Broadcasters Howie Rose and Keith Hernandez sprinkle allusions to the Strat-O-Matic Baseball game they played extensively in their teens. It is a game that is still going strong and the defensive grades it assigns players are respected for accuracy and consistency. In recent years as a service to my fellow league members I give them [...]
The Mets prove that nothing's better for slumping bats than a trip to Coors Field, as they jumped out to a 7-1 lead and hung on for a 14-9 win over the Rockies Friday night. The Mets' win and the Nats' loss gives New York a five-game lead in the East. Yoenis Cespedes had one [...]
Carlos Torres, the Mets reliever who continued the bullpen’s recent struggles allowing a walk-off home run against Baltimore Wednesday night, said location wasn’t a problem on Henry Urrutia’s first career home run. “We called for a fastball up. I threw the fastball up. These guys, unfortunately, they’ve been seeing [Noah] Syndergaard and [Jacob] deGrom, so [...]
Technically speaking, it is incorrect to refer to a September call-up as “cup of coffee.” This old baseball term was historically used in reference to a short stretch spent in the majors to fill in for an injured player, not for a player filling out a roster spot for the last month of the season, [...]
The Mets lost last night in excruciating fashion. We should be used to that by now, and the team did have a four-and-a-half game cushion going into it, but a loss like that still stings. The fact that the Washington Nationals were able to shave a game off that lead didn’t help. The collective “uh-oh,” [...]
The New York Mets continued another week in first place, amazingly enough. The starting pitching has been good, the bullpen has been shaky and the offense has been streaky at best. With all of this inconsistency, it's a wonder the team is still holding on to their spot atop the NL East. They have been [...]
The Mets lost a tough game today, as they had the lead multiple times, but the Orioles were pesky and prevailed with a 5-4 victory. Noah Syndergaard's struggles on the road continued tonight, as he allowed eight hits, walked two in five innings. Too many base runners in a short period led to a short [...]
Michael Conforto has more than held his own in his first exposure to major league pitching. After 61 PA, he has a .751 OPS and a 112 wRC+. Compare those numbers to the .668 OPS and 89 wRC+ that big free agent signing Michael Cuddyer has produced this season. To be fair, Conforto has seen [...]
August is a little more than half way over, and the Mets have a convincing enough lead over the Washington Nationals in the National League Eastern Division to begin thinking about the post season. As any fan would expect, a lot of work and thought goes into a team’s post season, including ticket sales, promotions, [...]
After a frustrating weekend against the Pirates, the Mets had a good game tonight, as they were able to take advantage of some sloppy Orioles baseball and win the game 5-1. Jacob deGrom continues to show why he is the ace in the rotation, as he pitched 7.2 innings and only allowed one run, which [...]
There’s a pennant chase in New York and it’s actually on both sides of the city. With a 4.5-game lead on the Washington Nationals, the Mets see themselves as a realistic postseason contender while the citizens and players have a forecast of doubt over their heads. Both teams have felt the injury bug hit them [...]
Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson came over in a package deal from the Atlanta Braves for right-handed minor leaguer pitchers John Gant and Robert Whalen just before the trade deadline in July, and just about everybody liked the deal. Some had bemoaned Sandy Alderson's refusal to trade Dillon Gee for Uribe earlier in the season, [...]