So much has been made about the pitching moves of Carlos Mendoza and the performances of the relievers so far in both the Wild Card and the divisional series that the offense has avoided scrutiny. Which is a good thing for the hitters, who were MIA against the Brewers and depending on mostly two players [...]
These are the Comeback Kids! They are creating memories of a lifetime - seemingly on a daily basis. Here’s how crazy it’s been: my 18-year-old son called me from college to revel in the excitement. Not a text. A phone call. Amazing! Sept. 30, 2024 The Mets faced elimination from the playoffs unless they beat the Braves in Atlanta. In one of [...]
Here are some random notes as the Mets get ready for Game 2 of the NLDS * The Mets used 18 of the 26 players on their roster in Saturday’s win. And all 18 played some role, either big or small. Even Luisangel Acuna contributed a putout. * Much was made of how none of [...]
It’s a long way for a Mets team that just barely survived the Wild Card round to think about the World Series and who they might play. But just because the Mets can’t do it doesn’t mean that the fans can’t. And it’s hard not to notice that one of the ALDS series features the [...]
“Do, or Do Not: There Is No Try.” - Carlos Mendoza (probably)** (As far as the author knows, Mendoza has actually never uttered these words.) On Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, the New York Mets, against the odds (and a statistical chance of a *seven percent* win probability at the top of the ninth inning), beat [...]
It’s sobering to contemplate that the 2024 season may end later tonight. This team, one that very few thought was going to make many waves this season, has given me a lot of joy. Sure, it was a miserable start to the year, followed by a month of May that would look at home among [...]
In the most important game of the season, Francisco Lindor came thru when it mattered most. The Mets entered the eighth inning trailing by three runs and Lindor had an RBI single which made it 3-2 and he later scored on a shallow SF, which put the Mets ahead, 4-3. Then after the Mets gave [...]
Here we sit, waiting on the next to last game of the season, or perhaps the last game of the season. Should the Mets win one of the two games played today, they will make the 2024 Postseason. Should they win both games, they will sweep the Atlanta Braves out of the post-season. On the [...]
There’s nothing like a three-game losing streak at the end of the season with the playoffs on the line to make one start questioning everything and turn oneself into a philosopher. If you were to tag my personal philosophy, Existentialism would be as good of a label as any. Wikipedia describes Existentialism thusly: Existentialism is [...]
As the Mets circle the drain at the wire to end yet another season, the drafts of various postmortems are inevitably being written as you read these very postmortem-like words. One of the topics will concern the Mets’ offense, which as of this writing remains in the top ten in baseball with a wRC+ of [...]
In recent years, no one has owned the Mets quite like the Brewers. Just since the start of 2023, Milwaukee holds a 9-1 edge in the head-to-head matchups between the two clubs. The idea that the Mets could sweep a road series against the Brewers is preposterous. Now, some will say that with the Brewers [...]
For years, I’ve been complaining about how lucky the Braves are, how they get great performances from players who have no business delivering them. There are many examples throughout the years but the one that stands out is Adeiny Hechavarria. In a nine-year career in the majors, Hechavarria had 3,288 PA and a 76 OPS+. [...]