The bottom line is, the Mets beat the Braves, by a score of 4-1. It was a milestone win, number 4,001 in franchise history. It was a third straight victory over Atlanta – a notable achievement in and of itself -- and it earned the Mets their first four-game winning streak since last July. Fans [...]
Things we never thought we’d say in April: “This bullpen ain’t too bad.” When the season dawned, the Mets and their fans weren’t sure exactly how the late innings of any given game would be handled. Oh, sure, Bobby Parnell -- with his electric fastball -- was going to be the closer, of course. The [...]
Sandy Alderson took a stroll down Sabermetric Lane yesterday, much to the delight of the “LOLMets” crowd. His main point was basically to say, “Hey, look. We’re not as bad as we seem. We’ve only been outscored by four runs so far this season. Things are due to even out, so stick with us.” As [...]
The Mets went to Atlanta last night having lost four of their last six games. It’s never good news when the Mets travel to Georgia – it hasn’t been since that chamber of horrors opened in 1997 – and particularly bad when they go in reeling. So it came as no shock that a pretty [...]
The Mets' glory days of the 1980's seem even further away this afternoon, with news of the passing of former GM Frank Cashen. Cashen arrived in New York in the winter of 1980, at the behest of new owners Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon. He took on the daunting task of reinvigorating this moribund franchise, [...]
Sometimes, we Met fans react too quickly. Curtis Granderson was the big-ticket signing of Sandy Alderson’ 2014 off-season – the puzzling contract of Chris Young notwithstanding. Given the Wilpons’ recent track record and Alderson’s stated preference to avoid giving out contracts longer than three years, Granderson’s four-year, $60 million contract came as more than a [...]
The Mets’ season is chugging along as predicted by most pundits – i.e. they aren’t very good. There have been early surprises, such as a sweep of Arizona on the road, taking three-of-four from the Cardinals in late April, and the recent four-victories-in-five grueling games in Philadelphia. These have been mainly outweighed by soul-crushing disappointments: [...]
Last week, it was pointed out that there aren’t a whole lot of reasons to pay attention to the Mets, even with this 2014 season as early as it is. That assessment appears to have been mistaken: the Mets and their machinations have been noticed as far away as Paris…as in France. In the painstakingly [...]
This year, the Mets decided to do their fans a favor and tank in June instead of late-July. This way, we can get a jump on our summer plans without having to bother paying attention to a possible pennant race. It certainly warms the heart that 2014 was supposed to be the year and the [...]
After Sunday’s thrilling 11-inning 4-3 win in Philadelphia, veteran Mets beat writer Adam Rubin posed the question “Are the Mets for real after all?” Those familiar with Rubin’s style – straightforward, with a slight lean toward the negative – were taken a bit by surprise, though recent relative success made the inquiry somewhat valid. At [...]
There seems to be a significant divide among devotees of the New York Mets as to whether GM Sandy Alderson is doing a good or bad job in that position. There are many whose patience is wearing dangerously thin. They will point to Alderson’s failure to build a quality bullpen in his four seasons at [...]
There’s a lot of air-sniffing going on around the Mets these days. People close to the team – and far away from it, as well – are beginning to wonder exactly which way the wind is blowing. There are portents abounding, smoke signals to be seen and tea leaves to be read. We are 50 [...]