We are just a shade past the 62-game mark in this 2016 season, which means there are still 99 left to play. 99 games over the next, roughly, 110 days. The Mets right now find themselves five games behind the NL East leading Washington Nationals. While many would say it’s a little early to be [...]
Of course it had to go this way. Of course. Sometimes, baseball is a completely illogical game. The Mets came into this game starving for runs, hoping Noah Syndergaard could hoist them onto his strong back and eke out a win. There was to be no mere eking tonight, though. Manager Terry Collins had to [...]
Even in the best of times, baseball fans can experience the worst of times. Last season was one of the best for Mets fans, but if you’ll recall late-July, it wasn’t looking so hot. This stretch has been made famous in story and song – a highly recommended purchase is the book Amazin’ Again, by [...]
On they day they learned their Captain, David Wright, will be on the disabled list for the foreseeable future, Noah Syndergaard and the much-maligned lower third of the batting order gave the Mets just what they needed. After the ridiculous nature of their circus loss to the White Sox on Wednesday, they played a crisp [...]
That was the week that was. It stunk. The Mets headed into Memorial Day weekend feeling pretty good about themselves. They had just taken two-of-three from Washington, climbing back to within a half-game of the division leaders. They knew they’d face a daunting task over the weekend, welcoming the Dodgers to Citi Field and knowing [...]
Before tonight's game, I had never heard of Tyler Saladino. I now hate Tyler Saladino. What's a Tyler Saladino, you ask? He was the starting shortstop for the Chicago White Sox in tonight's game, the main villain in a most dispiriting defeat. Sporting a stylized fu Manchu moustache that dangles away from his face -- [...]
In the gaudy theatrics of professional wrestling, sometimes specific assigned roles shift to maximize a star’s popularity. The clean-cut man’s man, held up as a shining example of the “good guy” while racking up win after win will, at some point, grow out his hair, sport a fu Manchu and start fighting dirty. Just look [...]
On a day the Mets got some devastating news about the health of Lucas Duda, the Zen presence of Bartolo Colon once again calmed everyone's fears. Colon pitched seven mainly uneventful innings, allowing five singles and a bare first inning run. For their part, the Mets battered erstwhile Met-killer Gio Gonzalez to the tune of [...]
For the second straight day, Mets' relief pitchers tiptoed past the lions' den without disturbing a single sleeping feline. Early homers and stout bullpen work allowed the Mets to maintain their ultra-slim lead in the NL East. Curtis Granderson sent the first pitch of the game from Scott Kazmir into the right field stands and [...]
On Mother's Day, 2016, the Mets and San Diego Padres played one mother of a ballgame. It was hard fought, and kind of wild. The Mets took the field in all pink road uniforms, which simultaneously raised breast cancer awareness and made them look like nine giant bottles of Pepto-Bismol. Matt Harvey started for the [...]
The 2016 baseball season has just turned its first corner, the calendar flipping from April to May. The top two teams in the NL East should be sorry to see April leave. The Washington Nationals and the New York Mets have, as expected, set the pace in this division and while the other three teams [...]
The Mets cracked three homeruns in the first inning, then put the game on cruise control for a matter-of-fact 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda all homered, sandwiched around a Michael Conforto single off Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz. Those were all the runs starter Bartolo Colon would need. [...]
