Nothing no be ashamed about. We got shut out by the best pitcher in baseball. The way Clayton Kershaw was pitching, the '27 Yankees couldn't have scored. With pinpoint control, a mid-90s fastball with movement, a big looping curve and a herky jerky windup that throws off everyone's timing, Kershaw is virtually impossible to hit [...]
Late last night the Mets kicked off a key 11-game west coast road trip. Barring rain outs, the 11 games will be played in 11 days against the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies. Two out of three of those teams stink and the third is underperforming due to injuries. As the [...]
The Mets managed just one hit at home against the last place Braves. The Mets' lineup made Matt Wisler look like Jim Palmer, hitting pop-up after pop-up off him for 8 innings. Typically, it happened during a Matt Harvey start. The right hander has had his own struggles, but not getting any run support all [...]
Despite an off day for the pitching staff, the Mets held on to defeat the Giants 6-5 for their eighth consecutive win. Jacob deGrom did not have his best stuff, walking four batters and giving up three unearned runs courtesy of an errant throw by third baseman Wilmer Flores. The Mets maintained a healthy lead [...]
Raise your hand if you’re relieved the Mets’ front office never gave into temptation and included backup catcher Kevin Plawecki in a trade. Keep it raised and waving if you’re disappointed that he hasn’t started producing like we all think he can at the Major League level. That’s quite a show of hands. Plawecki was [...]
Ageless Bartolo Colon didn't bring his A game and the Mets were down 3-0 when he departed after 5 innings. But Yoenis Cespedes saved the day, limping off the bench where he was nursing a sore knee to launch a game tying pinch hit 3-run homer in the 7th inning. Cespedes wasted no time, attacking [...]
A number of writers, including this one, pegged Matt Harvey to be a Cy Young candidate this season. He's a year removed from Tommy John surgery, looked excellent at the end of last season and through most of the playoffs, and seemed to rediscover the earlier life on his fastball and bite on his slider. [...]
Behind terrific pitching and a barrage of long balls, the Mets clobbered the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Logan Verrett pitched six beautiful, scoreless innings, artfully mixing sliders and changeups to keep hitters off balance and off base. Had the game not been a blowout, Verrett easily could have gone another inning, if not two. [...]
Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud has gotten off to a brutal start. It’s early for sure, but the 27 year old has just two singles in 23 plate appearances. In fact the lone big hit to come from a catcher this season was courtesy of backup Kevin Plawecki, who may soon warrant more playing time if [...]
As sharp as the 2016 Mets looked in their '86 throwback uniforms, it's hard to imagine how they can look at themselves in the mirror after dropping two of three at home to the rebuilding Phillies. Matt Harvey was okay, giving up 3 earned runs in 6 innings. He wasn't overpowering, but kept his team [...]
In comparing 2016 team payrolls, the Mets sit squarely in the middle, ranked 15th of 30 teams. At the top are the Dodgers ($248 million) and Yankees ($228 million), followed by the Red Sox and Tigers, each just a whisker under $200 million. The next group of teams with payrolls ranging from $158 million to [...]
Thirty games makes up less than 20 percent of the season, but as we learned last season, getting off to a good start can go a long way toward making the playoffs. Last year the Mets got off to a blistering start, going 19-11 in their first 30 games. It was a good thing too, [...]