. The Mets [...]
Paul Sewald. That's why we lost this game. You can blame the pitcher or the manager for choosing to use him when the game was close, but the moribund reliever was responsible for four of the runs as he got clobbered without even finishing one inning of relief. Otherwise, the Mets played well and could [...]
Yesterday's David Wright press conference epitomized the term "bittersweet." After two plus years of surgeries, rehab and set backs, the Mets captain is rejoining the roster on September 25 with plans to start the game on the 29th. His primary motivation for fighting through all the pain was giving his young daughters the chance to [...]
The Mets are embarking on their last road trip of the season against three good teams - the Red Sox, Phillies and Nationals. The Mets have been playing well, but how many of these 10 road games can we expect to win? Sunday is expected to feature a matchup of Jacob deGrom and Chris Sale [...]
What was supposed to be a double header got relinquished to a five-hour-delayed single game following non-stop rain. Zack Wheeler and the Mets didn't seem to let it phase them though as they blew out the Marlins 13-0. Wheeler pitched one of the best games of his career, tossing eight scoreless innings Other than a [...]
The Mets-Marlins double header scheduled to start at 4:05 pm, has now been pushed to a 9:45 start following a very lengthy rain delay. Not counting the vendors and ushers, it looks like there are barely enough people to fill a classroom in the stands. Presumably, the teams will look to get in one game [...]