Yesterday's rainout necessitated a doubleheader today. Since going to 7-inning games in twinbills, the Mets haven't fared particularly well but that's not a big surprise given that their record in 2020 was lousy. This year, the Mets have played three doubleheaders and they swept Philadelphia and split with Colorado and St. Louis. Marcus Stroman was [...]
by John from Albany SNY.TV: Mets sign RHP Jerad Eickhoff to minor-league deal: report. “The contract will reportedly pay him $1.25 million if he makes the big-league roster, with up to $750,000 in incentives also part of the deal. Jared Eickhoff spent five seasons with the Phillies from 2015-2019, where he compiled a 21-30 record [...]
by John from Albany FanGraphs: Mets Make Trevor May Their First Major Offseason Addition. “May ranked 21st on Craig Edwards’ Top 50 Free Agents list at the beginning of the winter, the second reliever listed behind ex-A’s closer Liam Hendriks, and ahead of big names such as Brad Hand, Blake Treinen and Kirby Yates…the ranking [...]
John updates the latest on potential front office hires
John covers the reactions to the Steve Cohen/Sandy Alderson press conferences
John wades thru the cesspool of Twitter so you don't have to!
For the past seven weeks, we've been involved with a syndication of sorts with Mack's Mets, where they link to our articles. This was the brainchild of John from Albany. Starting today, we're going to dip our toes in the water and reciprocate a little. John writes a daily links column, which sounds easy until [...]
NOTE: Today's posting has to be in the form of a Quick Hitter: I'm in the midst of a move and they're coming to take my computer away in a matter of minutes. Thanks for your understanding. Once the Mets finally got to play last night -- five-and-a-half hours after they were supposed to -- [...]
This actually happened
This is adapted from a meme posted in a Mets group on Facebook. List these events in order from most likely to least likely: Matt Harvey wins the Cy Young Award Mets crowned World Champions David Wright retires Noah Syndergaard wins the Cy Mets win the NL East Jose Reyes wins the batting title Terry [...]
As one of three teams fighting for two playoff spots, each and every remaining game counts. Especially since the Cardinals (vs. Reds and Pirates) and Giants (vs. Rockies and Dodgers) will both be at home for their last two series while we take the road. If we can reel off the next four including a sweep [...]
If it wasn't for bad luck...