It’s been quite the couple of days, hasn’t it? Only nine games into the shiny, new season and Mets fans have already seen a month’s worth of action, seems like. A little over a week ago came the surprise series win over the Nationals. Then came the equally surprising 1-2 stumble against the Braves in [...]
Much has been made about how the Mets’ early-season schedule features an abundance of in-division games. Not nearly enough has been made of the fact that on a whole, the East stinks. And that's something you can bet on. You can keep track of your bets like this at http://www.betbind.com/. You have the Nationals, who [...]
The New York Mets finished off their first series at home in dominating fashion with a three game sweep of the division rival Philadelphia Phillies. Each game of the series mirrored the various types of games these two teams have had against one another throughout the years: one low scoring pitcher's duel, one wild roller [...]
A team with young potential, veterans hungry for a World Series title, a manager on the hot seat, and fans who have struggled enough and want their team to win now. The previous statement can be connected to two surprisingly similar teams: the 2014 Kansas City Royals and the 2015 New York Mets. While the [...]
Heading into 2015 the Mets are full of expectations: growth in the pitching staff, the development of a core offense, and maybe even a playoff berth. There have been interesting developments through the first seven games including the fact that the Mets are only scoring runs when an error occurs, Jon Niese delivered his “first [...]
If it is the objective of the leadoff batter to get on base and nothing else, Curtis Granderson is doing his job in spades. His OBP is .348, while his AVG and SLG are both .063. Hideous? Yes. Effective? Yes. While this trend certainly cannot continue, it is being driven by a more patience approach, [...]
It has been talked to death about how Lucas Duda struggled heavily against left handed pitchers. His lefty struggles were part of the reason that both Michael Cuddyer and John Mayberry Jr. were brought in this past offseason. Both are good right hand hitting outfielders who also play first base. Mayberry mashes against lefties with [...]
Yesterday seemed to reaffirm the cloud over the Mets organization, as when the Mets get close to competing, something terrible occurs. Last season, it was Matt Harvey who went down with an injury that would put him on the shelf for the year, and this season the Mets have experienced injuries to Josh Edgin and [...]
In the offseason the Mets showed a lot of faith in Wilmer Flores and Juan Lagares. They showed faith in Flores by not acquiring a shortstop to compete with him for the starting job. And they showed faith in Lagares by trading away Matt den Dekker, the best choice to play center field if Lagares [...]
Major League Baseball has suspended New York Mets right-handed pitcher Jenrry Mejia 80 games for failing a drug test. Mejia tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanzolol. Stanzolol is commonly used in the bodybuilding community while in "cutting" cycles, where athletes are attempting to lose body fat without sacrificing muscle mass. The State of New [...]
When I tell people about when I became a Mets fan I usually mention that I became one before the team even had its name. Picture a shattered eight year old when the 1957 baseball season ended whose favorite team, the New York Giants abandoned the right coast for the wrong coast. And what was [...]
On December 17th, 2012, the Mets traded R.A. Dickey, the reigning Cy Young award winner, to the Toronto Blue Jays for a package of players head lined by Travis d’Arnaud. Up to that point, d’Arnaud was known for two things: being the unanimous number one catching prospect in Baseball and having been a key piece [...]