Yesterday's loss stings. If Zack Wheeler pitches like Zack Wheeler, we win that game and the series and sit at .500. Instead, Wheeler pitches a clunker, we lose the game, we lose the series, we drop to two games under .500 and two of our key players exit the game with injuries. It's the type [...]
The Mets climbed back to .500 with their third win in a row tonight. Noah Syndergaard was on top of his game, leading the Mets to a decisive 6-2 win over the Nationals in Washington. The big righty didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, and other than the two-run home run he surrendered [...]
The Mets took the second game of the home series against the Marlins 4-1, setting up a golden opportunity for a Mother's Day sweep and a return to .500. Jacob deGrom was in control, allowing just one run over seven innings with eight strikeouts. Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara kept the Mets off balance allowing just [...]
From when he was hired and again in spring training, General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke of going with "the best 25 players." This sounded like a simple enough concept, albeit one previous regimes never stuck with - either because there was pressure to play higher salaried players or because a manager favored veteran players. [...]
A day after it seemed the Mets bats were coming back to life, they went back to sleep, managing just two runs off Matt Strahm and the San Diego bullpen. Mets hitters struck out 13 times and again failed to support a solid pitching effort. New Met Wilmer Font made the start and gave us [...]
One win doesn't solve everything, but, in the moment this one sure seemed to do the trick. After a not-so-good Noah Syndergaard start and another seemingly quiet night for Mets bats, it looked like we were about to lose our fifth game in a row, before three bolts of light broke through the clouds. With [...]
Noah Syndergaard's Thursday gem capped off a great week for Mets starting pitchers. His rare complete game shutout was the exclamation point on a turn through the rotation that also included a 7-inning scoreless start from Jacob deGrom, an effective start by Jason Vargas, a gutsy performance where Zack Wheeler hung in there after one [...]
Luis Castillo - the electric young pitcher, not the retired second baseman - showed the Mets why he leads all Major League starters in ERA. With a mix of high riding fastballs and darting change ups, he kept the Mets lineup off balance for six innings. The Mets lone run against him at that point [...]
Now in his fifth big league season, Noah Syndergaard has shown flashes of greatness, but has yet to establish himself as a consistently dominant pitcher. He has the stuff. He has the size. He has the swagger. He's entering what should be his prime and he's the hardest throwing starting pitcher in baseball with an [...]
The season is young but there are a few things you have to love about this team. Here's my top three: 3. Edwin Diaz's 1-2-3 9th inning saves punctuated by swinging strikeouts. 2. Pete Alonso's moon shots to dead center. 1. Jeff McNeil can hit any pitch thrown to him or snare any grounder hit [...]
In a game that seemed poised for a slug fest, the Mets and Phillies saw their fifth starters engage in a surprising pitching duel. The Phillies managed just one run against Jason Vargas in 4.2 innings and the Mets couldn't do anything against Vincent Velasquez in five shutout innings. The bullpens did their jobs to [...]
This game will forever be known as "Zack Wheeler Night." The righty not only delivered the best pitching performance of the season, but he also hit his first career home run and a double. Wheeler never gave the Phillies a chance, striking out seven batters in a row at one point en route to a [...]