Playoff baseball in Queens. It feels good to say that. In any event, the Mets are looking toward meaningful games in October (forget September) while some in the front office are inevitably looking forward to meaningful games next October. The big problem with that logic is probable departure of the stud we know as Yoenis [...]
Yoenis Cespedes has spent all of four seasons in the MLB, and has already had a stellar career. According to Baseball-reference.com, over a 162-game average he has a batting line of .272/.320/.489 with 30 home runs, 35 doubles, 11 stolen bases, 106 RBI, and 96 runs scored. Those are All-Star numbers to be sure, and [...]
There are three things that we hold as inevitable in life: death, taxes and that chicks dig the long ball. It could be why there are so many female fans on the bandwagon. The Mets really are socking that ball. Michael Conforto and Daniel Murphy went deep yesterday. The team has nine homers in its [...]
The Kansas City Royals are starting to become a model organization in the American League, as they have an 11 game lead over the second place Minnesota Twins, and are on their way to a deep October run. Last year’s strength was their bullpen, which featured a three-headed monster in Wade Davis, Kelvin Herrera and [...]
Another amazing comeback!
Lost among the team success, the individual exploits of Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d’Arnaud and the Scott Boras soap opera is the performance of rookie Michael Conforto. When he was called up many were fretting that the Mets were foolishly rushing him. But not only has he looked like he belongs in the majors, Conforto [...]
The train continues to pick up steam. The Mets earned their sixth straight win with a 6-4 decision over the Braves Saturday night in Atlanta. With the Mets' win and a loss by the Nationals, the magic number is down to 12. The Mets broke up a tie game with two runs in the ninth, [...]
Wilmer Flores has had an interesting season, to say the least. Heading into the 2015 campaign there were two big and related questions: how would Flores fair at shortstop and, if he was bad, would his hitting develop to the point where it didn't matter? The shortstop experiment sort of ended in late June without [...]
FanGraphs, as of Friday morning, gave the Mets a 96.9% chance of winning the NL East after the team’s sweep in Washington and series opening win in Atlanta. These are heady days for Mets fans and we are all enjoying the ride and hoping for a long run in the playoffs. It is tempting to [...]
The Mets just keep on rockin', as they defeated the Braves, 5-1, on Friday night. Coupled with a loss by the Nationals, the Mets' magic number is down to 14. "Because the Mets are really socking the ball, knocking those home runs over the wall!" The Mets have rarely been a big HR-hitting team but [...]
After shutting down the Nationals in all three games with his electrifying stuff, Jeurys Familia has officially joined the conversation about top closers in the game and most valuable players on the Mets. While everyone is buzzing about the impact Yoenis Cespedes has had on the Mets’ second half surge, Familia has been spectacular all [...]
After a 2:20 rain delay, the Mets went out and took care of business, defeating the lowly Braves, 7-2, and sending Shelby Miller to his 13th straight loss. With the win, the Mets' magic number dropped to 16. Bartolo Colon pitched into the seventh and picked up the win. He continues to feast against the [...]