One of the hardest things a manager has to do is run his bullpen and there are very few skippers who do it well year in and year out. There are a number of reasons for this and one of them is the sample size issue. It’s rare for a current reliever to exceed 80 [...]
The Mets are quickly gaining credibility around the league even after four months of mediocrity at the dish. Much of the reason that the Mets have struggled at the plate in 2015 is the absence of the heart and soul of the Metropolitan offense: David Wright. His presence in the Mets dugout almost guarantees a [...]
The Trading Deadline has come and gone and Sandy Alderson has looked like a hero bringing in both help for the offense and for the bullpen. He has always been just a touch slower in his approach to the active roster though, so now is the time for him to continue his drive towards October [...]
We baseball fans tend to be a passionate bunch. We lend more credence to our hearts than our minds, as much as we embrace sabremetrics. That’s why almost every Met fan is wrong about today’s Michael Cuddyer reinstatement. GM Sandy Alderson announced Cuddyer would return Monday, but played coy about the corresponding move until well [...]
While the big league ball club is playing some of the best baseball it has played all year, the Mets Triple-A affiliate has two players that are reaching their potential pretty quickly. Dilson Herrera and Brandon Nimmo have been top prospects in the organization for a good amount of time, but they are putting it [...]
The Mets are in a race for the playoffs and most nights Juan Lagares is on the bench. It’s not something most of us, much less his avid supporters, pictured coming into the season. Yet, viewed within the roller coaster ride that’s been his career with the Mets, it makes perfect sense. Lagares’ rise to [...]
All good things must come to an end. The seven-game win streak came to an end tonight as the Rays defeated the Mets 5-4. Noah Syndergaard struggled tonight as he went four innings and gave up five runs. The first inning was brutal for the young pitcher, as four runs came across. Curtis Granderson continues [...]
The week leading up to the 2015 trade deadline will forever be part of Mets folklore. While it will certainly be highlighted by the acquisition of Yoenis Cespedes and Wilmer Flores’ heroics, it was kicked off by the team promoting top prospect Michael Conforto. It seemed at the time that a promotion for the young [...]
Since the trade deadline frenzy last week there has been much speculation as to whether all of the newly acquired Mets will be gone when the 2016 team is minted. The big fish that all Mets fans would love to keep is Yoenis Cespedes but I think we all know in our heart of hearts [...]
The Mets scored runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth to earn a thrilling come-from-behind win over the Rays, 4-3, Friday night for their seventh straight win and fourth consecutive road victory. Wilmer Flores blooped a single down the right field line for the go-ahead run. It was part of a two-run ninth, started when [...]
Matt Harvey is amazing and it’s not, like Louis C.K. might say, that no one’s happy but rather that no one’s impressed. In his last nine games, Harvey has a 1.64 ERA, a 0.994 WHIP and a .554 OPS. How are we not singing his praises at the top of our lungs? Harvey became a [...]
First place in August! Are you kidding me? Wow. Stunning. And we have Sandy Alderson to thank for what is shaping up to be a very special season in Mets history. Beyond the standings, the momentum is there, the schedule is there, the flame throwers are peaking and big bats are coming off the DL. [...]