Y'know, we always talk about the weather, but we never do anything about it. On this night, the Mets couldn't do anything about the weather or the San Diego Padres and they were done in by both. The Mets dropped the rubber game of this series in desultory fashion, going down in a hail of [...]
“If you can keep your head about you when all others are losing theirs, and blaming it on you…Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, and – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son!” -- Rudyard Kipling As all of us who read this know, it’s a trying time to [...]
Gary Cohen said it best: "Just a horrifying loss for the New York Mets." If Terry Collins were ever tempted to resign, today would be the day to do it. On a day when Michael Conforto came within a single of hitting for the cycle, on a day when a Mets starter -- Jacob deGrom [...]
By now, we pretty much know what happened, short of being tableside at the club 1 Oak with Matt Harvey and his cronies on Friday night, May 5. The details have been played out across the entire media spectrum since mid-morning on Sunday and there’s really no need to rehash them here. The absolute bare [...]
For one night, at least, the Mets have nothing to apologize for. They raced out early, then cruised home on the recovering right arm of Zack Wheeler. The sun had barely begun to set over Citi Field when the Mets put their stamp on this game. After Wheeler retired the reeling Giants in order in [...]
Wow, what a week. Some smart guy wrote this, early last Thursday. Last Thursday. Before we found out Noah Syndergaard would miss that afternoon’s start. Before we watched Yoenis Cespedes hit a run-scoring double, but barely make it to second base with a pulled hamstring. Before a daunting weekend series in Washington, where the Mets [...]
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 [...]