The Mets have featured young starting pitchers who can throw absolute heat in the past couple of seasons. In 2012, we saw Matt Harvey’s first major league start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and going 5.1 innings while striking out 11 and getting the win. In 2013, Zack Wheeler made his debut against the Atlanta Braves, [...]
Tonight's game was all about the debut of Steven Matz. We knew he could pitch, but he can also help his own cause at the plate. He went 3-3 with 4 RBIs. It is funny how the offense struggles to score more than two runs, yet a pitcher in his first game drives in four [...]
It took two days to finish, but the Mets and Reds finally finished the game, as the Mets would go on to win 2-1 in 13 innings thanks to a couple of errors by the Reds infield. Curtis Granderson hit his 250th home run to start the game as his offensive hot streak continues. Juan [...]
They say home run hitters typically get them in bunches. Those of us who remember Dave Kingman sadly will recall that he blasted five homers in the seven games before he was hurt back in 1976, ending his best chance to make a run at Roger Maris. Well, right now Curtis Granderson has hit five [...]
Yesterday Noah Syndergaard threw what he and manager Terry Collins considered his finest major league game to date. It's hard to argue. He cruised through eight innings, walking none and striking out five, while needing only 89 pitches to do it. He touched 98 mph as late as the eighth inning and used his off-speed [...]
The defense is awful, the bullpen is leaky, injured, and overworked, but when people pound the Mets these days it’s because of hitting – or I should say lack of hitting. Tell the truth, the game reaches the fourth inning and the Mets have no runs and no hits, are you surprised? I’m guessing you [...]
Noah Syndergaard pitched a gem against the Cincinnati Reds, pitching eight innings, allowing one run, and striking out five. He was efficient with his pitches, and was still firing fastballs in the zone at 98 MPH in the eighth. Dilson Herrera showed flashes of brilliance tonight, as he tripled against Johnny Cueto and made a [...]
In April when the Mets were still mostly healthy and the season was young, the club rattled off an 11-game winning streak, seemingly announcing its presence as a legitimate contender in the National League East. But circumstances, as they often do, have changed. With Curtis Granderson no longer producing at high levels and a disabled [...]
Following their now incomprehensible 11-game winning streak in April, the Mets sat at 13-3. Yes there was nearly an entire season ahead of them, but the optimism was as palpable in the clubhouse as it was in the stands, the broadcast booth and the back pages. If they could just muster a .500 record for [...]
With rumors of Steven Matz' promotion in the air, the Mets salvage the final game of the road trip.
The Mets' misery continues as they fell to the Brewers, 4-1 Wednesday night. Curtis Granderson hit a homer leading off the fourth. I'm not sure why people are fired up about moving him down in the order. It's not like there's some spot in the lineup he could hit where people magically get on base [...]
Bear with me for a moment, but let’s imagine the Mets are not in a deep freefall with no end in sight. Let’s assume they didn’t cough up an 11-0 streak and could hit their way out of a paper bag. Pretend the New York Mets are legitimate playoff contenders this season. Better isn’t it? [...]