Just call him No-Han! Well, it FINALLY happened! After waiting through 8,019 games Johan Santana finally achieved the Mets’ first no-hitter on Friday night in thrilling fashion. It was as much exhilarating as it was exacerbating, as Santana kept mowing down Cardinal hitters while also accumulating an alarming pitch count. The game was rife with [...]
If you find yourself clamoring for Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch these days, that may be a tell-tale sign that your faith in the Mets’ bullpen is waning. After competing for most of the series vs. Philadelphia, it was once again the bullpen that let down the Mets this week as they let two close, [...]
As the Mets sit at 26-21, they are admirably exceeding expectations and staying afloat the standings in the cutthroat NL East. However, if they want to keep it up, they are going to need to ramp up their offense and the return of Josh Thole (concussion), Ruben Tejada (quad strain) and Jason Bay (fractured ribs) [...]
Do you fancy yourself a Mets trivia connoisseur? Well, I do (especially any trivia from 1984 and beyond) and I always thought I could do well on SNY’s New York sports-themed trivia show Beer Money. To my astonishment, the show was taping an episode at my local Buffalo Wild Wings establishment and I was given [...]
As Jason Bay works himself back from his rib injury while being cleared for baseball activities this past week, Terry Collins has reaffirmed his position that Bay will reclaim his job in left field as Collins says Bay is no bench player. Collins does have a point. Bay is the middle of a four-year $66 [...]
If you are looking for a divisive reason for the Mets to suddenly implode, you are going to have to look elsewhere if you think the latest “disagreement” between Terry Collins and David Wright is going to fester. Frankly, it is much ado about nothing. We should all know the scenario by now. In a [...]
With the Mets now getting a little more production from Ike Davis (3-7 in his last two games with two home runs and four RBI’s in his last two games), it’s high time that Lucas Duda starts contributing to the Mets’ bandwagon. While the Mets lost in Miami last night 6-5, the team was right [...]
As the Mets sit at 18-13 and five games above .500 for the first time in two years, we should all applaud the job Terry Collins has done. To look forward, we should first look back. Just look back at what Terry Collins inherited when he was hired and assess the job he has done [...]
After a sterling beginning to open the Mets’ 2012 campaign, the bullpen has been more bearish than bullish lately and is starting to become a major concern. Outside of a fine performance on Saturday by Bobby Parnell and Frank Francisco (and finally securing a win for Johan Santana), the bullpen has been far from dependable. [...]
Do you miss Mike Pelfrey yet? After two less-than stellar outings by Chris Schwinden, the Mets are looking more and more vulnerable and are now amidst a three-game losing streak after being swept in Houston by the Astros. Of course, Schwinden didn’t pitch in every game and is not at most fault, but his two [...]
Once again Terry Collins went with his instincts and sat the beleaguered Ike Davis. This time Collins sat Davis in favor of rookie Zach Lutz in a wild and wacky game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Now it should be mentioned that the Mets were facing a lefty in Drew Pomeranz, but it’s [...]
Just as soon as the Mets put Jason Bay (ribs) and Mike Pelfrey (elbow) on the disabled list, the Mets go ahead and win two straight games over the Miami Marlins while also ruining the Jose Reyes homecoming in the process. Everything is right in the world, correct? Not so fast. I’d like to think [...]