What a fitting end to a disastrous, ugly season. In Terry Collins' last game managing the Mets, the team came up empty, falling 11-0 to the last place Phillies. The Mets finished the season with a putrid 70-92 record, their worst since 2009, which coincidentally was the last time this team suffered such an epidemic [...]
It's hard to believe that a season that offered so much promise is going to conclude with a likely fourth place finish. And it's hard to recognize what's left of the team that trotted out so many star players in spring training and now showcases marginal prospects, career minor leaguers, and veterans hoping to hold [...]
In a nice season farewell to their fans, the Mets won handily tonight 7-1 to win their last home series three games to one against the Braves. It was an unlikely win with Robert Gsellman on the mound and a lineup that included even more lightweights than usual. But Gsellman, who's been inconsistent when healthy, pitched [...]
In a game that began with a weird pitching experiment, the Mets hung tight but blew the game in the 10th inning on a go-ahead home run by, who else? Daniel Murphy. The game began with Noah Syndergaard making his first major league appearance since tearing his right lat muscle on April 30. As GM [...]
A scrappy shortstop in college and minors, His energy was evident to all scouts and signers. What he lacked with the bat he made up for with grit, He stole bases, and dazzled with a mitt. A big league player he was not meant to be, But coach was another role he could see. He [...]
The Mets lost 9-2 to hand the Marlins the sweep in one of the ugliest series they've played in a long, ugly season. The good news is we don't have to face the Marlins again until 2018. Rafael Montero struggled, allowing five runs in just four innings and Erik Goeddel threw gas on the fire, putting [...]
Matt Harvey did a terrific job of throwing batting practice to the Marlins tonight, surrendering 12 hits in just four innings. In case the Marlins needed more work, Tommy Milone and Hansel Robles were there to take the baton, allowing another five hits and five runs in a brutal fifth inning that required four Mets [...]
As General Manager Sandy Alderson takes stock of his roster and its many holes, question marks, and uncertainties, he can take solace in knowing that at least he's learned five valuable lessons this season. This knowledge should help inform the many complex decisions and judgments he'll need to make in the coming off-season...assuming that is, [...]
Robert Gsellman's struggles on the mound continued, as the righty lasted just four innings, coughing up four runs to put the Mets in an early hole. The Mets' bullpen didn't help matters, allowing the Cubs to tack on four additional runs. The parade of also rans and recent pickups that Terry Collins trotted out in [...]
Seth Lugo threw a brilliant six scoreless innings to defeat the Reds 5 to 1 at Citi Field. Lugo was backed up by two Jose Reyes home runs and the first ever long ball from Travis Taijeron. Lugo looked in charge with a mix of his trademark tight spin curve and well-placed fastballs. He allowed some [...]
For anyone out there who became a Mets fan this season, you need to understand something. This team was not meant to be awful. We were not supposed to be 25 games out of first place and 14 out of wild card contention. We were not supposed to be trotting out lineups full of guys [...]
Matt Harvey's latest comeback went about as poorly as any knowledgeable Mets fan anticipated. Aside from not being near physically ready, Harvey came in with the cards stacked against him - on the road against a playoff bound team with the best offense in baseball. As if that weren't enough, the team and its fans [...]