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Sandy Alderson is going to have to take a hard look at his "defense doesn't matter" attitude. The Mets need middle infielders who can, well, middle infield if they're to have any hope of going far into the playoffs. The gut reaction tonight is revulsion. Jacob deGrom started out blazing, going through the entire Washington [...]
“Calm down; it’s only April.” “I didn’t know 162 games had passed already. Congratulations, NY Mets, on your World Series championship. Oh, wait…” “There’s a long way to go, and Washington will recover.” This is what the Mets fan has heard over the past two-and-a-half weeks. Over that span, the Mets have started 2015 like [...]
Not tonight, Josephine... The Miami Marlins scratched out a run in the bottom of the eighth to beat the Mets 4-3, in a game which looked an awful lot like the previous night's contest. Once again, offense was reserved for the later innings and a parade of hitters returned to their respective benches muttering. It [...]
Daniel Murphy's 3-run homer in the top of the 9th gave the Mets a most improbable and much needed win in the series opener in Miami. The Mets arrived in Florida at 4:30 AM and the offense showed it. Through 8 innings, the New Yorkers could only muster 2 hits, a 2 out single by [...]
In case you haven’t noticed -- if you’ve, say, been out of the country for the past two weeks, or buried in paperwork, or at the opera – the Mets have been playing spectacular baseball. As of this writing, they’re riding a club-record tying 11-game winning streak and have just completed their first ever 10-0 [...]
The Mets beat the Braves 3-2 to capture their tenth straight victory, running their 2015 home record to 9-0. After a thirty-minute rain delay, the quest to keep the streak alive began with a flourish, then wilted. John Mayberry, Jr. , inserted into the leadoff spot because he devours Braves starter
It’s been quite the couple of days, hasn’t it? Only nine games into the shiny, new season and Mets fans have already seen a month’s worth of action, seems like. A little over a week ago came the surprise series win over the Nationals. Then came the equally surprising 1-2 stumble against the Braves in [...]
When you follow the Mets, you get used to wearing a little mud. The MSM, starving for newspaper sales, website clicks and a call-in audience will pounce on any perceived misstep and blow it up into something unrecognizable. And let’s face it, ever since Carlos Beltran didn’t offer at a wicked Adam Wainwright curveball nine [...]
Let me be one of the last to say it: Opening Day is restorative. Even if the weather is bad, there’s hope for some sunshine soon. Even if the game stinks, it’s only one game. No matter what, nobody can be more than “1.0 GB” in the standings at day’s end. As Mets fans, we’ve [...]
On the eve of the 2015 regular season, the Mets announced that they have signed Gold Glove centerfielder Juan Lagares to a four-year, $23 million contract extension. This move has been hailed far and wide as one of the more intelligent maneuvers the Mets have made over the past several years, buying up all his [...]
Spring training this year seems interminable. Fans and media members alike are itching for the games to start counting. Mets fans in particular, if we can lobby to get spring training wins to become official. The Mets right now are firing on all cylinders and if you’re reading this, you probably hope against hope that [...]