The Mets took the rubber game of the home 3-game series, beating the Pirates 6-4 behind another terrific pitching outing from the ageless Bartolo Colon. Colon also contributed at the plate, slugging a double, clumsily advancing to third on a single, before scoring on a sac fly. This guy knows how to entertain a crowd. [...]
Our starting third baseman, first baseman and catcher are all on the DL at the same time. None of the three were having very good seasons prior to their injuries, we have experienced backups in place, and they should all be back by the All-Star break at latest. Surely the drop off from David Wright-Lucas [...]
The Mets avoided being swept at Pittsburgh and ended their two-year losing streak against the Pirates with a tumultuous 6-5 victory. Noah Syndergaard allowed two earned runs in 6 innings of what was a solid, but very un-Thor like outing. The first of two fielding errors by Neil Walker (perhaps nervous in front of his [...]
The Mets escaped one of the ugliest games of the season with a 6-4 victory over the Marlins. This bizarre game included two new injuries, a costly error, a dazzling defensive play, a pinch-hitting pitcher, and a maddening number of runners stranded on base. First, the bad news. Yoenis Cespedes was scratched from the game [...]
Redemption! The Mets pulled off a 1-0 Memorial Day win over the White Sox on the shoulders of Matt Harvey's breakout performance. The righty, who's struggled all season, was masterful, throwing seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and a walk, punctuated by six strikeouts. Harvey looked fluid in his delivery and confident on the [...]
With cleanup hitter and first baseman Lucas Duda expected to be out four-to-six weeks with a stress fracture in his lower back, the Mets find themselves in quite a pickle. When the season began, the Mets front office thought they had infield depth to spare and DFA’d long-time Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada to save on [...]
The Mets took the away series with the Nationals behind the dazzling pitching of Steven Matz. The young lefty was in control from start to finish, delivering eight shutout innings, that included retiring 16 batters in a row at one point. He struck out seven and allowed just four singles and a walk. Matz cruised [...]
Sad Harvey may soon replace sad Keanu as the meme of the moment. The struggling righty had another bad night on the mound, surrendering five runs on three homers. In just five innings of work, Matt Harvey gave up eight hits, two walks and struck out just one. Harvey actually looked okay in the first [...]
No one could have seen this coming. Seven months ago Matt Harvey stood tall on the mound in the World Series and we all saw the second coming of Tom Terrific. The four-pitch righty with the high 90's fastball, quarterback swagger, and bulldog tenacity had all the ingredients of an ace pitcher. He successfully bounced back from [...]
Put in the books! Led by Noah Syndergaard's dazzling pitching, the Mets shut out the Nationals 2-0 to begin their first season series with their division rival. The quickly played pitcher's duel included a number of notable highlights. Ex-Met favorite Daniel Murphy got a warm welcome at Citi Field from fans who fondly recall his [...]
"And the road trip is over!" Gary Cohen could have shouted that into the mic with as much enthusiasm as after a big win. The Mets concluded a brutal road trip, going 4-7 against the Padres, Dodgers and Rockies. This knuckle-headed writer pegged the then first place Mets to go 8-3. Instead, our bats went [...]
The ink hadn’t dried on Stephen Strasburg’s new contract before Mets pitchers – Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, Zack Wheeler, and, especially Matt Harvey – all began dancing a collective jig. The much hyped right-handed strikeout machine signed a 7-year, $175 million contract extension without ever having hit the open market. This is very [...]