Double your pleasure, double your fun. The Mets came into tonight's game twelfth in the National League in doubles, having only hit 34. They hit more than a quarter of that against the Braves. Here was the story to this game: the Mets hit nine doubles and went 12-for-20 with runners in scoring position. That [...]
Well, this was most unexpected. After listless, lethargic play, after horrible fielding, horrible luck and horrible injuries on their 1-7 homestand, the Mets have hit the road and taken two straight from their division-leading tormentors, the Washington Nationals. Away from Citi Field, the play has been crisper and the excitement level raised. The Mets took [...]
I know…I know. It’s a crappy time to be a Mets fan right now. They can’t seem to get out of their own way. The defense is horrible. The injuries are piling up. There is very little hitting to speak of. The veterans have looked old, the youngsters have looked unready. The style of play [...]
After Tuesday's rainout, there was talk of skipping Robert Gsellman's start and having Noah Syndergaard go instead. That meant Gsellman would have pitched this coming weekend in Washington against the red hot Nationals. Thank goodness the Mets' brain trust changed their minds. Gsellman didn't have stuff or command and was cuffed about in the first [...]
It's only April. It's only April. It's only April. It's only April... That's the mantra that Mets fans must adopt right now. Facing perennial Cy Young candidate Max Scherzer, the outmanned Mets went down to a series sweep against main NL East rival Washington. Knowing that the pitching matchup was going to be between Scherzer [...]
. Last June, some smart guy wrote that it would be a mistake to bring Jose Reyes back to the Mets. That guy was rarely happier to be wrong. In face of major injuries to David Wright and Lucas Duda, along with nagging aches and pains to Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera and Neil Walker, Reyes [...]
Jay Bruce loves New York. On a night when it looked like the Mets' beleaguered bullpen would let them down again, Bruce saved everyone's bacon with two home runs, accounting for all the Mets' scoring. Robert Gsellman started for New York and was stellar. He threw 99 pitches, lasting one batter into the eighth, while [...]
Sometimes, we just can't have nice things. Matt Harvey pitched wonderfully for five-and-a-third innings, but had to leave with a tight hamstring after making a putout at first base with the Mets up 10-2. It remains to be seen if he will make his next start on Sunday in Miami. Sigh... Now, about the offense: [...]
Noah Syndergaard provided the lightning, Michael Conforto and Jay Bruce supplied the thunder as Sunday became Thor's day in front of a national audience and the Mets avenged the last two losses to Miami. On the big stage of ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, Syndergaard solidified his stature as one of the premier pitchers in baseball. [...]
If one were to take the auspices on April 3, 2017 where the Mets are concerned, one would find the results most encouraging. After a week of fairly miserable weather, the day dawned bright and warm on Monday. A slight chill early in the morning gave way to mid-Spring heat. Traveling to the game on [...]
Sometimes how the Gut Reacts depends on the season. If this game were played in late September and was fraught with divisional implications, I'd be upset. Since it's the second game of the season? Meh... The contest began as advertised, a fun pitching matchup between the Braves' Bartolo Colon -- and how funny does that [...]
We are here. We made it. The snow is mostly melted and yesterday – March 29 – the New York metro area hit 61 degrees. Not only that, the Mets’ 2017 spring training is essentially over. Today is the last Florida game, a scrimmage against their AAA Las Vegas 51s. Tomorrow, they’ll be at Citi [...]